Homemade Thanksgiving Recipes

Welcome to one of the best sources of leftover turkey recipes on the web. If you can't find a good turkey leftover recipe here, then I'm pretty sure you don't really want turkey. There are lots of different kinds of turkey recipes here, from soups to...

Deep fry turkey is a great way to cook a turkey. Having deep frying turkey instructions is even more important. Frying a turkey can be fun and delicious, but it is also inherently dangerous. You are using a lot of very hot oil. If you do not use the...

This is how to enjoy your leftover turkey from Thanksgiving, plus don't forget to make the real deal all year long. Bet you'd even like jazzing up your turkey with the rubs listed below! There are quite a few recipes here for making turkey san...

I got this recipe from a friend in college. She brought it to a potluck and it was so good that we were all eating it out of the serving bowl and it was supposed to be a sit down dinner. I vary the ingredients a little from time to time, depending on...

One of the most popular ways to cook potatoes is to mash them.  This lens offers information about types of potatoes, how to keep and store them, and lots of recipe variations for homestyle, low-fat and fancy mashed potatoes.

As much as I love cooking, it's often hard to find enough time to make meals which are healthy, simple and delicious at the same time. That was a reason why I was so lucky to get this recipe! This recipe was shared by one of my friends and as soon a...

Sweet Potato Casserole Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe that makes a perfect side dish for any meal, plus Thanksgiving Dinner is coming up soon, what are you going to fix this year? Sweet potatoes fresh from your garden will make a great casserole. Make...

Enjoy the fresh bounty of your own garden or the harvest of your local farmers this fall. Now is the time of the year to enjoy all the delicious varieties of squash, apples, and pumpkins. One way to make use of squash, especially butternut squash, i...

Cranberry Chutney is a great recipe for Thanksgiving that will quickly replace the traditional canned cranberry sauce. With fresh ingredients like real cranberries, raisins and apples, along with aromatic spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice, th...

Change up your cranberry muffins with orange peels, pecans, cinnamon, lemon, cream cheese or nuts.   Photo(CC)stuspivack

  Thanksgiving is coming up again and food is on everyone's mind.  Most people worry about the turkey or stuffing or pumpkin pie.  My favorite dish, though, is cranberry sauce.   With so many great recipes that are easy a...

Whether this is your first time cooking Thanksgiving dinner or your twentieth or even fiftieth time, I hope that you find this page useful. I have tried to gather recipes for every part of the meal.  Making thanksgiving dinner should be lots of...

Both Canadian and US Thanksgiving are important holidays in the calendar, while celebrated for different reasons. Canadian Thanksgiving takes place on the second Monday of October and Canadians typically celebrate it during the full three-day weekend...

Just about any root vegetable can be roasted and while they are good with nearly any meal, in our house they are most popular with a Sunday Roast. There is something about a perfectly roasted potato or parsnip, or just about any other vegetable you...

Candied sweet potatoes are a side dish consisting mainly of sweet potatoes prepared with brown sugar, maple syrup, molasses, or other sweet ingredients. Many also add marshmallows to theirs.  Often served on Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, this s...

Greenbean Casserole Recipe Add this tasty Greenbean Casserole Recipe to your favorite meat dish and end up with a great meal that your family will love and enjoy! This green bean casserole recipe is sure to make their mouths water and keep them beggi...

Usually when something is tasty it is loaded with salt, sugar and fat. But not this little guy. Here, in North America, we call it the rutabaga, but in Europe and Scandinavia, they named it "swedes". It doesn't matter what you call that vegetable, i...

One of my fondest food memories growing up is watching my grandmother make Stuffed Cabbage ... and then, of course, eating it!  She had a "secret ingredient" that made her stuffed cabbage rolls the best I've ever had!  I'l...

Scalloped Potatoes Recipe This scalloped potatoes recipe makes the perfect side dish at any Thanksgiving meal! Have a pot luck dinner to attend? Fix this quick and easy scalloped potatoes recipe and your party guests will think you are an amazing c...

If you are like me than you love potatoes...cooked, baked, fried, just about any way you can cook a potato! They are just so yummy!! Here is a basic recipe for potato soup. You can add just about anything to this to spice it up a little, but if you w...

This Creamy Mashed Potato soup is not only very delicious but economical too. Do you need a good way to use up mashed potato leftovers? This is it! Very hearty and filling. This soup is especially nice for after holiday dinners like Thanksgiving and...

The Best-Ever Creamy Scalloped Potatoes Recipe is Umm, Umm, Good! These potatoes are exactly what I think of when I think of comfort food and they are soooo delicious. My sister-in-law quite likes them and she, believe it or not, does not like scallo...

For the best baked potato, throw it in the oven and forget about it for an hour or so, then enjoy a wonderful, hot, fluffy, baked potato with a crispy skin! Serve the baked potato with a filling or topping to make a fantastic meal on its own, or pla...

This recipe is the perfect update on everyone's 2nd favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner, the stuffing! Spiced apple and fresh pear will give this dish a flavorful punch that will carry on through the turkey as well!

One of my favorite meals to cook for my family is Thanksgiving! I love making the big meal - with lots of our families favorite recipes to go along with it. One of the recipes that can involve everyone is making the stuffing for the turkey. Ever sin...

I'm making this page about Thanksgiving Stuffing because, in essence, I like playing around with the traditional, but I hate the usual HUGE MESS in the KITCHEN. What make this the Best Ever is taste and more importantly... This is a ONE PAN rec...

Zucchini Bread Recipe Have you just picked some fresh zucchini from your garden? Now you want to know how to turn that zucchini into a warm and tasty treat for the family to eat during supper? Try this Zucchini Bread Recipe that has a crunchy topping...

Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe Buttermilk Biscuits just like grandma used to make biscuits from scratch! This buttermilk biscuit recipe will turn out the most delicious biscuits you will ever taste! A super moist, and southern flavored fluffy buttermilk...

Quickbreads like pumpkin bread have long been staples for bakers. They are tasty, easy to make, and freeze well: you simply double the recipe and make a loaf for later. On this lens, you'll find a recipe for lightly-spiced pumpkin bread and substitu...

I love this recipe and so does my family. I have to triple it to make enough for my family of five! If we're lucky enough, there will be a few left over the next day, which I Iike to snack on cold, with butter spread on them. The trick to making your...

Everyone who remembers the enticing smell of fresh baked bread longs to experience the pleasure again. Combine that with the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, and your house will be filled with warm hospitality. You have an incredibly aromatic treat...

Soup is good food. I know when it comes to cooking a Turkey I will get more than one meal from it and we always use the leftover Turkey for a Yummy Soup. So I am going to share with you a simple recipe that we use to make a delicious easy soup that w...

To All My Wonderful Friends and Family... This lens is dedicated to you and all that you bring to my life. I couldn't have as happy of a life without you in it...Enjoy and remember that Gratitude is a healing force... NOW... on to food, family and f...

Here you'll find the basics of turkey smoking.  Call it Smoked Turkey 101 if you wish.  The steps include choosing the right bird, prepping it, brining, seasoning and smoking.  Detailed instructions can be found at Smoker-Cooking.com....

Cooking the perfect Thanksgiving turkey involves several specialist tools and techniques. This will give you an overview of how to use these tools, employ these cooking techniques and cook a fantastic turkey for Thanksgiving this year. Find out how...

Most every Thanksgiving, my husband and I are guests at someone else's home, be it with family or friends or both. For the past few years, we've spent Thanksgiving day with the trustee of Lowell Observatory and his wife, who've always to...

Find funny, interesting and light hearted Thanksgiving gifts for the entire family. Each was selected as it made me laugh - out loud. I hope you enjoy them as well. I have included aprons, t-shirts, DVD's, recipe binders and other funny surprises...

Take a break from your regular homeschool curriculum and have a Thanksgiving unit study! History, culture, and food all come together in this topic! Create a lapbook to record what you learn. This page will direct you to great books to read and free...

Hello Friends! You're invited to celebrate Thanksgiving with a RocketMoms Thanksgiving Day Feast. So many of the RocketMoms have been so busy creating delicious and scrumptious recipes that it's been really hard to keep track of these fabulou...

Thanksgiving may seem like a challenging holiday for vegetarians, but it can be a fun adventure.  This is an opportunity to enjoy a variety of great dishes, and at the same time, share the bounty of vegetarian food with your non-veggie friends a...

From Nov 2 to Nov 25th 2009, Squidoo donated $1000 to charity every day. With a $5000 grand prize, awarded by popular vote to Wildlife Forever on behalf of this lens, From the Garden Pumpkin Pie. Read the post here. Thanks for helping us give away so...

French toast is a classic breakfast favorite amongst people all over the world. In Spain, they call them torrijas. The UK has many names for the bread, from "eggy bread" to "french fried bread," or "gypsy toast." No matter where you have french toast...

Baked Macaroni and Cheese contains several different types of cheeses, milk, and some light spices. Often times it calls for breadcrumbs as this recipe does. It's easy to make a batch or two of this for a family get together or cookout. Beware: this...

The problem with most homemade chicken parmigiana recipes, like most Italian food, is the high calorie and fat content. By baking, you can reduce the amount of fat drastically. This healthy, homemade baked chicken parmigiana recipe doesn't lack any o...

To make this homemade maple pumpkin cheesecake, you'll start off with fresh ingredients and like cream cheese and traditional crushed graham crackers. It's easy, and a very impressive presentation. Maple syrup, candied apples, jack o' lanterns, fall...

Cupcakes are a hit all year, so change it up this year for the holidays with this festive recipe for Gingerbread Cupcakes ! Spicy, moist, and perfect for a party. They're also simple to make and easy to eat! It's gingerbread combined with cream chee...