Thanksgiving side dishes/12 recipes

A simple and succulent pasta dish that is the perfect meal to enjoy while watching the evening news.

This healthy and tasty salad is made with assorted grains, fresh apple, celery, bell peppers and dried cranberries, tossed with a light and flavorful vinaigrette.

A simple classic American style pot roast. Cooks slowly creating a complete one pot meal.

Cranberries, walnuts, and orange. Who wouldn't love this combination. These cookies are also made with whole wheat flour and applesauce, which is much healthier but still tastes delicious.

A French daughter sauce from the mother sauce Béchamel. A tasty cheese sauce useful for many dishes including Eggs Florentine and is wonderful to dress up vegetables.

Love this Asian ginger dressing, it is so versatile, and you can use it to dress any kind of salad.

A sweet and sour dressing tossed with the shredded cabbage and chunks of apples. Refreshing, light and very tasty. A great make-ahead side.

Stuffed with apples the thick pork chops create an elegant impressive main dish. Topped off with an easy Apple Jelly glaze makes this recipe a winner.

They are easy to make, turn out beautiful and delicious!

An authentic American creamy coleslaw that doesn't turn watery the next day, with a refreshing hint of lemon.

A traditional Portuguese recipe. Salt cod (bacalhau) and potatoes fried to perfection. FANTASTIC!

It sunk in the middle but that could have been due to my lack in baking skills. It was very moist and had a wonderful flavor.WOW, Big hit at holiday party!

Everybody likes change, so why not try to make these tasty cabbage rolls in your crockpot!

A quick, easy and tasty recipe to use up your leftover rice and make a delicious dish that you can serve as a side dish or a simply tasty meal.

Roasting gives the brussels sprouts deliciously smoky taste, maple syrup adds welcome caramelization, and the toasted hazelnuts brings warm nuttiness. Even if you are not a fan of these cute small cabbages, you will change your mind after this dish.

I make this soup every Halloween and is the "signal" to the family that the cool weather has arrived. I've been making it for 15 years now and out of all the soups I make, it is still everyone's favorite. Enjoy!