Fruit

Lemon Meringue Pie

A sharp lemon filling, sweet-and-salty meringue, and shatteringly crisp crust combine to make a balanced update to this classic.

Banana Cream Pie

Roasted peanuts pull double duty in the graham cracker crust and sprinkled over the topping, keeping the bananas from making this pie excessively sweet.

Fancy Cranberry Sauce

This sliceable, jiggly sauce is spiced with bay leaves and cardamom, set in a gelatin mold, and crowned with sugared orange zest and cranberries.

Squash and Radicchio Salad With Pecans

This holiday-buffet-ready salad has bright Asian pear, salty aged cheese, a dynamic pecan dressing, and hardy radicchio that refuses to wilt.

This pesto variation is built on a combination of toasted nuts, creamy ricotta, salty Parm, and a little kick of raw garlic. You don’t need a food processor or a blender to make it; everything comes together in a single bowl.

Coconut Milk Whipped Cream Is the Only Dessert Topping I Care About

Coconut milk whipped cream is dairy-free and vegan—but it also just tastes great.

Our Favorite Cranberry Sauce Is Spiked Cranberry Sauce

This year’s cranberry relish is a little tipsy.

Pomegranate and Fennel Chicken

This vibrant, tangy dish is an example of the Moorish influence on Spanish food. It’s also popularly made with quail or duck—another Moorish influence.

Why I Skip the Thanksgiving Food Flex and Always Make Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Thanksgiving's not the time for judging anyone's food.

Taste Test: Canned Cranberry Sauce

Find out if your favorite jelly bounced to the top or your favorite sauce slid into first.

Sour Cherry Relish

The sour cherry relish can be used in a similar way to cranberry sauce. Its tart, fruity flavor is perfect with pork, but it’s also great with ham or turkey.

Torn Potatoes of Many Colors With Chile-Lime Butter

Sure, you could use just one kind of potato for this pomegranate-topped side dish, but we love to combine a few. Try orange and purple sweet potatoes plus Yukon Golds.

Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce: Everything You Need to Know

Fresh or frozen berries? Whole berry or jellied sauce? Relish or chutney? Don't worry, we've got all the answers to your frequently asked questions here.

Olive Oil Apple Cake With Spiced Sugar

This dairy-free cake hits all the right autumnal notes: it’s earthy thanks to the olive oil, warm thanks to the spices.

Spiced Roast Pork with Fennel and Apple Salad

The chile paste for this pork is added in two stages: Initially it acts as a marinade and permeates the interior of the roast. After a second addition is applied, it’s roasted over high heat to create a spicy, toasty bark.

Turnips with Spicy Meyer Lemon Dressing

These roasted turnips are dressed in a sweet, salty, slightly spicy togarashi-spiked sauce that keeps you coming back for more.

Apple-Walnut Upside-Down Cake

Tender, nutty, and studded with caramel-glazed apple halves, this is your new favorite apple cake. Ground nuts bring a toasty, deep flavor and tenderize the crumb by adding fat.