Brussels Sprouts in Saor is a Venetian-inspired sweet and sour side layered with sauteedonions, pine nuts, wine-soaked raisins, vinegar, and lemon. It’s a make-ahead dish that delivers acid, richness, and brightness to your Friendsgiving or holiday table.
This Classic Apple Pie is everything you want in a fall dessert: tender Honeycrisp apples, warm spices, and a deeply golden all-butter crust. Served warm with vanilla ice cream, it brings nostalgic, comforting flavor to the table – even if your pie dough isn’t perfect.
Samin Nosrat’s Fried Sage Salsa Verde and Herby Fried Shallot & Bread Crumb Crunch add brightness, texture, and big herb flavor to any Thanksgiving table. The salsa brings vinegary freshness, while the shallot crunch adds irresistible crispiness. Together, they balance rich holiday dishes and instantly elevate your Friendsgiving spread.
My grandma’s beloved corn pudding recipe, which turned out to be from a Jiffy Mix box, gets a update with serrano peppers for heat and a savory miso whipped cream topping.
This Cranberry Sauce with Quince and Bay is a bright, tart, lightly floral upgrade to the Thanksgiving classic. Fresh quince simmer with sugar, lemon, and bay before joining bursting cranberries for a sauce with real depth and complexity.
Samin Nosrat’s Oat and Honey Dinner Rolls are impossibly soft, moist, and flavorful thanks to a Tartine-inspired oat porridge folded into the dough. These rolls can be made ahead, proofed overnight, and baked fresh for Friendsgiving or any holiday meal. Perfectly golden, tender, and irresistible with salted butter.
This sheet pan stuffing delivers everything you want on a holiday table: crispy edges, a deeply golden top, a custardy center, and layers of fall flavor from Italian sausage, dried figs, and cranberries. Inspired by beloved Ina Garten classics, it’s easy, riffable, and perfect for Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving.
This 12-layer Russian Honey Cake is a true baking project, but absolutely worth the effort. Burnt wildflower honey perfumes every layer, while a dulce-de-leche cream keeps the cake light, airy, and deeply aromatic. The result is a golden, slice-and-gasp showstopper perfect for holidays.
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