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27 Thanksgiving Dinner Alternatives to Turkey
Cooking
Serve your mashed potatoes with brisket bourguignon, your green beans with pumpkin-cheddar strata—or (scandal!) skip the “traditional” holiday trimmings altogether.
31 Thanksgiving Desserts to Cap Your Holiday Feast
Recipes
Like caramel layer cake and a colossal bowl of chocolate mousse.
31 Thanksgiving Cakes to Wow the Table
Cooking
Like a pecan-topped mochi cake, an apple-cider-soaked loaf, and a custardy pumpkin Basque cheesecake.
53 Thanksgiving Side Dishes That’ll Outshine the Turkey
Cooking
Brown-butter brussels sprouts, green beans in Parmesan dressing, and more reasons to dub the day “Sidesgiving.”
Behold! Our Easiest Thanksgiving Dinner Menu Yet
Cooking
Feeling a little out of practice when it comes to holiday hosting? Us too.
Thanksgiving Dinner for One
Recipes
All the elements of a classic Thanksgiving feast, conveniently portioned just for one, including your own mini sweet potato casserole. Because dining alone shouldn't mean you miss out on all the holiday favorites.
4 Simple Dinners For the Days Leading Up to Thanksgiving
Recipes
Hold the turkey and mashed potatoes...for at least a few days.
24 Thanksgiving Cookies Just as Festive as Pie
Cooking
Like caramel apple cookies and pumpkin-spiced chocolate chip cookies.
Turkey and Stuffing Meatballs
A holiday on a sheet pan—with green beans, potatoes, and cranberry sauce.
37 Thanksgiving Appetizers Worth Showing Up Early For
Recipes
Make-ahead dips, flaky cheese twists, and more starters to nibble while the turkey takes her time.
31 Thanksgiving Pies Worth a Second Slice at Breakfast
Cooking
Bourbon-caramel apple, marshmallow-butterscotch, cranberry meringue, and more reasons to save room for dessert.
21 Easy Weeknight Dinners for November
Recipes
Like creamy fondue beans, stuffing-crusted fish, and more cozy meals for chilly nights.
Our Best Thanksgiving Yet
Cooking
Gravy-braised turkey, the brightest collards in the world, all-dressed-up cornbread, and more recipes and advice (even some table manners) from decades of Test Kitchen wisdom.
Dining Out on Thanksgiving? Here’s How to Be the Best Guest Ever
Restaurants
Eating out on a holiday isn’t the same as every other day of the year. Industry experts explain.

Andrea Strong

Making Memories While Entertaining This Thanksgiving
Culture
In her November 2024 letter, editor in chief Jamila Robinson reflects on how to make the holiday meaningful.

Jamila Robinson

Our Best Thanksgiving Yet
Culture
In her Thanksgiving letter, editor in chief Jamila Robinson reflects on the traditions that bring us together

Jamila Robinson

Thanksgiving App

Bon Appétit

A Classic Thanksgiving Menu
Cooking
Eight holiday favorites, plus a plan to get ahead.

Hana Asbrink

Claire and Brad Make the Perfect Thanksgiving Pie
Claire Saffitz and Brad Leone know that after turkey and stuffing, a Thanksgiving meal is judged on its pies. Guests, all of whom have saved room in their stomachs, will ask: 'What type of pies did the hosts provide? What was the quality of the crust? Was this pumpkin pie pumpkin-y enough?' Claire and Brad want you to pass your guests' pie grading, so they've endeavored to make the perfect Thanksgiving pie. Check out the final recipe here: https://fresh-shape.today/recipe/pecan-rye-pumpkin-pie%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-RIFgn jsPKbl SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-ilztYA cpHIzM search_result_item-6373b445ef9fdc4df5ae94d2">
6 Pro Chefs Make Their Favorite Thanksgiving Sides
Join Chris Morocco, Kendra Vaculin, Shilpa Uskokovic, Hana Asbrink, Rachel Gurjar, and Brad Leone in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as they each make their favorite Thanksgiving side dishes.

Read more: 89 Thanksgiving Side Dishes That’ll Outshine the Turkey
Kendra Makes Thanksgiving Stuffing Biscuits
Join Kendra Vaculin in the Bon Appétit test kitchen as she demonstrates how to make stuffing biscuits - just in time for the holidays. All the herby and aromatic flavors of a classic Thanksgiving stuffing—sage, rosemary, fennel seed, oniony scallion–are packed into this tender biscuit.
Claire & Christina Try to Make the Perfect Thanksgiving Sides
In the world of Thanksgiving sides, there is a plethora of options, so deciding on which ones to make for your feast can be challenging. That's why Claire Saffitz and Christina Chaey are here to up your Thanksgiving side dish game. Check out the recipes here: https://fresh-shape.today/story/making-perfect-thanksgiving-sides
Maple Butter-Glazed Turkey That Will Upgrade Your Thanksgiving
Join Chris Morocco in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he makes his maple-butter-glazed turkey recipe.

Get the recipe: Maple-Butter-Glazed Turkey
The BA Test Kitchen Makes the Perfect Thanksgiving Meal - The Finale
This is it. Bringing it all together. Brad, Claire, Rick, Carla, Andy, Chris, Molly and Christina have striven over the last few weeks to create the perfect component parts of a Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, sides, pie. Now they're here to bring it all together in the finale and make a (mostly) absolutely perfect Thanksgiving meal.