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Posts tagged “Holidays - Thanksgiving”

Thanksgiving Sides: 5 Alternatives to Sweet Potato Casserole

Are you planning your Thanksgiving menu yet? Sticking to the tried-and-true dishes or are you trying to branch out? We know everyone has different traditions (sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top...

Help Me Think of Thanksgiving-Themed Finger Foods!
Good Questions

Q: I am living abroad and getting ready to move back to the States next month. I would love to throw a Thanksgiving-themed goodbye party. I do NOT want to have a sit-down meal for 20-30 people, but w...

Easy Accompaniment: Simple Roasted Pears
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We've got pears on the brain right now. While we love Fall apples, it's nice to switch it up every few days so we don't get tired of either fruit. First we talked about making pearsauce. But this is e...

Holiday Baking: Stock Up On Nuts Now!

We'll never forget the year that we put off buying nuts for our pecan pie until the weekend before Thanksgiving and then had to go to four stores before finding one lone stale package still on the she...

Where Should I Buy My (Organic) Thanksgiving Turkey?
Good Questions

Q: I'm hosting my first Thanksgiving this year. I usually try to eat organic and/or sustainably produced meat and would love to serve some to my (very recently acquired!) in-laws, but I'm at a loss fo...

Ready for Pie? Pumpkin Pie Five Ways

Are you craving pumpkin pie yet? We love pumpkin pie (especially when it's in a graham cracker crust) and so we're about to break out the pumpkin puree and the cinnamon. Here's a look back at five p...

Snowy Village Cakelet Pan from Williams-Sonoma

Oh boy! It's that time of year! Fun baking pans! Here's the latest Nordic Ware holiday pan for Williams-Sonoma: a little village of cakelets. ...

Five Things You Can Do Right Now to Get Ready for Thanksgiving

Having Thanksgiving at your house this year? If you're like us then you're already starting to feel that curious mix of excitement and stress. Of course the week of Thanksgiving is going to be a ma...

Autumn Supper: Savory Stuffed Pumpkin

Reader Jaime sent us a note about this stuffed pumpkin recipe she's been making for dinner lately, and it looked so spectacular we had to share it with all of you. ...

Recipe: Homemade Candy Corn (and Candy Dough!)

Candy corn is one of those Halloween treats that you either love or hate. We happen to enjoy those stratified orange triangles, and have been excited to try out hand at making them at home. But we ...

Do You Have a Great Recipe for Spiked Hot Apple Cider?
Good Questions

Q: A friend is throwing an autumn party full of wonderful treats and drinks. My contribution is to be a boozy hot apple cider. However, none of the recipes I can find really tickle my fancy. Any tri...

Tell Us: What Fall Foods Do You Use for Decoration?

Pumpkins are a natural, of course, and gourds and squash hold up nicely on a dining room table or mantle for several weeks. Anyone got anything quirky or different to share? ...

What Is Your Favorite Bundt Cake Recipe?

Autumn is a time for office potlucks and holiday parties, and we're always looking around for a no-fail dessert. The bundt cake is impressively shaped, feeds a lot of people, and when properly made, i...

Autumn Place Settings: Napkin Rings Made from Felt

Earlier this week over at Apartment Therapy, we featured the home of Jason Loper in northern Chicago. We couldn't help but swoon over his adorable fall place settings, made out of felt. Don't they jus...

Gallery: 12 Fresh, Sweet, and Festive Cranberry Recipes

Cranberries! We can't get enough of them this time of year. Their bright tartness is a mood-lifter all winter too. Here are a dozen recipes that will show off fresh cranberries at Christmas and beyond...

Recipe Review: Cranberry Sauce with Port and Dried Figs

We love cranberry sauce. It's one of our favorite parts of Thanksgiving, and we always make sure there are at least two versions on the table. But although we eat cranberry sauce leftovers for as long...

Look! Seckel Pear Place Settings

We've been very inspired by all of the Thanksgiving table photos you've sent in, and fruit-as-place-setting seems to be a theme. Here's what we did this weekend. It didn't even require string or ribbo...

Little Indulgences: Gold and Silver-Rimmed Champagne Flutes

This holiday season when your guests gather 'round for a mood-lifting cocktail, consider throwing something really fantastic at them: rim their glasses with edible silver or gold. That'll get their mi...

Readers' Thanksgiving Tables

More Thanksgiving tables! Readers have been sending in photos of their Thanksgiving tables and we're loving all the homey holiday inspiration. Here's an updated post with even more photos that the r...

Reminder: Eat, Freeze, or Toss Your Thanksgiving Leftovers!

Sorry to say, folks, but those great Thanksgiving leftovers should get eaten, frozen, or tossed after today to avoid anyone getting sick. After all, there's more good food to come and we need the frid...

Look! Two Pound Wheel of Brie at Trader Joe's

Yes, that is one entire kilo of Brie. Only at Trader Joe's - the home of Pound Plus chocolate and supersized cheese. See just how big it is, compared to our keys, below... ...

Bears, Gingerbread, and Igloos: New Holiday Cake Pans from Williams-Sonoma

All right, it's that time of year. What showstopper new holiday cake pan will Williams-Sonoma, Nordicware, and and all the other purveyors of fine baking goods show us this year? Here's a gallery of W...

Winter Wonderland Dinner for Eight on a $100 Budget

We were all fascinated by the swank dinner party on a budget from the Times last weekend, and it also generated quite a bit of discussion yesterday. The general consensus was that the table was gorgeo...

Placesettings for Thanksgiving and Other Holidays

Yesterday Sara Kate asked for photos of your Thanksgiving tables. We'll post a roundup soon of the beautiful tables that you've sent in. Meanwhile, here's mine. ...

Recipe Review: Mark Bittman's Braised Turkey

So. In the end, how did you cook your turkey? We took no chances on this, our first year of hosting Thanksgiving. We chopped that turkey up and braised it with bacon, sausage, and mushrooms. That's wh...