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Cranberry Sauce
A tart, bright cranberry sauce cooked down with orange juice or Grand Marnier until thick and glossy.
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Buttered Stuffing with Leeks
A golden, crispy-topped Thanksgiving stuffing with buttery leeks, garlic, sage, and white wine soaked into torn sourdough bread.
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Karaage: Japanese Fried Chicken Thighs
Crispy Japanese fried chicken thighs marinated in soy, sake, and ginger, then dredged in cornstarch and fried to golden perfection.
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Four-Spice Salmon
Pan-seared salmon fillets crusted with toasted coriander, cloves, cumin, and nutmeg — bold, aromatic, and ready in minutes.
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Banana Pudding
Classic Southern banana pudding with a velvety vanilla custard, ripe banana slices, Nilla wafers, and a toasted meringue crown.
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Lebanese Lentils and Rice with Crisped Onions
Tender brown lentils and basmati rice simmered with warm spices, topped with deeply caramelized crispy onions and fresh scallions.
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Grilled Pastrami-Style Salmon
A center-cut salmon fillet rubbed with a pastrami-inspired spice blend of brown sugar, coriander, ginger, and allspice, then grilled to flaky perfection.
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Italian Flourless Chocolate Cake
A dense, fudgy Italian-style flourless chocolate cake made with dark chocolate and potato starch, finished with a dusting of confectioners' sugar.
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Lemon Pudding Cake
A light, airy baked pudding cake with a soufflé-like top and a custardy lemon sauce underneath, baked in a water bath.
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Double Chocolate Cookies
Deeply fudgy cookies loaded with Dutch-process cocoa and bittersweet chocolate chips, chilled overnight for an intense, brownie-like center.
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Southern Cornbread Dressing
A classic Southern dressing made with crumbled cornbread, soft white bread, sage, thyme, and rich stock — golden-edged and custardy at the center.
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Cornbread
A golden, tender skillet cornbread made with brown butter, tangy buttermilk, and a touch of maple syrup, baked in a cast-iron pan for a crispy crust.
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Vegan Mushroom Gravy
A silky, deeply savory vegan gravy built on caramelized porchini and baby portobello mushrooms thickened with flour and seasoned with soy sauce.
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Pumpkin Pie
A from-scratch pumpkin pie made with freshly roasted sugar pumpkin, warming spices, and evaporated milk, poured into a flaky homemade crust and baked until silky smooth.
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Maple-Rosemary Skillet
Golden-browned carrots and parsnips glazed with apple cider, maple syrup, and fresh rosemary in a single skillet — an easy, elegant Thanksgiving side.
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Cranberry Cherry Pie
A beloved family pie with a tart-sweet filling of cherry pie filling and whole cranberry sauce brightened with lemon and cinnamon, enclosed in a flaky double crust.
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Cornbread Dressing with Kale and Mushrooms
A hearty Thanksgiving dressing of golden cornbread cubes tossed with caramelized shiitake mushrooms, kale, sausage, and fresh sage baked until crispy on top.
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Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
A decadent Southern pie packed with chopped pecans and chocolate chips in a buttery bourbon-spiked brown sugar custard poured into a flaky pastry shell.