These comforting baked Swedish meatballs are a perfect 1-2 bite appetizer for holiday gatherings. Served with a side of lingonberry jam—traditional in Sweden, but you can substitute with a tart cranberry sauce instead—it’s a blend of sweet and savory flavors. You can also pair the meatballs with buttered egg…
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Lobster Omelet
Looking to make waves and shake up the standard brunch fare? Try this lobster omelet that will awe all who sit at your breakfast table. A breakfast fit for a king, simple enough to make in your own kitchen.
Holiday Beef Sliders with Brie and Cranberries
Holiday parties should be fun and festive, so don’t stress if you’re asked to bring a dish. These sliders are perfect party food: Quick and easy to prepare and a festive crowd-pleaser to boot.
Harvest Steak Salad with Chili Roasted Squash
Autumn and winter salads are so often topped with super-sweet ingredients like dried cranberries and candied nuts—but you can enjoy the flavors of the seasons without the over-the-top sweetness. Add spices like chili powder and rosemary, a touch of sweetness with balsamic vinegar, butternut squash, and a strategic touch of…
Instant Pot Roasted Root Vegetables
This roasted root vegetable medley is quick to make and adds some flavor and color to your Thanksgiving spread. Spend ten minutes cutting up the sweet potatoes, squash, parsnips, and turnips but only five minutes cooking in an Instant Pot or another pressure cooker. This recipe is an incredible time-saver…
Roasted Carrots with Pesto & Breadcrumbs
Most root vegetables respond well to high-heat roasting and carrots are no exception. In this simple side dish, they’re roasted until their sweetness intensifies and they become lightly caramelized. Then they’re topped with a verdant parsley pesto and crunchy, garlicky breadcrumbs, bringing some real zip to the party.
Easy Mashed Potatoes
You simply cannot serve turkey on Thanksgiving without a steaming hot dish of classic mashed potatoes beside on the side. These garlic-infused mashed potatoes taste even better drowned in a generous helping of turkey gravy. This is the one side dish you need to master to complement your holiday bird.
Clay’s Buffaloaf: A Recipe from Native Chef Loretta Barrett Oden
Loretta Barrett Oden is a busy lady. The Native chef from the Potawatomi tribe just launched a restaurant, called 39, in the newly opened First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City, where her menu highlights Native cuisines from the 39 tribes located in Oklahoma. The First Americans Museum, or FAM, opened…
Brussels Sprouts Salad with Apples, Hazelnuts, and Pecorino Cheese
This salad, inspired by one that ran in Culture magazine a few years ago and entered my seasonal salad rotation soon after, has just the right combination of richness and crunch. It’s festive but super simple to make; bonus points because it requires neither stove nor table and can be…
Sauteed Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp scampi is classic for a reason: The garlic and lemon set off the sweetness of the shrimp, and, served over linguine, this dish still manages to be both light and delicious. This is the quintessential seafood past recipe. And it can be on the table in a few steps.
Big Green Fall Salad with Pears and Blue Cheese
A green salad is always a welcome sight among the various buttery pureed things on the Thanksgiving table. This one brings together a mix of flavors and textures to perk up your palate and bring some brightness to your plate.
Roasted Turkey Stock
One way to get the most out of your Thanksgiving spread is by making turkey stock after enjoying a turkey-filled meal. The resulting broth can be frozen and used as an amazing base for soups, sauces, gravy, and even braising. To make a small amount of stock, you can use…