Thanksgiving recipe collection

Old-school pecan pie with a flaky shortening crust and a creamed butter base for the filling. Christmas and Thanksgiving classic from below the Mason-Dixon line.

Slow cooker spiced cranberry cider, apple cider mulled low with cranberries, orange, and a generous mix of cinnamon, clove, star anise, and candied ginger. A fragrant, hands-off hot drink for fall and holiday gatherings.

Classic Kentucky pecan pie with toasted pecans floating on a brown sugar corn syrup custard. The Southern Thanksgiving and Derby Day dessert, baked in a flaky shell.

Amazing Stuffed Leg of Duck with Red Wine Sauce recipe

A hearty healthy barley risotto is cooked with winter vegetables and fresh greens, definitely will bring some refreshing taste into your Thanksgiving dinner and a good appetizer for a start.

Country Club Salad: a creamy lemon Jell-O mold with fruit cocktail, cream cheese, mini marshmallows, sliced bananas, and clouds of whipped cream. The vintage holiday side that's secretly dessert.

Creamy potatoes au gratin layered with thin-sliced potatoes, heavy cream, melty cheese, and crumbled bacon, then baked until bubbling and golden. A rich, crowd-pleasing holiday side dish.

A rich and decadent cheesecake that is both delicious and healthy for you!

Pumpkin cheesecake layers a graham cracker crust with spiced pumpkin cream cheese filling and a sour cream topping, finished with pecan halves. The perfect Thanksgiving and Christmas dessert.

A treasured memory of Christmas at Great-Aunt Elizabeth's house was a cookie that I never learned to eat in moderation. Although my mother warned me not to say anything, one of the first things I would say upon arrival was, "I'm hungry" hoping that these cookies would appear. Much to my delight they usually did, and in fact, began also to appear at Easter, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and any other time we got together to celebrate.

Cranberry catsup simmers fresh cranberries with onion, vinegar, and warm spices into a tangy crimson condiment. A holiday alternative to traditional ketchup, perfect with turkey or pork.

Buttery spiced fig thumbprint cookies, tender brown-sugar dough rolled in a crunchy flax-sugar coating and filled with jammy fig preserves. Warm cinnamon and nutmeg make them a standout on the holiday cookie tray.

From Massachusettes' Cape. Delightfully different for Thanksgiving,

A North African-inspired vegetarian stew with chickpeas, butternut squash, turnips, and carrots simmered with harissa and served over fluffy couscous. Warm, spiced, and feeds 8.

Southern-style sweet potato pie with roasted sweet potatoes, warm spices, brown sugar, cream, and a fluffy meringue-like texture from folded egg whites.

A delicious Rotisserie turkey recipe that is easy for beginners to follow.