Fruit

Because Thanksgiving traditions are whatever you want them to be, and that can mean rice porridge, fried dough, and muffins.

This tangy and slightly tropical curd recipe makes a good layer cake or meringue pie filling. Or, you know, dip shortbread cookies into it. If gifting this, transfer it to a glass jar and make sure the lucky recipient knows to keep it chilled.

This dead-simple walnuts recipe is sweet and savory, which means you can take it in either direction. It’s an amazing sundae topping and would transform an ordinary bowl of oatmeal into a thing of greatness, but you could also serve it on a cheese board or as a condiment for roast pork chops. Choices!

Lots of texture and a range of flavors are brought out of the brussels sprouts by prepping them three ways in this recipe—leaves, raw slices, and sautéed halves.

The best way to tackle this duck recipe is to braise the legs and make the relish in advance, then cook the breasts and crisp the legs on party night.

The sour-bitterness of the grapefruit and blood orange make the carrots taste extra sweet in comparison in this salad recipe.

A homemade cranberry simple syrup puts this sparkling cocktail recipe into fancy party-worthy status. Use leftover Campari to make your very own Negroni or Americano.

Skip the $$$ vintage bubbly for this cocktail recipe. Go with an affordable Champagne, cava, Prosecco, or other dry sparkler for this spritz recipe.

Flouring the fruit in this Bundt cake recipe helps keep it suspended throughout the batter, and using a serrated knife guarantees you won’t squash or shred the slices.

In this recipe, a few textured and vibrant toppings gussy up a tender, buttery, and ultrasimple shortbread.

Left unadorned, these gummy candies look like precious gems, or they can be transformed into sparkly crunchy treats by tossing in coarse sugar before serving.

No holiday table is complete without it.

The freshness of the blanched green beans and crisp apple cider vinegar help cut through a heavier meal.

Really, it's possible.

You can serve this addictive chutney alongside roasted meat (rotisserie chicken); it’s also good on a sandwich with deli cold cuts. 

If you’re not following our weekly meal plan and not making the Grilled Cheese (though you really should; it’s delightful), which you need wheat bread for, use country loaf or sourdough bread, crusts removed, for optimal breadcrumbs for this chicken stew recipe. Check out step-by-step photos here.

A half a cup of olive oil may seem like whoa, too much, but that's the key to crisping up the chicken.

It’ll take a couple of hours to make the homemade broth and cook a whole chicken (your house will smell amazing) for this soup recipe. If you’ve had a long day, use 2 quarts store-bought broth and shredded meat from a rotisserie chicken. Whatever method you choose, use the chicken breasts to make this amazing salad with crispy rice. Check out step-by-step photos here.

Most importantly, it makes a superior condiment for sandwiches the next day.

This salad brings the sunshine, not the other way around.

The caramel in this recipe is chewy, so it will stick to the apple but won’t turn into a hard shell when cooled.

If using frozen cranberries, which are just as good for this recipe, don’t bother thawing them first.

This apple pancakes recipe features a serving of whole grains and produce that you get to pour maple syrup over. Yes please!

Earthy, nutrient-rich whole grain flours give this classic banana loaf cake recipe some added personality.