Recipes to Spice Up Your Thanksgiving Feast!
Last Updated November 08, 2022
Food, food and more food! What to bring? What to make? How to wow your guests with something a bit different. Here are some ideas for recipes that will give your guests a belly full. Eat up!
Sweet Potato Cranberry Cake with Kefir Cream Cheese Frosting, Chocolate & Salty Pecans
An olive oil–based cake is just truly delicious. This one eats like a complex multi-layer cake without being one. Think pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, vamped up with tart and salty notes.
Cranberry-Basil Bread Pudding
Josh Brownell, executive chef at 10-01 Food & Drink, offers up his cranberry-basil bread pudding, a twist on traditional stuffing. Made with bread, mirepoix and other seasonings, this dish might seem...
Orange and Dried Cherry Couscous Salad
This is a light, colorful and fresh salad for winter citrus. Whether eaten by itself, as a side with salmon or over top arugula, you can't go wrong!
PREP TIME: 5 mins
COOK TIME: 12 mins
TOTAL...
Mustard-Glazed Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
Greg Hardesty, the man behind the innovative set menus of Recess, offers a recipe for mustard-glazed Brussels sprouts with bacon that he promises will convert sprout-haters. "This dish is guaranteed...
Maple Glazed Butternut Squash, Turnip, Wild Rice and Brussels Sprouts Sauté with Sage
There are so many flavors that add to the appeal of this dish, from Brussels Sprouts to cranberries...and don't forget our friend the turnip!
Garlic and Maple Glazed Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables
Savory and a touch sweet this dish is perfect for fall evenings.
Winter Squash and Apple Bake
Winter squashes have got to be the most versatile members of the vegetable world. You can use them in sweet or savory dishes. This squash and apple dish is a great side dish at Thanksgiving dinners,...
Apple-Sausage Dressing
This can be halved easily for a smaller group. Leftovers can be frozen. It can be prepared in advance and refrigerated for a day or two. Let come to room temperature before baking. Make the stuffing...
Sweet Potato & Celeriac Latkes
When asking a friend what his favorite Chanukah foods are, latkes were at the top of his list. An essential to Chanukah cuisine, latkes put a modern spin on ingredients using a traditional technique....
Apple and Honey Challah Rolls
I filled these delicious rolls with cooked apples and honey, which we eat at the beginning of the meal and wish everyone a sweet new year. Almost every year on Rosh Hashanah I host at least 25 people...
Lemon Chess Pie with Twinkle VanWinkle
This chess pie recipe speaks to my Southern heart. A staple at all our family gatherings throughout my life, Hoosier Mama's recipe is a sweet reminder of my grandmother's holiday table and the love...
Brioche Bread
Recipes courtesy of La Torte Bakery
Fruit, Jam and Cheese Bread Bites
This is an appetizer that can be made for any season with any type of jam, jelly, fruit, nut and cheese. Get creative and wow your guests with unique flavors.
Crispy Portobello Goat Cheese Cups
Bite-sized is best when it comes to tailgating. These crunchy, savory cups will be the star of your pregame.
Sweet Ricotta Pear Ribbons with Roasted Honey Walnuts and Figs
I can eat all the zucchini pasta and cucumber noodles in the world, but desserts will always be my downfall. As much as I love vegetables (and I really do love them) and eating healthy, I can’t...
Tito's Spiced Cider Mule
Hot apple cider spiced with cinnamon and cloves, a splash of ginger beer, and Tito's Handmade Vodka make this cocktail a fall classic. Pour it into a Tito’s Copper Mug and bring on the festivities...
Tito's Berry Good Punch
Expecting a crowd? Please them in a pinch with this refreshing, potent punch.
Crafted by: Alicia Corbett-Davis
Pumpkin Souffle
This recipe from Chef Tad Delay, an instructor at Ivy Tech Community College in Bloomington, calls for fresh pumpkin rather than canned, so shop your farmers’ market for the main ingredient.
Pear and Parmesan Salad
In imagining a pear salad, Nelson thought of this old Italian saying: Eating pears and Parmesan can make a peasant feel like a king, if only for a moment. Both are combined with thick hunks of bacon...
Our Favorite Turkeys and Sides for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving should be about family, not stress. We gathered our favorite Hoosier places to buy fresh and...
