Are we the only ones who wait all year for Thanksgiving? Sure you could make these food for any yom tov, but there’s something about eating them all together, when there’s a chill in the air and you’ve pulled your sweaters out of the basement. It’s the only time of year your big dinner is called for 4pm, and you can’t wait! We can’t wait either. Break out your gourds, your potatoes—both sweet and white— your beans whether you call them string or green… — It’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving!
BREAD
- Vegetable Crescents by Esther Ottensoser
- Savory Monkey Bread by Sina Mizrahi
- Basic Breadsticks from the Nitra cookbook
- Pull-Apart Garlic Bread by Brynie Greisman
- Onion-Poppy Twist by Brynie Greisman
SOUP
- Butternut and Acorn Squash Soup from the Dining In cookbook
- Pumpkin Soup with Pan Fried Pumpkin Seed Crunch by Rivky Kleiman
- Roasted Sweet Potato and Apple Soup by Danielle Renov
- Smoky Butternut Squash Soup by Estee Kafra
- Hearty Roasted Vegetable Soup by Faigy Grossman
SALAD
- Cold Cut Salad with Maple Dressing by Brynie Greisman
- Caramelized Pumpkin Salad by Rivky Kleiman
- Quinoa Salad with Roasted Sweets and Beets and Tahini Silan Dressing by The Gush Gourmet
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- Mushroom Salad with Maple Vinaigrette by Estee Kafra
- Sweet Potato Salad by Rivky Kleiman
TURKEY
- Sous-Vide Lemon-Herb Turkey by Michal Frischman
- Turkey Breast with Caramelized Topping by Rivky Kleiman
- Savory Pickled Dark Turkey Roast by Rivky Kleiman
- Festive Turkey Roast by Rivky Kleiman
GREEN/ STRING BEANS
- Green Beans with Cranberry Pesto by Brynie Greisman
- String Bean Almondine from the Nitra cookbook
- String Bean Side Dish by Brynie Greisman
- Basil Glazed String Beans by Nechama Norman
SIDES
- Smoked Turkey White Bean Chili by Chanie Apfelbaum
- Maple Pumpkin Pie by Rivky Kleiman
- Crispy Coated Squash with Brandy Glaze by Rivky Kleiman
- Pastrami and Asparagus Bundles by Joodie the Foodie
- Roasted Cauliflower with Maple Sriracha Dip by Sina Mizrahi
- Crispy Baked Root Vegetables from the Dining In cookbook
- Pumpkin Bowls with Wild Rice by Estee Kafra
- Onion Pepper Relish by Faigy Grossman
- Sweet ‘n Salty Sweet Potato Pie by Michal Frischman
- Cranberry Chutney by Brynie Greisman
POTATOES
- Duck-Fry Topped Potatoes and Cauliflower by Rivky Kleiman
- Potato Leek Knish by Esther Ottensoser
- Chicken Fajita Stuffed Sweet Potatoes by Sina Mizrahi
- Sweet Potato and Kasha Casserole by Brynie Greisman
- Hasselback Beef-Fry Pecan Sweet Potatoes by Chanie Apfelbaum
- Yukon Gold Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic Mashed Potatoes by Zehava Krohn
- Herbed Potato Gratin by Rivky Kleiman
- Chipotle Mashed Potatoes by Sina Mizrahi
- Rustic Mashed Potatoes with Garlic by Chanie Apfelbaum
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- Savory Sweet Potato Tartlets by Brynie Greisman
DESSERTS, SWEETS & BEVERAGES
- Cranberry Crumb Muffins by Brynie Greisman
- Cranberry Pecan Cookies by Krystina Castella
- Autumn Spiced Hot Toddy by Chanie Nayman
- Crock-Pot Candied Pecans by Melinda Strauss
- Pumpkin Brownies by Nechama Fiddle
- Baked Apples with Maple Sauce and Walnut Crunch by Estee Kafra
- Spiced Pumpkin Dessert by Chaya Malik
- Butter Pecan Ice Cream by Brynie Greisman
- Bourbon Dark Chocolate Mousse with Salted Maple Whipped Cream by Brynie Greisman
- Fall Flavors Whipped Cream by Faigy Grossman
- Glazed Cinnamon Danish by Brynie Greisman
- Pecan Pie by Small Wonders Bake Sale
- Apple, Strawberry, and Cranberry Bake by Rivky Kleiman
- Vodka Cranberry by Chanie Nayman
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Check with your Rav before celebrating Thanksgiving… Just thought you should know that Rav Avigdor Miller ztzl said that eating turkey etc on Thanksgiving is ‘avuzrayhu d’avoda zara’, which means its not exactly avoda zara, but its close… Whilst it is not a Christian holiday, it is a church holiday…
I respectfully disagree, Thanksgiving is Secular.
HI Chani,
You are definitely not the first reader to have strong feelings about Thanksgiving, But As for Kosher.com, we have a readership Rav Moshe Feinstein, z’tzl and many others were matir Thanksgiving. We aren’t encouraging or discouraging celebrating the holiday. We have a large audience who follow Rav Moshe and many who don’t. We offer our readership this information without
suggesting how they spend their day.