The Thanksgiving recipes I make every year

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The Thanksgiving recipes I make every year Happy Sunday! By the time you read this I will have cooked and served the first of three Thanksgiving dinners I'm having this year. This one will have been the most traditional, but also one I needed to keep as simple as possible. We are hosting out-of-town family this weekend, and to keep it easy I turned to my never-fail Thanksgiving favorites.    In case you're also looking for a reliable recipe or two for your celebration this week, let me share my scribbled notes where I keep track of the recipes I genuinely make year after year.    The Stuffing That Tastes Like Boxed, but Better: I love a solid sage stuffing, and this one has the familiar nostalgia many of us crave — amped up, however, with the homemade flavor of good bread, lots of butter, and fresh herbs.    The Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes: I look for any way to make as much as possible ahead for this feast. Mashed potatoes are simple but laborious (all that peeling, chopping, and boiling!), and this rich mashed potato recipe lets you prep them days in advance.    The Brussels Salad Dressed with Butter: It's Thanksgiving — why not dress your salad with butter too? This is an old favorite here, and worth pulling out the food processor for. I whiz up pounds of Brussels and dress them with lemon and nutty browned butter.    My Mother's Potato Dough Rolls: My family squabbles over the last of these tender, fluffy potato dough rolls, which my mother makes by the dozen.    The Cranberry Sauce Inspired by a Fig Tree: Another one of my own recipes, a figgy and boozy cranberry sauce that can stand up to a rich meal.    The Ultimate Travel-Well Dessert: If you're traveling by car or by plane and want to bring a baked good, these bars are IT. Rich, gooey, and sturdy, they have the perfect balance of buttery crust and salty maple pecans. I've flown with these in a suitcase and they arrived perfectly.    The Only Pumpkin Pie I'll Make: I feel very strongly that pumpkin pie is vastly improved by a graham cracker crust, and this recipe has a lot of fresh ginger to spice up what can be a bland pie.    For my turkey, I usually just follow our always-easy-but-perfect turkey-roasting tutorial. But this year I do plan on trying out Yasmin Fahr's spatchcocked turkey with butter and miso; doesn't it look incredible?    One last thing! I certainly don't ever plan on roasting a frozen turkey, but accidents do happen, and I feel honor-bound every year to share this very calm and reassuring tutorial for how to roast a completely rock-solid frozen turkey. The kicker here is that, since you roast the turkey on low heat for a long time, the drippings get extra-dark and make magnificent gravy. Which just goes to show, once again, that there's no one right way to do Thanksgiving or to cook a turkey.    Happy cooking, and happy Thanksgiving to every one of you!     Faith  FOLLOW FAITH OVER-THE-TOP POTATOES     Dauphinoise Potatoes Heavy cream, cheese, and potatoes. READ MORE     My Grandma's Roasted Potatoes Andrea shares the roasted potatoes worth fighting over. READ MORE     Crispy, Cheesy Potato Stacks The cutest little potato bites — but full of cheese! READ MORE     Twice-Baked Potato Casserole For those who like a little bacon with their potatoes.  READ MORE Follow Us Unsubscribe or Manage Your Preferences   View this email in your browser    To ensure delivery to your inbox please add newsletters@mail.apartmenttherapy.com to your address book.   Kitchn is a source of inspiration for a happier, healthier life in your kitchen. If we've inspired you, we may receive a share of purchases made through this email.   Apartment Therapy Media 270 Lafayette Street, Suite 1300 New York, NY 10012   ABOUT | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | TERMS OF USE