Thanksgiving 2012

(Scenes from our Thanksgiving in 2012)

Whether we’re ready or not, Thanksgiving will be here in just two weeks from Thursday. How did it already become the holiday season?! We are hosting Thanksgiving this year (yay!), which means that I need to finalize a menu ASAP, and thought you might be in the same situation. To help you kick off your menu planning, I’ve gathered all of the Thanksgiving-worthy recipes that are on the site and brought them here in one list for you. There are some breakfast (slash brunch) ideas, as well as tons of side dishes and desserts, drinks and even some ideas for leftovers. I’ll be sharing more Thanksgiving recipes over the next couple of weeks, but these should get you going and get your menu started!

Breakfast/Brunch

Apple Cinnamon Bread
Apple Cinnamon-Raisin & Walnut Baked Oatmeal
Apple Fritter Doughnuts
Baked French Toast Casserole with Praline Topping
Beer Waffles with Cinnamon-Caramel Apples
Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage Gravy
Breakfast Sausage, Egg & Cheese Casserole
Cheesy Sausage Spinach Breakfast Casserole
Cinnamon Babka
Cinnamon Roll Biscuits
Praline Waffles
Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin Cinnamon Chip & Pecan Granola Bars
Pumpkin and Cream Cheese Muffins with Pecan Streusel
Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins
Pumpkin Pancakes
Pumpkin Scones with Spiced Glaze
Sausage-Cheddar Biscuits

Drinks

Bourbon Slush
Hot Apple Cider Rum Punch
White Chocolate Steamers

Appetizers

Artichoke Spinach Dip
Bacon-Jalapeno Cheese Ball
Caramelized Onion, Mushroom & Gruyere Tartlets
Cheddar Ale Spread
Chicken Spread
Crab Dip
Fontina-Stuffed, Bacon-Wrapped Dates
Hot Reuben Dip
Pan-Fried Onion Dip
Pimento Cheese Ball
Polenta Pizza
Sweet Onion and Parmesan Dip
Veggie Pizza Appetizer

Side Dishes

Bacon and Mushroom Potato Gratin
Broccoli Salad
Brussels Sprout Slaw with Mustard Dressing and Maple-Glazed Pecans
Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Gratin
Buttermilk Biscuits
Butternut Squash & Bacon Mac n’ Cheese
Butternut Squash Soup
Cheesy Creamed Corn Casserole
Classic Bread Stuffing Recipe
Cloverleaf Dinner Rolls
Compound Butter
Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry-Walnut Rolls
Fresh Green Bean Casserole
Garlic Knots
Homemade Gravy (Make Ahead)
Mashed Sweet Potato Brulée
Mrs. Waterman’s Stuffed Mushrooms
Perfect Mashed Potatoes
Pumpkin Soup with Apple and Spices
Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Warm Cider Vinaigrette
Sausage, Fig & Cranberry Stuffing
Scalloped Potatoes
Sweet Dinner Rolls
Sweet Potato Gratin with Gruyere

Desserts

Almond-Apple Crisp
Apple Cider Caramels
Apple Dumplings
Apple Pie-Cake
Apple Pie Ice Cream
Apple-Pecan Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Filling & Praline Frosting
Baklava
Brown Sugar-Apple Cheesecake
Caramelized Pear Tart
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Chunky Pecan Pie Bars
Chocolate Bourbon Walnut Pie
Cinnamon Ice Cream (perfect with your pumpkin pie!)
Classic Apple Pie
Cranberry Ice Cream Pie
Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
Dutch Apple Pie
Dutch Apple Pie Bars
Fig and Almond Cheesecake
Fig and Walnut Biscotti
Gingered Carrot Cake Cookies
Grandma’s Ambrosia Salad
Homemade Caramel Apples
Italian Walnut Pillow Cookies (these were one of my Grandma’s Thanksgiving traditions)
Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Maple-Walnut Fudge
Maple-Walnut Ice Cream
Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin Blondies
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Butter Icing
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
Pumpkin Fudge
Pumpkin Ice Cream
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie Bars
Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal Crumb Bars
Pumpkin Roll
Pumpkin Seed Brittle with Vanilla Bean and Cardamom
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Maple-Cream Cheese Filling
Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dip
Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake Pie
Skillet Apple Crisp
Snickerdoodle Biscotti
Soft and Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies
Sweet Potato Pie
Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes
Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake
Turtle Cheesecake
Zia Lena’s Date Bar Cookies

Leftovers?!

Thanksgiving Leftovers Casserole
Turkey, Mushroom & Wild Rice Soup
Turkey Pot Pie
Turkey Tetrazzini

What are your favorite Thanksgiving dishes? Any recipe requests?