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Ricotta Pumpkin Soup
Ricotta Pumpkin Soup

This smooth and creamy pumpkin soup would make a great first course for your Thanksgiving feast.

Apple-Gouda Quick Bread
Apple-Gouda Quick Bread

This cheesy bread makes a great side to winter’s soups and stews or toasted with butter for breakfast or a snack.

Coconut Dusted and Glazed Mini Donuts
Coconut Dusted and Glazed Mini Donuts

Coconut milk in the batter adds a subtle hint of flavor in every bite and keeps these baked cakey donuts moist.

Fig and Cranberry Semifreddo with Blackberry Sauce
Fig and Cranberry Semifreddo with Blackberry Sauce

The classic frozen Italian dessert gets a seasonal-infusion with winter fruits like figs and cranberries.

Oven-Baked Fish with Lemon Herb Sauce
Oven-Baked Fish with Lemon Herb Sauce

This elegant but unfussy dinner is quick and easy to prepare and provides a fish option that doesn’t require firing up the grill.

Worst Wijn Cafe, Amsterdam
Review: Worst Wijn Cafe, Amsterdam

Worst Wijn Cafe in Amsterdam offers a meat-heavy menu with wines by the glass or half glass on a casual setting.

Anchovy Fritters
Anchovy Fritters

Dried anchovies are common throughout Asia; although they might be trickier to find elsewhere, most Chinese supermarkets or specialty stores should carry them.

Vanilla-Cardamom Pear Hand Pies
Vanilla-Cardamom Pear Hand Pies

Flaky crust stuffed with sweet, complex, seasonal filling make these hand pies as delicious as they are beautiful.

Acorn Squash Stuffed with Spiced Quinoa
Acorn Squash Stuffed with Spiced Quinoa

Maple-basted acorn squash serves as a charming vessel for lightly cinnamon-spiced quinoa in a seasonal side that serves as a nutritious option for your Thanksgiving spread.

Macaroni and Cheese Carbonara
Macaroni and Cheese Carbonara

This fusion of a classic Italian dish and a nostalgic American favorite can be served as either a main course or a side dish.

Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwich
Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwich

Your favorite Thanksgiving flavors are even better the day after when you can load them all onto a sandwich that works just as well with regular bread if you’re not gluten-intolerent.

Coconut Garlic Chutney
Coconut Garlic Chutney

Serve this rich and tangy chutney with your favorite South Indian snacks like idli, dosa, vada and mysore bonda.

Peanut Butter Panko-Crusted Chicken Wings
Peanut Butter Panko-Crusted Chicken Wings

The creamy texture and nutty, semi-sweet flavors of the natural peanut butter combined with the spicy, tangy and slightly acidic hot sauce is nothing short of perfection.

Rosemary and Sundried Tomato Focaccia
Rosemary and Sundried Tomato Focaccia

The trick here, as with any focaccia, is to use the highest quality olive oil that you can find.

Pear, Pomegranate and Onion Salsa
Pear, Pomegranate and Onion Salsa

This super healthy salsa is great with tortilla or pita chips and would be fabulous served with cream cheese or goat cheese as a bruschetta topping.

Spiced Yam Latkes
Spiced Yam Latkes

This recipe calls for Kashmiri mirch, an Indian chili powder, but paprika will also work just fine to give these potato pancakes a kick.

Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Pancakes
Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Pancakes

These surprisingly nutritious pancakes come together in just minutes, and are so sinfully delicious you’ll think you’re having dessert for breakfast.

Butternut Squash Gnocchi
Butternut Squash Gnocchi

Serve this delicate gnocchi with a simple garlic-sage brown butter sauce for a perfectly warming dinner.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Honey Comb Pie
Chocolate Peanut Butter Honey Comb Pie

The various components of this towering, show-stopping dessert can be made ahead of time so all you need to do the day of is assemble and devour.

Smoky Apple Barbecue Sauce

This barbecue sauce is delicious as a dip or marinade for an array of protein, try it with chicken, beef, veal, lamb or tofu.

Soufflé Cheesecake
Soufflé Cheesecake

There are just three basic ingredients, plus a little lemon zest, in this soufflé-like dessert that gets its sweetness from white chocolate.

Kesar Badam Pista Kulfi
Kesar Badam Pista Kulfi

This frozen dairy popsicle is flavored with mawa burfi candies, pistachios and saffron.

Homemade Taro Marshmallows
Homemade Taro Marshmallows

These delicate marshmallows have the same subtle floral, slightly coconut-y flavor and light purple hue of taro root.

MeltKraft
The Art and Science of Making and Selling Cheese with Valley Shepard Creamery

At a farm in North Jersey, a team headed by an ex-engineer churns out European-style cheese to be turned into sandwiches with an nostalgic Americana twist.

Whiskey, Chocolate and Walnut Truffles
Whiskey, Chocolate and Walnut Truffles

The touch of natural bitterness in walnuts plays against the sweetness of the turbinado sugar and the slight bite of the whisky for a taste that’s both lush and balanced.

Pumpkin Spice Scones with Sweet Chai GlazePumpkin Spice Scones with Sweet Chai Glaze
Pumpkin Spice Scones with Sweet Chai Glaze

This time of year, everything is better with pumpkin – even breakfast. And the spices in the scone and the chai flavors in the glaze give this pastry some zing.

Fig, Yoghurt and Vanilla Crumble Parfait
Fig, Yoghurt and Vanilla Crumble Parfait

Showcase fresh, juicy figs in a simple parfait that perfect all day from breakfast till dessert, and everything in between.

Coconut Pistachio Chocolate Candies
Coconut Pistachio Chocolate Candies

Dark chocolate and coconut is a classic pairing. Learn to make these crunchy-on-the-outside and chewy-on-the-inside candies at home.

Old Fashioned Russian Bagels
Old Fashioned Russian Bagels

Unlike bready American bagels, the Russian kind are skinnier, dryer, sweeter, with the texture more like a soft pretzel.

Savory Herb Donuts with Cream Cheese "Glaze"
Savory Herb Donuts with Cream Cheese “Glaze”

Who says donuts have to be dessert? Full of garlicy and herbaceous flavors these baked vegan donuts are a far cry from the sticky-sweet kind.

Green Bean Casserole
Green Bean Casserole

From the cream sauce to the fresh green beans and right down to the homemade fried onions, this Thanksgiving staple gets a culinary update.

Stirfried Prawns with Asparagus and Ginger

If you can’t find yellow rock candy just use caster sugar and defrosted frozen prawns will work in place of fresh ones.

Seasoned Yellow Eyed Peas Sundal
Seasoned Yellow Eyed Peas Sundal

Soak the peas over night and the next day it’ll be quick and easy to whip up the protein-packed snack.

Indian Spiced Chicken with Raita Sauce
Indian Spiced Chicken with Raita Sauce

A cool cucumber yogurt sauce offsets the heat from the spice-filled marinade in this great grilling recipe.

Shahi Dum Aloo
Shahi Dum Aloo

Baby potatoes are cooked in a rich, nutty yogurt sauce full of complex flavors from chili powder to cinnamon.

Classic Chocolate Soufflé
Classic Chocolate Soufflé

Master this famous French dessert and you’ll be set to wow any and all dinner guests.

Salmon in Herb Sauce
Salmon in Herb Sauce

Stovetop-cooked salmon is coated in a sauce full of fresh herbs, intriguing spices and just enough yogurt to give it a rich tanginess.

Vegan Red Bean and Oats Burger
Vegan Red Bean and Oats Burger

These vegan patties are full of flavorful veggies and legumes that are delicious in their own right and as a healthy alternative to fast food burgers.

Thai Green Papaya Salad
Thai Green Papaya Salad

If you don’t have a mortar and pestle in your kitchen, put all the ingredients in a ziploc bag and pound away with a rolling pin or similar implement.

Sweet Potato Bread
Sweet Potato Bread

The slight nuttiness of the whole wheat pastry flour enhances the nutty flavor of the sweet potato, which keeps this quick bread incredibly moist.

Extra-Chewy Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Cookies
Extra-Chewy Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Cookies

What these lumpy cookies lack in style they more than make up for in rich, chewy, nuttiness.

Baked Brie with Figs
Baked Brie with Figs

You don’t really need a recipe to make this tantalizing appetizer, you just needed someone to put the mouther-watering idea in your head.

Almond and Cookie Butter Oatmeal Protein Shake
Almond and Cookie Butter Oatmeal Protein Shake

Protein powder adds just enough nutritional value to justify serving – or sneaking – this sweet shake for breakfast.

Garlic Roasted Parsnip Puree
Garlic Roasted Parsnip Puree

These creamy parsnips pair great with a wide variety of proteins from pork chops to your Thanksgiving spread.

Spiced Cranberry and Apricot Chutney
Spiced Cranberry and Apricot Chutney

This slightly spicy chutney works well with fried fritters of all sorts or spread inside a gooey grilled cheese.

Eggless Chocolate Pudding
Eggless Chocolate Pudding

This is a simple chocolate pudding recipe fit to be enjoyed as a dessert or just as a pick-me-up treat during a lazy day for which the silky chocolaty mouth feel seems perfectly paired.

Bottle Gourd and Tomato Soup

Bottle gourd cooks up pretty easily so if you don’t have a pressure cooker, sautéing in a saucepan should do the trick.

Pumpkin Spice Mug Cake
Pumpkin Spice Mug Cake

These individually-sized cakes cook in the microwave in under two minutes for nearly instant gratification of a sweet and seasonal craving.

Lemon-Glazed Yogurt and Almond Cake
Lemon-Glazed Yogurt and Almond Cake

Pair this sweet and tangy cake with your favorite warm beverage for the perfect, seasonal afternoon pick-me-up.

Stovetop Tandoori Roti
Stovetop Tandoori Roti

Learn to make this whole wheat Indian bread at home without the use of a tandoor or clay oven.

Vanilla Cardamom Cranberry Sauce
Vanilla Cardamom Cranberry Sauce

Don’t settle for canned cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving when the homemade stuff is so much better and can be a vehicle for such flavors as vanilla and cardamom.

Pumpkin Curry with Cashews
Pumpkin Curry with Cashews

Fried cashews impart a rich nuttiness to this unique, seasonal curry.

Cheesy Spinach Lasagne Rolls
Cheesy Spinach Lasagne Rolls

Take individual lasagne noodles and roll them around a four-cheese and spinach filling for a warm and gooey dinner.

Flourless Coffee Chocolate and Raspberry Brownies
Flourless Coffee Chocolate and Raspberry Brownies

Basic brownies are great, but coffee and raspberry only serve to enhance the chocolatey flavors in these super rich and fudgey treats.

Vegetable Stew with Pine Nuts and Raisins
Vegetable Stew with Pine Nuts and Raisins

Adapt this recipe as you go, add more vegetables and replace what is here for those you have at hand – but keep the spices the same for a deep, bold flavor.

Pork Tenderloin Schnitzel with Altbier Mustard Sauce
Pork Tenderloin Schnitzel with Altbier Mustard Sauce

Since the sauce requires reducing, avoid using any very hoppy/bitter beers. A nice Oktoberfest/Marzen beer would also work nicely in this as well as a Helles.

Meltaway Cookies

These powdered sugar-covered holiday cookies live up to their name with a super delicate, melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Pasta with Fennel, Kale, Garlic and Lemon Juice
Pasta with Fennel, Kale, Garlic and Lemon Juice

Pasta is one of the easiest ways to get from hungry to dinner on the table. Next time you’re stumped on what to add, try this assortment of flavorful and nutritious toppings.

Curried Mung Bean with Cauliflower
Curried Mung Bean with Cauliflower

The nutty and earthy flavor of mung bean mixed with spices and seasonal cauliflower makes this dish a balanced one item meal.

How to make: Risotto with Pecorino Saffron and Artichokes
How to make: Risotto with Pecorino Saffron and Artichokes

The Italian chef and cookbook author, Riccardo Costa, shows you how to prepare a perfect risotto with pecorino cheese, saffron, and artichokes. Watch and learn!