This irresistible combination of sweet, salt, and crunch is the perfect starter to your Thanksgiving menu.

To prime everyone's palate for creative comfort food, serve a hearty, piping-hot cauliflower and roasted garlic soup garnished with cauliflower florets for your first course at Thanksgiving this year.

This beautiful turkey is full of flavor and will garner rave reviews from all of your guests.

There's no need to add salt to gravy made from a brined turkey. This Riesling gravy is the perfect complement to our roasted brined turkey.

This recipe makes a generous amount of stuffing. If the entire batch doesn't fit (loosely packed) inside the turkey, bake the leftovers in a separate dish.

You can make this tart, ruby-red relish up to three days ahead of the feast.

The sweetness of this dish is offset by the spiciness of the chili powder.

Roasting lends richness and depth of flavor to the Brussels sprouts. Kimchi, a spicy mix of pickled and fermented vegetables, perks up the dish while lending a bit of heat.

Caramelizing the onions adds another layer of flavor to this recipe.

The longer the pearl onions cook, the sweeter and more caramelized they will become.

This creamed spinach dish will surely become a staple on your Thanksgiving table.

No Thanksgiving feast is complete without mashed potatoes. This recipe is creamy and warming -- the perfect side dish for a chilly fall day.

This delicious recipe makes the perfect side dish to your Thanksgiving feast.

A stunning fall tart with a towering frangipane filling is crowned with cranberry jewels.

Pears take on an eye-catching crimson cast when poached with vibrant cranberries. Their pleasing tartness can be countered by a sliver of rich goat cheese or a dollop of creme fraiche or yogurt.

Overlapping disks of pate brisee top a highly spiced apple pie. Your guests will love the look -- and taste -- of this Thanksgiving dessert.

Our "pumpkin pie" cheesecake is rich with cream cheese and sour cream over a cookie crust. But its highlights are whorls of butternut squash puree (milder and a hint sweeter than standard pumpkin filling).

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