Thanksgiving Recipes

Our Best Thanksgiving Recipes

Sweet Potato Casserole

Millie Peartree

2 hours

Cacio e Pepe Cheese Puffs

Julia Moskin, Ina Garten

45 minutes

Cranberry Curd Tart

David Tanis

1 1/2 hours

Easy

Caramelized Brussels Sprouts With Lemon

Claire Saffitz

1 1/2 hours

Easy

Zucca in Agrodolce (Sweet and Sour Butternut Squash)

Naz Deravian

35 minutes, plus at least 2 hours’ marinating

Roasted Mushroom and Green Bean Casserole

Millie Peartree

45 minutes

Apple Pie

Sam Sifton, Kierin Baldwin

1 hour 30 minutes

All-Purpose Biscuits

Sam Sifton

1 hour

Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Eric Kim

1 hour

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Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes

Dry-Brined Turkey

Kim Severson

3 1/2 hours, plus 2 days’ brining

Easy

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey

Claire Saffitz

2 hours 10 minutes, plus overnight chilling

Roast Turkey With Orange and Sage

Sam Sifton

About 3 hours, plus resting

Buttermilk-Brined Roast Turkey

Samin Nosrat

2 hours, plus 48 hours’ brining

Simple Roast Turkey

Melissa Clark

3 1/2 hours, plus brining

Make-Ahead Roast Turkey

Melissa Clark

2 hours 10 minutes, plus at least 2 days for brining, cooling and chilling

Deep-Fried Turkey

Kim Severson

2 hours, plus 8 to 24 hours’ brining and 30 minutes’ resting

Jamaican-Spiced Turkey

Ligaya Mishan, Francine Turone

4 1/2 to 6 hours, plus brining

Slow-Roasted Turkey With Apple Gravy

Genevieve Ko, Padma Lakshmi

About 6 hours, plus 2 days’ brining

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Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Easy

Sautéed Broccoli Rabe

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Corn Casserole

Ali Slagle

50 minutes

Brown-Butter Mashed Potatoes

Vaughn Vreeland

1 hour

Easy

Cider-Glazed Brussels Sprouts

Lidey Heuck

40 minutes

Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Eric Kim

1 hour

Easy

Easy Parker House Rolls

Melissa Clark

35 minutes, plus 2 hours’ rising time

Easy

Broccoli Aligot

Ham El-Waylly

30 minutes

Easy

Roasted Cauliflower With Crispy Parmesan

Ali Slagle

45 minutes

Cloverleaf Rolls

Samantha Seneviratne

40 minutes plus rising time

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Stuffing and Dressing Recipes for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Stuffing

Eric Kim

1 hour 20 minutes

Easy

Easy Cornbread-Brown Butter Stuffing

Melissa Clark

About 1 hour

Sausage and Leek Stuffing

Claire Saffitz

2 1/2 hours

Thanksgiving Dressing

Sam Sifton

About 1 hour

Mushroom and Gruyère Bread Pudding

Ina Garten

1 hour 20 minutes

Hashweh (Spiced Rice and Meat With Yogurt)

Reem Kassis

1 1/4 hours

Herby Bread-and-Butter Stuffing for Two

Melissa Clark

45 minutes

Cornbread Dressing

Yewande Komolafe

1 1/2 hours

Easy

Easy Herb Stuffing

Lidey Heuck

1 ¾ hours

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Thanksgiving Sweet Potato Recipes

Sweet Potato Casserole

Millie Peartree

2 hours

Easy

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Ali Slagle

50 minutes

Citrus-Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Yewande Komolafe

2 1/2 hours

Mashed Sweet Potatoes With Roasted Garlic

Eric Kim

1 1/2 hours

Easy

Harissa-Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Red Onion

Hetty Lui McKinnon

35 minutes

Easy

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Lidey Heuck

45 minutes

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Yewande Komolafe

2 hours 10 minutes

Easy

Honey-Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Ali Slagle

40 minutes

Easy

Sweet Potato Fries

Mark Bittman

35 minutes

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Thanksgiving Potato Recipes

Scalloped Potatoes

Lidey Heuck

About 2 1/2 hours

Adobo Roasted Potatoes

Von Diaz

45 minutes

Twice-Baked Potatoes

Ali Slagle

1 1/2 hours

Hasselback Potatoes

Lidey Heuck

1 hour 30 minutes

Creamy Double-Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Alexa Weibel

1 1/4 hours

Easy

Fluffy Mashed Potatoes

Claire Saffitz

55 minutes

Cheesy Hasselback Potato Gratin

Emily Weinstein, J. Kenji López-Alt

About 2 hours

Mashed Potatoes

Julia Moskin

About 45 minutes

Brown-Butter Mashed Potatoes

Vaughn Vreeland

1 hour

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Green Bean Recipes for Thanksgiving

Green Bean Casserole

Eric Kim

35 minutes

Braised Green Beans and Potatoes

Eric Kim, Scotty Scott

1 hour 45 minutes

Green Bean and Corn Almondine

Kay Chun

15 minutes

Roasted Mushroom and Green Bean Casserole

Millie Peartree

45 minutes

Miso Gravy-Smothered Green Beans

Kay Chun

25 minutes

Green Bean Salad With Hot Mustard Dressing

Kay Chun

20 minutes

Green Bean, Artichoke and Radicchio Salad

Eric Kim

15 minutes

Easy

Air-Fryer Green Beans

Eleanore Park

10 minutes

Green Beans With Ginger and Garlic

Julia Moskin

20 minutes

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Thanksgiving Gravy Recipes

Easy

Make-Ahead White Wine Gravy

Claire Saffitz

35 minutes

Turkey Gravy

Sam Sifton

25 minutes

Umami Gravy

Eric Kim

25 minutes

Ina Garten’s Make-Ahead Roast Turkey and Gravy With Onions and Sage

Ina Garten

5 hours, plus 2 to 3 days’ brining

Easy

Make-Ahead Gravy

Mark Bittman

20 minutes

Giblet Gravy

Florence Fabricant

40 minutes

Vegan Mushroom Make-Ahead Gravy

Melissa Clark

30 minutes

Healthy

Mushroom Ragout ‘Gravy’

Martha Rose Shulman

1 1/2 hours

Madeira Gravy

Steven Raichlen

10 minutes

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Our Best Thanksgiving Pies

Lemon Cream Pie With Honey and Ginger

Claire Saffitz

1 hour 40 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ setting

Caramelized Apple Pie

Claire Saffitz

4 hours 30 minutes

Cranberry Cheesecake Tart

Claire Saffitz

2 hours 20 minutes, plus at least 4 1/2 hours’ setting

Pumpkin Pie With Pepitas

Claire Saffitz

2 hours 30 minutes

Pecan Slab Pie

Claire Saffitz

1 hour 50 minutes

Chocolate Chess Pie

Vaughn Vreeland

3 hours

Ultimate Pumpkin Pie

Melissa Clark

About 2 hours, plus 1 1/2 hours’ chilling

Apple Pie

Sam Sifton, Kierin Baldwin

1 hour 30 minutes

Ina Garten’s Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie

Ina Garten

1 hour, plus thawing and cooling time

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Thanksgiving Desserts

Cranberry Lemon Bars

Genevieve Ko

1 hour, plus cooling and chilling

Tall and Creamy Cheesecake

Emily Weinstein, Dorie Greenspan

3 hours 30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours' refrigeration

Easy

One-Bowl Molasses-Chocolate Cake

Yossy Arefi

1 hour 35 minutes

Pumpkin Roll

Samantha Seneviratne

1 hour 50 minutes

Brown Sugar Layer Cake With Cranberry Buttercream

Yossy Arefi

2 hours plus cooling

Pecan Pie Brownies

Melissa Clark

1 1/4 hours

Southern Caramel Cake

Millie Peartree

50 minutes, plus cooling

Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Jesse Szewczyk

1 1/2 hours, plus cooling

Apple Crisp

Genevieve Ko

1 1/4 hours

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Thanksgiving Cocktail and Drink Recipes

Cranberry Martinis

Ina Garten

5 minutes, plus 15 minutes’ cooling

Negroni Sbagliato

Ali Slagle

10 minutes

Sangria

Lidey Heuck

15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours chilling

Tequila Sunrise

Naz Deravian

15 minutes

Espresso Martini

Lidey Heuck

10 minutes

Strawberry Daiquiri

Lidey Heuck

10 minutes

Lemon Drop Martini

Lidey Heuck

10 minutes

Spiced Holiday Punch for Everyone

Rebekah Peppler

1 hour, plus overnight resting

Whiskey Sour

Ali Slagle

10 minutes

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Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce Recipes

Easy

Cranberry Sauce With Orange and Golden Raisins

Claire Saffitz

24 1/2 hours

Cranberry Sauce

Sam Sifton

10 minutes, plus chilling

Easy

Chunky Cranberry Sauce

Ina Garten

20 minutes, plus 45 minutes’ chilling

Cranberry Jelly Salad With Lime-Sugared Nuts

Eric Kim

40 minutes, plus 4 hours’ chilling

Red Wine Cranberry Sauce With Honey

Melissa Clark

40 minutes, plus chilling

Easy

Lemony Cranberry Relish

Eric Kim

5 minutes

Cranberry-Orange Jelly

Julia Moskin, "Canal House Cooking"

20 minutes, plus at least 3 hours’ chilling

Cranberry Chutney

Tara Parker-Pope

1 hour

Fancy Canned Cranberries

Alison Roman

10 minutes

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Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes

Vegetarian Mushroom Wellington

Alexa Weibel

3 hours

Stuffed Onions

Kay Chun

1 1/2 hours

Baked Brie and Caramelized Vegetable Pie

Alexa Weibel

4 hours

Creamed Greens Potpie

Ali Slagle

1 hour

Delicata Squash and Corn Fritters

Kay Chun

40 minutes

Easy

Mixed Sabzi

Zainab Shah

30 minutes

Easy

Cheesy Spinach Bake

Ali Slagle

60 minutes, plus thawing

Green Bean, Artichoke and Radicchio Salad

Eric Kim

15 minutes

Easy

Cider-Glazed Brussels Sprouts

Lidey Heuck

40 minutes

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Thanksgiving Appetizer Recipes

Classic Deviled Eggs

Alex Witchel

45 minutes

Pastelitos

Georgina Fernandez, Rosa Fernandez

About 2 1/2 hours

Easy

Ricotta Toast With Roasted Grapes

Ligaya Mishan, Raquel Villanueva Dang

30 minutes

Easy

Baked Feta With Honey

Sara Dickerman

30 minutes

Cacio e Pepe Cheese Puffs

Julia Moskin, Ina Garten

45 minutes

Easy

Baked Brie

Melissa Clark

1 hour

Easy

Crostini

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Charcuterie Board

Kay Chun

20 minutes

Stuffed Mushrooms

Kay Chun

25 minutes

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Thanksgiving Mains Beyond Turkey

Pernil

Von Diaz, Maricel Presilla

3 to 4 hours, plus marinating

Ombré Gratin

Alexa Weibel

3 hours

Root Beer Ham

Eric Kim

3 1/2 hours

Lasagna

Regina Schrambling

4 hours

Easy

Maple-Baked Salmon

Genevieve Ko

25 minutes

Easy

Prime Rib Roast

Sam Sifton

1 hour 15 minutes, after 3 hours' room temperature sitting

Liberian Chicken Gravy

Priya Krishna, Thalmus Hare

1 1/2 hours

Braised Goat Leg in Obe Ata

Yewande Komolafe

5 to 6 hours

Vegetarian Mushroom Wellington

Alexa Weibel

3 hours

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Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Recipes

Wild Rice Dressing With Mushrooms and Chile Crisp

Nik Sharma

About 1 hour, plus soaking

Cranberry Curd Tart

David Tanis

1 1/2 hours

Healthy

Butternut Squash Soup

Yewande Komolafe

1 hour 15 minutes

Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes

Genevieve Ko

40 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ reheating, if desired

Ginger Beer-Glazed Butternut Squash With Gremolata

Alexa Weibel

30 minutes

Easy

Broccoli Aligot

Ham El-Waylly

30 minutes

Cherry Almond Cake

Samantha Seneviratne

1 hour 45 minutes

Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Cinnamon-Butter Yogurt and Chestnuts

Yotam Ottolenghi

50 minutes

Hasselback Potatoes

Lidey Heuck

1 hour 30 minutes

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Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Recipes

Mashed Potato Casserole

Melissa Clark

40 minutes plus 30 minutes’ baking

Easy

Make-Ahead White Wine Gravy

Claire Saffitz

35 minutes

Easy

Cheesy Spinach Bake

Ali Slagle

60 minutes, plus thawing

Make-Ahead Roast Turkey

Melissa Clark

2 hours 10 minutes, plus at least 2 days for brining, cooling and chilling

Easy

Fluffy Mashed Potatoes

Claire Saffitz

55 minutes

Sweet Potato Casserole

Millie Peartree

2 hours

Caribbean Black Cake

Ramin Ganeshram, Marva Adams-Miller

About 14 hours

Pumpkin Roll

Samantha Seneviratne

1 hour 50 minutes

Vegetarian Mushroom Wellington

Alexa Weibel

3 hours

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Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes

Easy

Turkey, Farro and Chickpea Soup

Melissa Clark

40 minutes

Best Thanksgiving Leftovers Sandwich

Sohla El-Waylly

20 minutes, plus overnight chilling

Easy

Thanksgiving Leftovers Hot Pockets

J. Kenji López-Alt

1 hour 20 minutes

Turkey Barley Soup

Melissa Clark, Cristiana N. de Carvalho

40 minutes

Turkey Silog (Garlic Fried Rice With Eggs)

Priya Krishna, Chad, Chase Valencia

35 minutes

Turkey Pho

Samin Nosrat

About 1 hour

Turkey Soup

Lidey Heuck

About 1 hour

Turkey Potpie

Sarah DiGregorio

1 hour and 10 minutes

Turkey BBQ Sandwiches With Pickles and Slaw

Melissa Clark

20 minutes

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Thanksgiving Brussels Sprouts Recipes

Easy

Caramelized Brussels Sprouts With Lemon

Claire Saffitz

1 1/2 hours

Easy

Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Honey, Almonds and Chile

Alexa Weibel

30 minutes

Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Garlic

Mark Bittman

35 minutes

Easy

Stir-Fried Brussels Sprouts

Genevieve Ko

10 minutes

Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Cinnamon-Butter Yogurt and Chestnuts

Yotam Ottolenghi

50 minutes

Brussels Sprouts in Saor

Samin Nosrat

About 45 minutes

Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Shallots

Melissa Clark

25 minutes

Hashed Brussels Sprouts With Lemon

Julia Moskin, Michael Romano, Danny Meyer

25 minutes

Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Honey and Miso

Aaron Hutcherson

45 minutes

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Slow Cooker Thanksgiving Recipes

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes With Sour Cream and Chives

Sarah DiGregorio

About 4 hours

Slow Cooker Pumpkin-Parmesan Polenta

Sarah DiGregorio

About 6 hours

Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce With Port and Orange

Sarah DiGregorio

3 to 3 1/2 hours

Slow Cooker Creamy Kale With Fontina and Bread Crumbs

Sarah DiGregorio

3 to 4 hours

Slow Cooker Sticky Toffee Pudding

Sarah DiGregorio

4 to 5 hours

Slow Cooker Mashed Red Potatoes With Parmesan

Sarah DiGregorio

About 4 hours

Slow Cooker Lentil Soup With Sausage and Apples

Sarah DiGregorio

8 1/2 hours

Slow Cooker Lentil Soup With Sausage and Greens

Sarah DiGregorio

6 1/2 to 8 1/2 hours

Thanksgiving Butternut Squash Recipes

Ginger Beer-Glazed Butternut Squash With Gremolata

Alexa Weibel

30 minutes

Ayote en Miel (Squash With Spiced Syrup)

Christina Morales, Alicia Maher

About 2 hours 40 minutes, plus cooling

Roasted Butternut Squash With Brown Butter Vinaigrette

Ali Slagle

40 minutes

Healthy

Butternut Squash Soup

Yewande Komolafe

1 hour 15 minutes

Easy

Roasted Butternut Squash

Ali Slagle

50 minutes

Brown-Butter Orzo With Butternut Squash

Melissa Clark

45 minutes

Healthy

Chili- and Cinnamon-Roasted Butternut Squash

Vallery Lomas

45 minutes

Easy

Zucca in Agrodolce (Sweet and Sour Butternut Squash)

Naz Deravian

35 minutes, plus at least 2 hours’ marinating

Roasted Squash With Spiced Onion Gravy

Sohla El-Waylly

45 minutes

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Five-Ingredient Thanksgiving Recipes

Easy

Roasted Carrots and Chorizo

Ali Slagle

40 minutes

Easy

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey

Claire Saffitz

2 hours 10 minutes, plus overnight chilling

Easy

Caramelized Brussels Sprouts With Lemon

Claire Saffitz

1 1/2 hours

Easy

Broccoli Aligot

Ham El-Waylly

30 minutes

Candied Sweet Potatoes

Melissa Clark, George H. Foster, Peter C. Weiglin

1 hour 15 minutes

Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes

Genevieve Ko

40 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ reheating, if desired

Buttermilk-Brined Turkey Breast

Samin Nosrat

1 hour, plus 24 to 36 hours’ brining

Easy

Lemony Cranberry Relish

Eric Kim

5 minutes

No-Bake Butterscotch Custards

Melissa Clark

35 minutes, plus chilling

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More Thanksgiving recipes

Easy

Crostini

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Easy

Tamarind-Maple Brussels Sprouts

Hetty Lui McKinnon

35 minutes

Pastelitos

Georgina Fernandez, Rosa Fernandez

About 2 1/2 hours

Vegan Jackfruit Pernil

Christina Morales, Lyana Blount

7 3/4 hours

Easy

Turkey, Farro and Chickpea Soup

Melissa Clark

40 minutes

Easy

Thanksgiving Leftovers Hot Pockets

J. Kenji López-Alt

1 hour 20 minutes

Basque Cheesecake Bars

Jesse Szewczyk

About 3 hours

Easy

Cheesy Pull-Apart Bread

Ali Slagle

1 hour

Easy

Cheesy Spinach Bake

Ali Slagle

60 minutes, plus thawing

Easy

Easy Parker House Rolls

Melissa Clark

35 minutes, plus 2 hours’ rising time

Chocolate Chess Pie

Vaughn Vreeland

3 hours

Parker House Rolls With Black Pepper and Demerara Sugar

Melissa Clark

4 to 5 hours

Hash Brown Casserole

Naz Deravian

1 hour 45 minutes

Baked Brie and Caramelized Vegetable Pie

Alexa Weibel

4 hours

Pumpkin Roll

Samantha Seneviratne

1 hour 50 minutes

Roasted Chicken Broth

Claire Saffitz

4 1/4 hours

Caramelized Apple Pie

Claire Saffitz

4 hours 30 minutes

Easy

Caramelized Brussels Sprouts With Lemon

Claire Saffitz

1 1/2 hours

Lemon Cream Pie With Honey and Ginger

Claire Saffitz

1 hour 40 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ setting

Easy

Make-Ahead White Wine Gravy

Claire Saffitz

35 minutes

Easy

Cranberry Sauce With Orange and Golden Raisins

Claire Saffitz

24 1/2 hours

Crispy Ginger Sticky Rice

Genevieve Ko

40 minutes

Easy

Fluffy Mashed Potatoes

Claire Saffitz

55 minutes

Easy

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey

Claire Saffitz

2 hours 10 minutes, plus overnight chilling

Countdown to Thanksgiving

Sweet Potato Casserole

Cacio e Pepe Cheese Puffs

Cranberry Curd Tart

Caramelized Brussels Sprouts With Lemon

Zucca in Agrodolce (Sweet and Sour Butternut Squash)

Roasted Mushroom and Green Bean Casserole

Apple Pie

All-Purpose Biscuits

Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Dry-Brined Turkey

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey

Roast Turkey With Orange and Sage

Buttermilk-Brined Roast Turkey

Simple Roast Turkey

Make-Ahead Roast Turkey

Deep-Fried Turkey

Jamaican-Spiced Turkey

Slow-Roasted Turkey With Apple Gravy

Sautéed Broccoli Rabe

Corn Casserole

Brown-Butter Mashed Potatoes

Cider-Glazed Brussels Sprouts

Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Easy Parker House Rolls

Broccoli Aligot

Roasted Cauliflower With Crispy Parmesan

Cloverleaf Rolls

Thanksgiving Stuffing

Easy Cornbread-Brown Butter Stuffing

Sausage and Leek Stuffing

Thanksgiving Dressing

Mushroom and Gruyère Bread Pudding

Hashweh (Spiced Rice and Meat With Yogurt)

Herby Bread-and-Butter Stuffing for Two

Cornbread Dressing

Easy Herb Stuffing

Sweet Potato Casserole

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Citrus-Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Mashed Sweet Potatoes With Roasted Garlic

Harissa-Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Red Onion

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Honey-Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Sweet Potato Fries

Scalloped Potatoes

Adobo Roasted Potatoes

Twice-Baked Potatoes

Hasselback Potatoes

Creamy Double-Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Fluffy Mashed Potatoes

Cheesy Hasselback Potato Gratin

Mashed Potatoes

Brown-Butter Mashed Potatoes

Green Bean Casserole

Braised Green Beans and Potatoes

Green Bean and Corn Almondine

Roasted Mushroom and Green Bean Casserole

Miso Gravy-Smothered Green Beans

Green Bean Salad With Hot Mustard Dressing

Green Bean, Artichoke and Radicchio Salad

Air-Fryer Green Beans

Green Beans With Ginger and Garlic

Make-Ahead White Wine Gravy

Turkey Gravy

Umami Gravy

Ina Garten’s Make-Ahead Roast Turkey and Gravy With Onions and Sage

Make-Ahead Gravy

Giblet Gravy

Vegan Mushroom Make-Ahead Gravy

Mushroom Ragout ‘Gravy’

Madeira Gravy

Lemon Cream Pie With Honey and Ginger

Caramelized Apple Pie

Cranberry Cheesecake Tart

Pumpkin Pie With Pepitas

Pecan Slab Pie

Chocolate Chess Pie

Ultimate Pumpkin Pie