Thanksgiving recipes

Delicious classic apple pie is baked with pecans, which gives the apple pie nutty flavor.

Let your garden become a part of your baking skills with these rich biscuits.

Chile-dusted roast duck stuffed with jalapenos, Granny Smith apples, pine nuts, cilantro, and bread cubes. A Southwestern twist on classic roast duck.

Char-broiled turkey stuffed with citrus, apple, onions, and celery, then grilled low and slow with smoker chips for a smoky, juicy holiday bird right off the charcoal grill.

Traditional Tyrone roast goose stuffed with sage, bacon, shallot and breadcrumb dressing. Pricked skin renders to crackling fat over a long, slow roast. An Irish Christmas centerpiece.

Soft, cake-style pumpkin spice cookies built on egg whites and pumpkin puree with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves, baked tender for a lighter holiday cookie tin.

Caramel pecan pie with a silky custard filling and billowy meringue topping. Caramelized sugar, toasted pecans, and vanilla custard pour into a flaky crust for a Southern-style holiday dessert.

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.

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.

Granny Smith apple pie packs tart sliced apples between flaky shortening crusts with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and lemon zest, finished with a honey-spiced whipped cream on the side.

Crustless pumpkin pie spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and allspice, lightened with egg whites and evaporated milk. All the creamy custard you love while skipping the heavy crust. A lighter holiday favorite.

Green bean and mushroom casserole made from scratch with a homemade cream sauce enriched with egg yolk and fresh mushrooms, no canned soup. Topped with buttered bread crumbs and baked golden for the holidays.

Buttery shortbread cookies studded with spiced mincemeat and finished with sweet vanilla glaze. Festive holiday treats that taste like Christmas in every crumbly bite.

Whole wheat dinner rolls with oats, molasses, and honey for a dark, hearty crumb. Soft homemade yeast rolls with old-fashioned flavor, great for holidays and Thanksgiving.

Lighter cranberry apple cookies made with egg whites and skim milk, loaded with fresh fruit, cinnamon, and orange zest. A guilt-free holiday cookie that yields 2 dozen.

Double-crust apple cranberry pie with crystallized ginger, lemon zest, and allspice. Decorated with pastry leaves and finished with demerara sugar for sparkle.