Healthy shredded Brussels sprouts recipes make for colorful and easy Thanksgiving side dishes. Pistachios, dried cranberries and salty Parmesan cheese add a burst of flavor and texture to this delicious holiday recipe. I had an epiphany about Brussels sprouts a couple of years ago. The Brussels sprouts of my childhood did not give me warm…
10 Healthy Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes
Now that the feast is over, are you struggling with what to do with the leftovers? I’ve got you covered with this list of healthy Thanksgiving leftovers recipes. Typically when we spend Thanksgiving with family or friends, we dress up, or at least try to look somewhat presentable. But this time around, it was just…
Sautéed Brussels Sprouts with Dried Cherries & Almonds
Sautéed Brussels sprouts are a fantastic holiday or everyday side dish. This version with dried cherries and almonds wins with the sweet-savory flavors. If you’re here for a some last-minute healthy Thanksgiving recipe ideas, you’re in the right place! Be sure to check out My Best Thanksgiving Recipe & Cooking Tips, which includes everything from…
My Best Thanksgiving Recipes & Cooking Tips
Pulling off a Thanksgiving feast can be a challenge, so I always turn to my best Thanksgiving recipes and cooking tips to make it a success! We’re in the final stretch before feast day arrives! Cooking an entire Thanksgiving feast used to give me heart palpitations and cause me to break out in a cold…
Leftover Turkey (or Chicken) & Potato Pizza Recipe
Leftover turkey (or chicken) and roasted potatoes are destined for this muhammara-topped healthy potato pizza recipe! Thank you to the Little Potato Company for helping me share this recipe with you. I’m going to say this very quietly because there’s a good chance that I would be disowned by a good portion of my family….
Sausage Stuffing Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
We’re going to #VegItUp around here, and this sausage stuffed spaghetti squash, with all the flavors of Thanksgiving stuffing, is a great way to kick things off! Who’s ready to #VegItUp? That’s right, I’m kicking off a new series on my blog and I promise it involves an easy adjustment in your daily diet. This…
Easy Leftover Stuffing Stuffed Mushrooms
Leftover Thanksgiving stuffing is a great way to dress up stuffed mushrooms. Only 6 ingredients needed! Oh, how we feasted yesterday, and I hope those of you in the U.S. had a joyful Thanksgiving day with family and friends. We are lucky to now have a fridge abundantly stuffed with leftovers – turkey, stuffing, mashed…
5 Healthy Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes
These 5 Healthy Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes are requested over and over again in our house, and that may even outshine the feast itself! Inevitably at the end of the Thanksgiving feast, at least one person makes a pledge to eat nothing but fruits and vegetables for the rest of the weekend. We crawl into bed…
Light Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe with Sage Breadcrumbs
Set aside the marshmallows and serve this light sweet potato casserole recipe, topped with golden brown sage breadcrumbs, at your Thanksgiving feast. I realize that I may be stepping into dangerous territory with this statement, but I just can’t get behind sweet potato dishes that involve marshmallows. I know, I know…I shouldn’t be allowed to…
Whole Wheat Stuffing Recipe with Dried Cherries & Pecans
You won’t miss the extra fat one bit in this delicious and lightened-up whole wheat stuffing recipe, complete with dried cherries and chopped pecans. Thank you to the Cherry Marketing Institute for helping me to share this recipe with you. My sure-fire recipe for a successful Thanksgiving is simple. A plateful of stuffing smothered in…
15 Healthy Side Dishes for Thanksgiving
Lighten up your Thanksgiving (in calories, not flavor!) with these 15 Healthy Side Dish Recipes. There’s everything from stuffing to cranberry sauce and potatoes to squash. As much as I appreciate a beautifully roasted turkey, complete with richly flavored gravy at Thanksgiving, I would be more than happy to hunker down in front of a…
Mini Beet, Goat Cheese & Pistachio Phyllo Cups Recipe
These easy beet, goat cheese and pistachios phyllo cup appetizers are filled with all of the flavors of fall and are perfect for entertaining! Thank you to Athens Foods for helping me share this recipe with you. When the holiday months approach, our minds become a swirling mass of recipes…turkey, gravy, sweet potatoes and cranberry…
Easy Cranberry, Apple & Pomegranate Sauce Recipe
“Wow” your Thanksgiving guests with this delicious Cranberry, Apple and Pomegranate Sauce that can be made in less than 20 minutes. I learned many years ago that the easiest way to impress your guests at Thanksgiving is by making your own cranberry sauce. “Really?! You made this? Was it hard?” are the questions that inevitably…
Light Mashed Potatoes with Kale & Goat Cheese
This rustic, but light mashed potato recipe elevates Creamer potatoes with caramelized shallots, fresh kale and tangy goat cheese. Thank you to the Little Potato Co. for helping me to share this recipe with you. If it’s one thing that I’ve noticed when cooking with my kids, it’s that they are far more likely to…
Gratitude in an Original Song
A wonderful reminder of gratitude in an original song by a young guitarist and singer. (If you’re looking for ideas for that leftover turkey, head to My Best Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes.) A little something different today… “Mum, a girl at school wrote a song and did a music video of it. It’s really, really good!”…
My Best Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes
The fridge is full of leftovers – turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing – and it’s time to whip up some of my best Thanksgiving leftover recipes. Thanksgiving in the United States is only a day away, and my family and I can’t wait to dig into some of our favorite holiday recipes. We’re heading to…
Cheesy Chile Leftover Mashed Potato Patties
Leftover mashed potatoes get turned into healthy, cheesy chile patties for a fantastic side dish or snack. We haven’t even made our favorite Thanksgiving recipes yet and I’m already talking about leftovers! I promise I’m not wishing the holiday away. In fact, I can’t wait to dive into our foolproof roasted turkey, the killer gravy…
Top 10 Thanksgiving Recipes (with reader reviews)
These Top 10 Thanksgiving recipes are tried-and-true favorites of both my family and my readers. Let’s get down to some menu planning! There’s nothing worse than attempting a new recipe only to have it completely bomb, particularly when you’re trying to impress the relatives at Thanksgiving. Money down the drain, prep time you’ll never get…
Thanksgiving Help Is Here: Turkey, Gravy & Carving
Never fret…Thanksgiving help is here! From roasting a turkey and carving it to making the perfect gravy, all of your turkey day questions are answered here. Last year at this time, I published a Thanksgiving hotline post. You know, all of those things that send you into a tailspin. Those things that make you throw…
Thanksgiving Recipes: From Turkey, Gravy, Side Dishes & Desserts
Pull out this fantastic list of Thanksgiving recipes and “how to” posts to make your Thanksgiving feast one that your family will remember for years. Thanksgiving in the United States is almost here and home cooks everywhere are making their shopping lists and checking them twice. Most people have their tried-and-true family recipes at the…