From appetizers to desserts: 94 Thanksgiving recipes

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From appetizers to desserts: 94 Thanksgiving recipes

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By Isabella Sayyah

Nov. 6, 2014

If Thanksgiving is the classic American food holiday, pumpkin pie is the classic ending for it. Give this one a try.

Classic pumpkin pie

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves 8

Brussels sprouts braised with bacon and chestnuts

40 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Frico with fennel-apple slaw

Frico with fennel-apple slaw

30 minutes

Serves 4 as a first course or appetizer

Fresh mincemeat pie

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 8 to 10

Roast hedgehog potatoes

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Roast turkey with wild mushrooms

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves 8 to 10

Thomas Keller's chocolate bouchons.

Chocolate bouchons

45 minutes

Makes 12 bouchons

Chocolate and pink peppercorn meringues.

Chocolate and pink peppercorn meringues

50 minutes

Makes about 3 dozen meringues

Whole-grain mustard rolls

1 hour

Makes 2 dozen rolls

Braised red cabbage with toasted hazelnuts

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 8 to 10

Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes With Fried Sage

40 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Roasted pumpkin salad

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 8 to 10

Pumpkin cake with sour cream ganache

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves 12 to 16

Pumpkin seed stuffing with chorizo

1 hour 40 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Dungeness crab spring rolls with endive and almonds

40 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Warm barley and kale salad with roasted pears and candied prosciutto

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 8 to 10

Creamy mushroom ragout over sweet potato cake on a plate with roast turkey.

Creamy mushroom ragout over sweet potato cakes

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 8 to 12

Pissaladiere with spiced ricotta, radicchio and poached apricots

2 hours 30 minutes

Makes 24 pieces

Recipe: Pear-blackberry pie

Pear-blackberry pie

2 hours

Serves 6 to 8

Two Thanksgiving traditions in one pie.

Apple-cranberry pie

1 hour 45 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Chestnut-celery root puree

45 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Cranberry orange cornmeal cake

1 hour 40 minutes

Serves 18

Recipe: Broccoli and roasted garlic soup

Broccoli and roasted garlic soup

1 hour

Serves 6 to 8

Mushroom and cheese calzones

2 hours

Serves 2 1/2 dozen

Plantain empanadas with chipotle crema

2 hours

Makes 30 empanadas

Romesco with grilled bread, spring onions and shrimp

45 minutes

Serves 4 to 8

Dungeness crab salad with apples and curried mayonnaise

25 minutes

Serves 6

Recipe: Pumpkin pie ice cream with pecan praline

Pumpkin pie ice cream with pecan praline

25 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

This savory take on bread pudding is studded with chanterelle mushrooms. Recipe: Chanterelle-sage bread pudding

Chanterelle-sage bread pudding

1 hour

Serves 6 to 8

Intertwined rosemary and black pepper breads

2 hours 35 minutes

Makes 24 slices

Sweet potato puree with hazelnut souffle top

1 hour 40 minutes

Serves 6

Recipe: Peppery roasted squash

Peppery roasted squash

35 minutes

Serves 8

Glazed cipollini with pancetta

45 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Spiced pumpkin soup in roasted pumpkins

2 hours

Serves 12

Squash baked with sage and chile butter

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 8

Chioggia beet salad with horseradish creme fraiche

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 8

Kabocha squash creme caramel

3 hours 40 minutes

Serves 12

Maury Rubin's pumpkin pie takes a brilliant approach to crust. Recipe: Maury Rubin's pumpkin pie

Maury Rubin's pumpkin pie

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves 12

Cheddar and sage are a match made in heaven in this corn bread.

Cheddar-sage cornbread

1 hour

Serves 9 to 12

LOS ANGELES - THURSDAY, November 07, 2019: Meyer Lemon Green Beans. Food Stylist by Ben Mims / Julie Giuffrida and propped by Samantha Margherita at Proplink Tabletop Studio in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, November 07, 2019. (Leslie Grow / For the Times)

Meyer lemon green beans

20 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

104277.FO.1110.Thanks.Turkey--Pan-roasted Heritage Turkey

Heritage bird with spice rub and herbs

4 hours

Serves 10 to 12 with leftovers

Stuffing is an excellent canvas for creativity. Start with bread cubes, add aromatics for subtle flavoring and liquid to keep it moist. Recipe: Chestnut-sage stuffing

Chestnut-Sage Stuffing

30 minutes

Makes enough for a 16-pound turkey (7 cups)

Creamy mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving.

Creamy mashed potatoes

30 minutes

Serves 10 to 12

Boyd, Eric –– – 104277.FO.1110.Thanks.stuffing––Chestnut stuffing

Sweet potato gratin

1 hour 20 minutes

Serves 10 to 12

Recipe: Classic apple pie

Classic apple pie

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 8

104277.FO.1110.Thanks.Relish-Cranberry-tangerine relish

Cranberry-tangerine relish

10 minutes

Serves 12

Potatoes, cream and wild mushrooms, how could it be bad? Recipe: Potato gratin forestiere

Potato gratin forestiere

1 hour 50 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

We will be photographing our big Thanksgiving issue in the corporate side. We will photo all the recipes for the dinner along with additional photos of wine to go along with the dinner for the wine story. Recipes is: Shrimp and avocado salsa.

Shrimp with avocado salsa

55 minutes

Makes 12 canapes

Triple silken pumpkin torte. Recipe here.

Triple silken pumpkin torte

2 hours 15 minutes

Serves 8 to 10

Al Seib x77020 –– – 073506.FO.1113.Food.15.ALS–– A meal to linger over will be the theme for Thursday s Thanksgiving dinner to be shot on location in West Adams area. The idea is to do a themed edition from the turkey to athe wine to the appetizers that will be served in the kitchen to the after–dinner drind Calvados. Sweet potato pie with pecan streusel.

Sweet potato pie with pecan streusel

1 hour

Serves 8

Pear frangipane tart

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 8

Makes it worth roasting turkey even when it's not Thanksgiving. Recipe: Rosemary-Meyer lemon turkey with wilted escarole

Rosemary-Meyer lemon turkey with wilted escarole

4 hours

Serves 8

Isn't it always time for deviled eggs? Recipe: Sun-dried-tomato-stuffed eggs

Sun-dried-tomato-stuffed eggs

Active work time: 25 minutes Total preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Makes 24 eggs

Pecan pie

Active work time: 20 minutes Total preparation time: 1 hour plus 2 1/2 hours chilling

Serves 8

Recipe: Fuyu persimmon salad with cumin-lime vinaigrette

Fuyu persimmon salad with cumin-lime vinaigrette

40 minutes

Serves 8

LOS ANGELES, CA.,OCTOBER 25, 2017--recipes for 7 classic Thanksgiving dishes: turkey gravy. (Kirk McKoy /Los Angels Times)

Turkey gravy

Active work time: 20 minutes Total preparation time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Makes 2 cups gravy

Mom Parsons' cranberries

15 minutes

Makes 2 1/2 cups

Recipe: Raw turnip and rutabaga salad with watercress

Raw turnip and rutabaga salad with watercress

30 minutes

Serves 8

Whole-wheat blini with green olive tapenade

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 12 to 14

Rich, hearty and perfect for Meatless Monday.

Creamy mushroom and roasted onion soup

40 minutes

Serves 8

Cream of parsnip soup with crisp-fried pancetta

1 hour 35 minutes

Serves 6

Spiced olives are a perfect addition to any appetizer plate.

Olives with lemon and rosemary

10 minutes

Serves 12

LOS ANGELES, CA-AUGUST 21, 2008: Antipasti-White bean anchovy and caper spread (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

White bean, anchovy and caper spread

10 minutes

Makes about 1 1/3 cups

Fennel with green tapenade

20 minutes

Serves 8

Recipe: Pecan brown-butter bread

Pecan brown-butter bread

1 hour 45 minutes

Makes 1 loaf, about 12 slices

113182.FO.0719.SeasonalCorn--Studio shot of Braised Corn with Chantrelles.

Braised corn with chanterelles

15 minutes

Serves 4

Recipe: Succotash

Succotash

30 minutes

Serves 2

For this pan sauce, toss in some shallots and cook until tender.

Basic deglazing sauce

15 minutes

Makes 1 cup

Pear and Apple Salad With Cranberry Vinaigrette

25 minutes

Serves 4

Recipe: Ginger scones

Rockenwagner Ginger Scones

1 hour

Makes 9 scones

Recipe: Yankee cranberry-apple crisp

Yankee Cranberry Apple Crisp

2 hours

Serves 8 to 10

Recipe: Persimmon cake with rum orange icing

Persimmon Cake With Rum Orange Icing

2 hours

Serves 20 to 24

Viennese Hazelnut Chocolate Raspberry Bars

1 hour 15 minutes

Makes 48 bars

Caramelized onions

4 hours

Makes about 2 1/2 cups

Rich and creamy kabocha squash soup gets a dash of color from tart pomegranate seeds and crunchy spicy-sweet candied pecans. Recipe: Kabocha squash soup

Kabocha squash soup with pomegranate seeds and spicy candied pecans

40 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Chocolate cardamom mousse with pound cake and raspberries

35 minutes

Serves 12 to 16

Best served warmed with whipped creme fraiche or vanilla ice cream. Recipe: Chocolate shortcakes with cherried brandies

Chocolate shortcakes with brandied cherries

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 8

Grissini (breadsticks)

55 minutes

Makes 4 dozen breadsticks

Just before serving this pumpkin pie, sprinkle some sugar over it and brulee under a hot broiler until the sugar caramelizes.

Bruleed pumpkin pie

1 hour 15 minutes

Serves 8

The ultimate turkey

3 hours

Serves 11 to 15

Ruby Port cranberry sauce

20 minutes

Makes about 2 cups

Mixed greens soup

1 hour 45 minutes

Serves 12

Roasted baby parsnips

1 hour

Serves 6 to 8

Instead of bread, how about muffins?

Cornmeal muffins with apricots and rosemary

40 minutes

Serves 12

blue cheese salad, apple-wild rice salad with blue cheese and calvados dressing. November 23, 2005. (LOS ANGELES TIMES PHOTO BY KEN HIVELY)

Apple-wild rice salad with blue cheese and Calvados dressing

25 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Red cranberries, the jewels in the Thanksgiving crown.

My father's cranberry sauce

25 minutes

Makes 6 cups

Salmon rillettes

45 minutes

Serves 10 to 12 (makes about 3 1/4 cups)

Spiced sweet potato puree

1 hour 20 minutes

Serves 10 to 12

Recipe: Roasted eggplant dip with walnuts

Roasted eggplant dip with walnuts

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves 6

Pumpkin cheesecake.

Pumpkin cheesecake

2 hours 50 minutes

Serves 8 to 12

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA., OCTOBER 25, 2016-- Gravy was served in a french styled gravy bowl of the Thanksgiving cover story with BBQ guru Adam Perry Lang who is cooking a Thanksgiving feast at his house. Turkey, fixings, pie, etc. Also doing a booze-pairing story. (Kirk McKoy / LOS ANGELES TIMES)

Adam Perry Lang's gravy

2 hours 45 minutes

Makes a scant 3 cups gravy

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA., OCTOBER 25, 2016-- Mushroom Dressing was part of theThanksgiving cover story with BBQ guru Adam Perry Lang who is cooking a Thanksgiving feast at his house. Turkey, fixings, pie, etc. Also doing a booze-pairing story. (Kirk McKoy / LOS ANGELES TIMES)

Crispy mushroom dressing with apple and sage

2 hours

Serves 8 to 10

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA., OCTOBER 25, 2016-- Cranberry Sauce was part of the Thanksgiving cover story with BBQ guru Adam Perry Lang who is cooking a Thanksgiving feast at his house. Turkey, fixings, pie, etc. Also doing a booze-pairing story. (Kirk McKoy / LOS ANGELES TIMES)

Cranberry sauce with apple flavors

25 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Recipe: Parsnips and charred radicchio

Parsnips and charred radicchio

1 hour

Serves 6 to 8

Noa Perry Lang mixes a French Salad.

French salad

15 minutes

Serves 8 to 12

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA., OCTOBER 25, 2016-- Pumpkin Pie with Maple Whip Cream was served as dessert at the Thanksgiving cover story with BBQ guru Adam Perry Lang who is cooking a Thanksgiving feast at his house. Turkey, fixings, pie, etc. Also doing a booze-pairing story. (Kirk McKoy / LOS ANGELES TIMES)

Pumpkin pie with maple whipped cream

3 hours 15 minutes

Serves 8 to 10

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