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Thanksgiving Recipes

Cooked Cranberry Orange Sauce & Orange Zest Garnish in White BowlHere's a little secret: I don't actually like Thanksgiving very much.  I have childhood memories of the expectations (whether real or perceived) of a full blown Thanksgiving feast stressing out my mom.  So now my go-to recipes for Thanksgiving are easy, a bit unconventional, and stress free.

Cranberry and Walnut Cake Baked Recipes, Cooked Golden Brown On A Round Pan.

Easy Cranberry Walnut Cake

Top view of a smashed (flattened) potato with sour cream and chives. On a white plate with black rim.

Easy Crispy Smashed Potatoes

Sausage & Cornbread Stuffing Recipe in Blue baking dish

Italian Sausage Cornbread Stuffing

Side View Browned half moons of delicata squash with cranberries and pecans in a brown bowl with a silver spoon

Roasted Delicata Squash with Maple Syrup, Pecans, Cranberries

Top view of homemade apple pie on white table on a wire rack with a colorful hot pad in the background.

The Best Homemade Apple Pie

Top view of five pieces of cooked seared filet mignon in a cast iron pan on a white table

Easy Seared and Baked Filet Mignon

Top view of cooked Broccoli and Swiss Cheese Quiche with a browned crust.

Easy Broccoli and Swiss Cheese Quiche

Close up of white bowl with blue rim mounded with a heap of mashed sweet potatoes garnished with chives.

Creamy Ricer Mashed Potatoes

Top view of white plate with Cranberry relish on the bottom and pan fried chicken on top. Fork, knife and napkin on the side. Bowl of mashed potatoes above plate.

Easy Pan Seared Chicken with Cranberry Sauce

Half a delicata squash hollowed out and roasted and stuffed with parsley and pistachio pesto and garnished with pomegranate kernels on a white plate with orange sauce.

Festive Vegetarian Stuffed Delicata Squash

Eight seared leeks in a cast iron skillet on a white table cloth. Leeks are garnished with Parmesan cheese and lemon zest. Top down view. Red and white kitchen towel around handle of cast iron skillet. Close up.

Braised Leeks with Parmesan and Lemon

Chunky sliced Mushroom Gravy Recipe in White Bowl with a spoon sticking out.

Shiitake Mushroom Gravy

Small yellow oval bowl of chopped roasted brown fennel. Large fork in bowl. On white table. Side view. Close up.

Easy Oven Roasted Fennel

Yellow Golden Beets roasted and sliced and tossed with red onions and a dressing. On a wood plate with a wood spoon.

Oven Roasted Golden Yellow Beets

Creamy Orange sweet potato soup in a wood bowl with a spoon on the side and an orange napkin.

Roasted Sweet Potato Soup

3 bottles of Apple Cider in Pop Top Clear Bottles | EatSimpleFood.com

Easy Homemade Apple Cider

2 Chorizo, Veggie, and Pine Nut Stuffed Acorn Squash on a wood cutting board. Top side view.

Baked Chorizo Stuffed Acorn Squash

White bowl of plum coulis sauce with a fresh sprig of rosemary on it. Napkin and spoon on the side. Close up.

Fresh Rosemary Plum Coulis

Top view. 2 fillets of white fish in a lemon butter sauce with thin sliced lemons over the top of the fish and a chopped parsley garnish.

Lemon Butter Triggerfish

Roasted brown, peeled and halved Yukon Gold Potatoes on a round white platter. Top view.

Oven Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes

Mashed Celery Root (Celeriac) Recipe In White Bowl with celery leave sliced garnish. Spoon on side of plate.

Healthy Mashed Celeriac (Celery Root)

Top down view of chunked kale on a white oval plate with chunks of orange mangos, cranberries, and pistachios on top.

Kale Salad with Cranberries, Pistachios, Goat Cheese

Chopped Kale & Red Cabbage w/ slices of raw red peppers, shaved carrot, sliced green onions w/ brown rice & cilantro in a white bowl with a side of brown peanut salad dressing

Kale and Red Cabbage Salad with Rice and Pecans

Top down view of smashed pistachios, dried cranberries, chopped rosemary in a white bowl with a spoon. Rosemary sprig and lemon half on the side. Cropped close.

Savory Pistachio and Herb Garnish

Close up of Deviled Eggs Topped with Chow Chow (Pickled Tomatoes) on a white plate

Deviled Eggs with Pickled Chow Chow

Patty Pan w Stuffed Wild Rice, Red Peppers, Onions, Celery, Carrots, and Herbs. Side View In A Shallow Baking Dish.

Vegetarian Stuffed Patty Pan Squash

3 Cooked Pan Fried Easy Crab Cakes Recipe On White Plates. Side View.

Perfect and Easy Crab Cakes

Chili Lime Compound Butter Roll on a wooden cutting board with a bowl of fresh lime juice with a teaspoon in it, fresh sliced bread, a lime, and ground chili powder with a butter knife.

Chili Butter with Lime and Honey

Pan Fried Chicken Thigh with a blue bowl of Grape sauce on a Wood Serving Plate with a sprig of rosemary

Pan Seared Chicken with Grape Sauce

5 ripe strawberries on a small rectangle plate with a dollop of whipped cream.

Fresh and Easy Homemade Whipped Cream

White bowl of shrimp in red tomato sauce over white rice and garnished with peppers and chopped celery leaves.

Easy Shrimp Creole with Rice

Close up and top down view of broken pieces of dark chocolate with nuts on top.

Easy Homemade Dark Chocolate Nut Bark

Cooked Blue Cheese and Fig Stuffed Tenderloin. Elevated on a wire rack over a cast iron skillet.

Blue Cheese and Fig Stuffed Pork Loin

Roasted Whole Baby Potatoes With Rosemary in Shallow White Serving Bowl

Easy Roasted Whole Baby Potatoes with Rosemary

Sliced deer tenderloin on a dark green cutting board with a sprig of rosemary.- Eat Simple Food

Perfect Seared & Baked Deer Tenderloin

Roasted Asparagus with Feta garnish on a white plate with a black rim. side view.

Easy Roasted Asparagus with Feta Cheese

White Bowl with black outside filled with diced oranges, chopped parsley and pistachios with a silver spoon.

Chunky Parsley Pesto with Pistachios

Top view of dark golden brown whole roasted turkey in a black roasting pan.

Roast Turkey In Cheesecloth

Blue Bowl of Purple Grape Sauce on a wood plate with a sprig of rosemary and a silver spoon.

Fresh Grape Reduction Sauce

Figs with an x cut in the top and baked and stuffed with Goat cheese and drizzled with honey. Oval off white baking dish.

Roast Figs Stuffed With Goat Cheese (Chèvre)

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