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    Home » Holiday Recipes » Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving

    The delicious flavors and beautiful colors of fall grace these recipes. From melting brie and persimmon appetizers and warmly spiced vegetables, to a show-stopping turkey and delectable fall pies, your Thanksgiving feast will wow everyone!

    • Roasted Brown Butter Hazelnut Brussels Sprouts in small red casserole dish.
      Hazelnut Brown Butter Brussels Sprouts
    • Four stacked slices of persimmon cake with three whole persimmons behind it.
      Spiced Apple Persimmon Cake
    • Close up of one pastry-wrapped Asian pear half, surrounded by maple leaves.
      Honey Baked Asian Pears
    • One whole fanned port wine poached pears on white dish with bits of pistachio.
      Port Wine Poached Pears
    • Several honeynut squash with cranberry, spinach and onion filling, with dots of roquefort cheese on top, on a white platter.
      Stuffed Honeynut Squash
    • Top view of a cream-colored, brown-rimmed ceramic bowl filled with chunks or roasted butternut squash.
      Date Butter Roasted Butternut Squash
    • One baked sweet potato half with bacon, basil and melted cheese on top.
      Basil Baked Sweet Potatoes with Bacon
    • White plate with several slices of baked acorn squash topped with a pecan crust.
      Baked Acorn Squash Slices with Pecans
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    • Carrot Purée with Star Anise
    • Small white and blue plate with Pecan Green Beans.
      Pecan Green Beans with Orange
    • Three small slices of upside down carrot cake on white plates with a dollop of whipped cream on each one.
      Olive Oil Carrot Cake (Upside Down!)
    • Golden roasted Hasselback Asian pear with a rosemary sprig on a blue and white plate.
      Hasselback Asian Pears with Rosemary Syrup
    • close up of a slice of pumpkin pie
      Pecan Crusted Caramel Pumpkin Pie
    • Shredded Burssels Sprouts with cranberries and prosciutto in a yellow-rimmed shallow bowl with a spoonful above it.
      Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Prosciutto and Cranberries
    • Close up of Persimmon salad on blue and white china platter
      Persimmon Salad with Honey Pistachios
    • Spicy Persimmon Preserves in a white bowl surrounded by meats, cheeses and bread slices.
      Spicy Persimmon Preserves
    • Ceramic black serving bowl with roasted orange squash and a sprig of fresh rosemary.
      Butternut Squash and Cranberries with Balsamic Glaze
    • Mashed Sweet Potatoes are super delicious and so easy to make that you'll want to serve them all through the holidays. A perfect side dish for fall and lovely for Thanksgiving, they're creamy, rich and packed with warm flavors and two large silver serving spoons.
      Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Fresh Ginger
    • Round terra cotta dish filled with baked, sliced sweet potato slices.
      Baked Sweet Potato Slices with Rosemary
    • Browned, smashed cauliflower on a baking sheet.
      Crispy Smashed Cauliflower
    • Sliced turkey breast with golden skin on cutting board with bacon, persimmon slices and fresh herbs.
      Smoky Bacon Wrapped Turkey
    • Ingredients for Thanksgiving turkey brine - honey, syrup cinnamon, bay leaves, salt pepper, cloves.
      Best Turkey Brine For Thanksgiving
    • Several Pumpkin Almond Flour cookies in a white ceramic box on wood surface.
      Pumpkin Almond Flour Cookies
    • Persimmon brie appetizer on wood board.
      Persimmon Bacon Baked Brie Appetizer
    • Rustic Garlic Confit Mashed Potatoes in a small, square white dish on a red, white and orange cloth napkin.
      Garlic Confit Mashed Potatoes
    • Cheesy brussels sprouts baked with pancetta, with a big orange spoon holding some of it up.
      Baked Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta
    • Braised Chestnuts and Pearl Onions on white plate with fresh thyme leaves
      Braised Chestnuts and Pearl Onions
    • red and white striped bowl filled with spiced cranberry sauce
      Spiced Cranberry Sauce
    • A few red wine poached tiny apples with pistachio pieces on them.
      Red Wine Poached Crimson Gold Apples
    • Balsamic Cranberry Dressing in a tall bottle with a cork.
      Balsamic Cranberry Vinaigrette
    • A few Mini Red Potato Appetizer with Cranberries on a wood cutting board with fresh chives.
      Mini Red Potato Appetizer with Cranberries
    • Chai Spiced Butternut Squash Pie with Gluten-Free Pecan-Walnut Crust -- This pie tastes like the perfect blend of pecan pie and pumpkin pie. Only it's neither one and even better!
      Butternut Squash Pie with Nut Crust
    • Pretty golden-yellow ceramic oval bowl full with corn bread stuffing, and a spoon holding up a large bite.
      Gluten-Free Cornbread Stuffing with Mushrooms
    • Close up of smashed potatoes with butter and fresh thyme.
      Garlic Smashed Potatoes
    • Gluten Free Spiced Carrot Cake Recipe with Cardamom Cream Cheese Frosting -- Filled with warm spices, sweet carrots and golden raisins, this is the perfect celebration cake for fall.
      Gluten-Free Carrot Cake with Cardamom Frosting

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    Hi, I'm Valentina, certified chef, owner, recipe developer and photographer at Cooking on the Weekends. I'm also a mom of two boys and a Los Angeleno. I use seasonal whole foods to create unique and comforting recipes for casual entertaining.

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