Thanksgiving centerpiece by The Bouqs
Thanksgiving has always been sort of a crapshoot holiday for us – some years we were with Kendrick’s family, some years with mine, some years with friends (and if you’re wondering whether looking at those posts I just linked to made me cry, the answer is: yes. obviously). Since our split it’s become even more up-in-the-air with regards to what we’re going to do each year, and with whom, but we’ve decided that this Thanksgiving will be another in a long line of outliers (which makes them…not really outliers, but whatevs): All four of us are going up to my parents’ place, where we’ll eat our mashed potatoes alongside an assortment of their displaced friends.
On that note: a rundown of all my favorite Thanksgiving-ish recipes is below. (HIGHLY recommend that quinoa salad as a healthy side dish option. And quinoa is not a thing I typically recommend, either highly or not, so you can trust me there.)
Sides & Snacks
- Quinoa Salad with Chickpeas, Apples & Feta
- Broccoli Salad with Grapes and Crispy Bacon
- Orange-Cranberry and Cream Cheese Crackers
- Sauteed Lemon-Garlic Kale
- Smashed Potatoes with Sour Cream and Caviar
- Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
- Apple Salad with Avocado, Pomegranate & Blue Cheese
- Honey-Glazed Carrots
More Sides & Snacks
- Citrusy Quinoa Salad with Pomegranates & Cranberries
- Super-Simple Pumpkin Soup
- Butternut Squash, Apple & Pecan Salad
- Last-Minute Biscuits
- Asparagus, Bacon & New Potato Salad
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Butternut Squash Soup
For The Days When You’re Just Feeling Cozy
Sweet Things
- Easy (And Incredible) Lemon Curd
- Hearts On An (Apple) Pie
- Thomas Keller’s Lemon Tart
- Orange-Poppyseed Loaf Cake
- Banana-Nutella Bread
- The New York Times’ Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Ever
- Easy Chocolate Hazelnut Crostata
- Two-Ingredient Nutella Brownies
- Raspberry Oat Loaf Cake
- Oreo Truffles
- Peppermint Bark
- 5-Minute Chocolate-Banana Cream Pie
- Sugared Cranberries
…And Your Official Holiday Cocktail: The Paloma.