Thanksgiving Menu : Recipes You Must Try

Happy Thanksgiving, foodie friends! Now more than ever the blessings around us seem particularly cornucopian; Molly, Caitlin, and I thank you for that.

We are very clear that you are the reason we get to talk/write/film/tweet about food all day long. THANK YOU for joining us at the cookingwithcaitlin.com table, and for bringing your hungry friends with you. No doubt you’ve got a turkey to thaw, a potato to peel, a table to set — no time to read love notes from us. So just take the recipes, demos, podcasts, and articles tailored to Turkey Day. I’ve linked to the best of the best below. Let the gobbling begin!

Thanksgiving Menu

The below recipes are just some of our favorites at this most festive time of year. This Thanksgiving, bring a bit of Cooking with Caitlin to the table.

Turkey

Right here, find the confidence to brine, roast, and carve a whole turkey.

Cooking Light’s Thanksgiving Tips (including how, where, why to brine a turkey)

Whole Roasted Turkey with Herbed Butter

How to Carve a Turkey

Sides

Turkey? What turkey?

Cream of Pumpkin Soup

Carrot-Ginger Soup

Cream of Mushroom Soup

Beet Soup with Goat Cheese Cream

Roasted Apple-Squash Soup

Bacon-Wrapped Apples with Brown Butter Thyme Sauce

Aunt Norma’s Spinach Supreme

Aunt Patty’s Stuffing

Homemade Succotash

Creamed Corn

Sweet Potato Fritters with Maple Mustard

Sweet Potato Dauphinois

Crunchy Green Beans in Brown Butter Sauce

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Braised Kale

Candied Carrots

Desserts

Besides THE pie, of course, some (mostly) light and sweet surprises.

Candied Clementines

Figs with Honey

Red Wine-Poached Pears

Apple Tarte Tatin

Cinnamon-Almond Pizzelle with Harvest Apples

Pumpkin Cream-Filled Phyllo Dough Cups

Pecan Pie Brownies