Thanksgiving

Give thanks in style with Simply Cooking Recipes’ collection of Thanksgiving dishes. From succulent turkey and comforting sides to indulgent desserts and festive drinks, discover recipes to create a memorable and delicious feast for the holiday.

Make Ahead Turkey Gravy

Make ahead turkey gravy being lifted out of the pot by a wooden spoon

Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy That Holds Its Texture From Freezer to Table Gravy made three weeks early fails in one of two ways. It thaws thin, with a cloudy ring of water separating out around the edge of the container. Or…

Leftover Turkey Ramen Recipe

leftover turkey ramen

Leftover Turkey Ramen Recipe That Makes Thanksgiving Taste Good Again We all hit the same wall after a big holiday meal. There’s this pile of cold turkey in the fridge. Just… staring back at you every time you open the…

Apple Cider Cookies Recipe

freshly baked apple cider cookies

Apple Cider Cookies That Smell Like Fall in the Oven Every holiday party has the same cookie lineup. Chocolate chip shows up. Peanut butter makes an appearance. Someone always brings gingerbread that sits there getting hard while people pretend not…

Celery Root Mash With Browned Butter

celery root mash with browned butter

Celery Root Mash With Browned Butter That Turns Heads Nothing beats that moment. You walk into a holiday gathering with your dish, set it down, and suddenly everyone’s ignoring the mashed potatoes. The usual suspect gets passed by. That’s what…

Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes

pumpkin spice latte cupcakes

Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes That Smell Like Home When Pumpkin Desserts Fall Flat Every fall someone brings a dessert that looks right and tastes like cardboard. Happens at work too. The color’s there, the scent’s there, but bite in and…

Vegan Lentil and Walnut Stuffing

vegan lentil and walnut stuffing being served

Vegan Lentil and Walnut Stuffing That Tastes Like Sausage Without the Meat You know the dish on the holiday table that never quite gets finished? It’s usually the stuffing. Dry. Bland. A side that feels more like filler than something…

Fall Chex Mix Recipe

fall Chex mix cooling on a parchment-lined baking sheet

Fall Chex Mix Recipe You’ll Keep Sneaking by the Handful The Story That Always Comes Back I grew up craving Chex mix around the holidays. Back in the 80’s, Saturday morning cartoons on Fox channel 35 weren’t just about Darkwing…

Cranberry Pecan Wild Rice Pilaf

cranberry pecan wild rice pilaf

Cranberry Pecan Wild Rice Pilaf That Feels Like the Holidays in a Pan You ever notice how some holiday sides get passed right over? The beige casseroles. The gluey stuffing. The rice dishes that sit there, untouched, until someone finally…

Caramel Apple Crisp With Oat Topping

Caramel Apple Crisp With Oat Topping

Caramel Apple Crisp with Oat Topping That Always Gets Emptied First Why Crisp Wins Every Time Pie hogs the spotlight. It’s tall, crimped, camera-ready. People gasp when it comes out of the oven. Then half the slices end up wrapped…