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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.

Red purple sliced cooked cabbage in a stainless steel pan on a wood table. Close up.

Simple Sautéed Red Cabbage

Sauteed Shrimp In A Red/Brown Butter & Worcestershire Sauce In A White Bowl with a Spoon.

Buttery Shrimp with Worcestershire Sauce

5 Seared Scallops In A Bowl With a Light Layer Of Roasted Sweet Potato Puree

Scallops In Roast Sweet Potato Puree

White rectangle plate of smoked salmon cucumber rounds with capers, onions, and chopped dill and parsley. Top view.

Smoked Salmon Cucumber Bites Appetizer

Wood bowl of Kale greens sauteed with a fork sticking out. white table. colorful flower napkin. top view.

Easy and Simple Cooked Kale Greens

Crispy roasted chunks of celery root on a brown platter with a wood spoon and a green garnish. Top down view.

Easy Oven Roasted Celeriac (Celery Root)

Oval baking dish of carmelized Roasted cubed butternut squash. Wood serving spoon in back. Side view.

Easy Roasted Butternut Squash Chunks

Multiple deviled eggs laying on a bed of spinach on a brown rectangle plate with a chive and paprika garnish.

Easy and Simple Deviled Eggs

Brown Roasted Brussels Sprouts, cut in half, and on a white plate with pink roses on the edge and a silver spoon.

Easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts Halves

White plate with yellow flowers filled with a slaw like recipe with nuts. Wood spoon and white plates in the background. Close up.

Sliced Brussels Sprouts with Almonds and Balsamic

Side view of chunked carrots in a tan bowl with orange zest garnish and a spoon out the side..

Orange and Ginger Glazed Carrots

Roasted cauliflower half face down sprinkled with cranberries, pistachios, and chopped rosemary.

Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Pistachios and Cranberries

Baked Mediterranean Frittata in Oval Baking Pan with cherry tomatoes, spinach, eggs, feta, capers, and olives

Healthy Oven Baked Mediterranean Frittata

Roasted butternut squash on top of arugula on a white plate. Garnished with chopped walnuts and red pomegranate kernels. side view.

Roasted Butternut Squash Arugula Salad

Sausage & Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms in Yellow & White Baking Pan with a parsley garnish.

Sausage and Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

Scalloped Potatoes Cooked Golden Brown in Cast Iron Skillet with Thyme garnish.

Cast Iron Skillet Scalloped Potatoes

Side View of a brie wheel laying on a puff pastry and topped with brown sugar and nuts.

Baked Brie en Croute with Nuts

Roasted Figs sliced in half on a square white plate and drizzled w/ a brown Honey Balsamic sauce with a side of whipped cream.

Roasted Figs with Balsamic Honey Glaze

Mashed Carrots and Sliced Leeks in a cast iron pan with a wood spoon on a brown counter. side view

Mashed Carrots and Butter Leeks

Chicken & Sausage Gumbo in a white shallow bowl with sliced okra.

Creole Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Cooked Cranberry Orange Sauce & Orange Zest Garnish in White Bowl

Cooked Cranberry Orange Sauce (Relish)

Roasted Carrots & Radishes with Chevre On White Platter

Stovetop Cooked Carrots and Radishes

Yellow Spaghetti Squash "pasta" with green kale and parmesan pesto with toasted squash seeds on top. Ona white plate with black rim.

Baked Spaghetti Squash with Kale Pesto

1 oven browned Quiche on white towels in a vertical shot. side view

Easy Quiche Lorraine (Bacon and Swiss)

Sausage & Cornbread Stuffing Recipe in Blue baking dish

Italian Sausage Cornbread Stuffing

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 cooked Broccoli and Swiss Cheese Quiche with a browned crust.

Easy Broccoli and Swiss Cheese Quiche

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

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

Roasted Sweet Potato Soup

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

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

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

Easy Homemade Dark Chocolate Nut Bark

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

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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