Content tagged with “Thanksgiving”

Date & Walnut Cake
Like many Greek and Middle Eastern sweets, this date-walnut cake is infused with a honey syrup. Semolina flour makes it...

Acorn Squash with Parsley, Sage & Walnut Pesto
A sophisticated alternative to a brown-sugar glaze, pesto flavored with pungent sage makes a delicious topping for...

Braised Red Cabbage
With its slightly tart accent and caraway seasoning, braised red cabbage is an excellent foil to the richness of the...

Glazed Rutabagas & Potatoes
Roasted earthy rutabagas and potatoes are simply glazed in this delicious holiday side dish.

Pumpkin Pie
With a fraction of the fat, this lighter pumpkin pie has the rich, subtle spices of the classic and a delicate, faintly...

Buttermilk Biscuits
Buttermilk gives a pleasant tart flavor to biscuits. These are best served right from the oven, but to simplify last-...

Sunny Citrus Chiffon Cake
Flavored with orange, lemon and lime, this big, beautiful cake is a fitting ending to a celebration. Just three egg...

Maple Custards
For the richest flavor, use maple syrup graded “Dark Amber” to make these custards.

Apple Cider Doughnuts
These doughnut-shaped cakes are flavored with apple cider and glazed with maple syrup. If you do not have a mini Bundt...

Quick Cinnamon Rolls
A biscuitlike pastry, based on a traditional German recipe, makes these much faster than yeast-raised cinnamon rolls.

Chèvre Mashed Potatoes
Goat cheese adds a creamy, slightly tart dimension to mashed potatoes.

Curried Butternut Squash Bisque
This exotic, spicy soup takes advantage of the affinity between butternut squash and curry. Pureed squash has a velvety...

Cranberry-Granola Blondies
Packed with dried cranberries and low-fat granola, these firm bars are excellent travelers, full of complex...

Raspberry-Cranberry Chutney
As fast as a chutney can be, adding raspberries to cranberry sauce makes a more interesting—and tasty—accompaniment to...

Gingery Kumquat & Cranberry Tart
Kumquats, with their sweet, orange-flavored rind and tangy flesh, are a lively match for tart cranberries in this...

Pineapple Coconut Bites
A retired writing professor and mother of two daughters, Jessie Grearson got inspiration for these mini tarts from a...

Smoked Turkey Breast
This smoked turkey breast is great for entertaining because it feeds a crowd. Plus there's not much to do except...

Parsley Smashed New Potatoes
Freshly dug, true “new” potatoes are so creamy and flavorful they hardly need any additional ingredients to make them...

Feta Vinaigrette
This tangy dressing is from Claire's Restaurant & Bar in Hardwick, Vermont. Chef Steven Obranovich cautions...

Apple-Bacon Pancakes with Cider Syrup
If you like apple pancakes and you like bacon, you’ll love the taste of these sweet, smoky pancakes. Any kind of apple...

Apple-&-Leek-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Stuff pork tenderloin with apple and leek to take it from ordinary to elegant. Our easy method of tying the roast...

Apple Cupcakes with Cinnamon-Marshmallow Frosting
Shredded apple replaces some of the oil and keeps the cake moist in these cinnamon-spiked cupcakes. There is a generous...

Lemon-Herb Roasted Beets
We love how roasting brings out the sweet flavor of beets. Golden beets look especially pretty when tossed with the...

Mom’s Apple Squares
Traditional recipes for apple squares often use plenty of trans fat-laden shortening in the crust. We replaced it with...

Carrot Puree with Hazelnut Tapenade
This carrot-potato puree has an amazing silky-smooth texture. We give it a sophisticated touch with a quick tapenade...