Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping (Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Side)
A sweet potato casserole with a smooth, lightly sweet filling and a crunchy brown sugar pecan topping. Make it up to 2 days ahead.
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Easy Pumpkin Pie Recipe (Bake It a Day Ahead of Thanksgiving)
This easy pumpkin pie uses canned pumpkin, a can of evaporated milk and a simple spice mix, and it tastes even better the day after you bake it. With Thanksgiving coming up on 26 November, it is the one dessert you can finish on Wednesday and forget about until the plates are cleared. Why this…
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Easy Roast Turkey with Herb Butter (Simple Thanksgiving Turkey, No Brine)
This easy roast turkey is rubbed with garlic herb butter and roasted low and slow, with no brine and no special gear beyond a roasting pan and a thermometer. Thanksgiving is less than three weeks away, so now is the time to buy your bird and plan the thaw. Why this easy roast turkey works…
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Easy Homemade Stuffing (Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Side Dish)
Easy homemade stuffing with toasted bread, butter, onion, celery and herbs. Prep it the day before Thanksgiving and bake it fresh.
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Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe (Ready in 15 Minutes, Make-Ahead)
Easy homemade cranberry sauce with fresh cranberries, sugar and orange juice. Ready in 15 minutes and keeps for days in the fridge.
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New Year’s Day Food Ideas: 15 Easy Good Luck Foods to Start the Year
These New Year’s Day food ideas are easy, cozy dishes for January 1, many of them linked to old good luck traditions. After a late night on New Year’s Eve, you want food that is simple to make, feeds a crowd and is happy to sit on the stove while everyone wakes up slowly. Why…
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Easy Dinner Rolls Recipe (Soft Homemade Rolls for the Holidays)
This easy dinner rolls recipe makes 12 soft, fluffy, buttery rolls with simple pantry ingredients and one bowl. You do not need a bread machine or a stand mixer, and you can shape the rolls the night before, so they are ready to bake on Thanksgiving or Christmas Day. Why you will love this dinner…
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Garlic Mashed Potatoes (Creamy Make-Ahead Holiday Side Dish)
These garlic mashed potatoes are creamy, buttery and full of mellow garlic flavor. The trick is simple: whole garlic cloves cook in the pot with the potatoes, so they turn soft and sweet and mash right in. They take about 40 minutes and can be made up to 2 days before Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner….
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Snickerdoodle Cookies Recipe (Soft and Chewy Christmas Cookies)
This snickerdoodle cookies recipe makes soft, chewy cookies with crackly tops and a sweet cinnamon sugar coat. You need only basic pantry ingredients and one bowl, and the cookies bake in about 10 minutes. They are one of the easiest cookies to add to a Christmas cookie tray. Why you will love this snickerdoodle cookies…
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Green Bean Casserole from Scratch (Easy Holiday Side Dish)
This green bean casserole from scratch uses fresh green beans, a quick creamy mushroom sauce and a crunchy layer of fried onions on top. There is no canned soup, but it is still easy: about 20 minutes of hands-on work and 25 minutes in the oven. It is the side dish people look for first…
