Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup

I’ll let you in on a little Thanksgiving secret: I’m not cooking this year. I know, I know, this is a serious foodie sin. But hear me out.

We’re staying in New Jersey for the holiday. And I just don’t see the point of cooking a massive amount of food (because I’m sorry, I don’t know how to cook Thanksgiving without going big) for two people. Sure, we have friends, but they’ve all got plans. And I am actually really looking forward to letting someone else handle the cooking just this one holiday.

We’re excited to head over to Casey and Dan’s for a little dessert smorgasbord in the afternoon, but before that, it’s just me and my guy, some wine and a menu prepared by Maggiano’s Restaurant.

Thanksgiving also happens to be the day after our wedding anniversary (yes, we were married on a Wednesday!), so it’s a treat that we’re spending the day alone to celebrate each other.

While I am looking forward to it, I wouldn’t have chosen Maggiano’s if they hadn’t had all my Thanksgiving day favorites on their set menu. There’s no way I’m spending Thanksgiving without green bean casserole or pumpkin pie.

Last year I cooked for my whole family, a mostly gluten free and dairy free feast to accommodate Lucas (it’s really not hard as almost all of foods we traditionally eat for Thanksgiving are naturally one or both), and I am planning to do so again next year. Nothing if not prepared, I’ve gathered for you a few of the recipes I will be featuring on our table next Thanksgiving.

Photo Courtesy of SimpleBites	A Beautiful Turkey (4 Ways) By Aimee of Simple Bites
Photo Courtesy of The Little Kitchen	Perfect Mash Potatoes By Julie of The Little Kitchen
Photo Courtesy of The Sensitive Pantry	Fabulous Cornbread Stuffing From Nancy at The Sensitive Pantry
Photo Courtesy of My Kitchen Addiction	Tart and Tangy Homemade Cranberry Sauce By Jen from My Kitchen Addiction
Photo Courtesy of TidyMom	Wild Rice Stuffing, for a delicious twist From Cheryl at TidyMom
	My favorite way to eat carrots and parsnips By Me!
Photo Courtesy of Brown Eyed Baker	My Favorite Green Bean Casserole Recipe Thanks to Michelle Brown Eyed Baker
Photo Courtesy of Fake Ginger	Incredible Green Beans and Bacon with Candied Pecans By Amanda from Fake Ginger
Photo Courtesy of GoodLife{Eats}	Delicious Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls From Katie at GoodLife{Eats}
Photo Courtesy of Food for My Family	Black Bottom Maple Pumpkin Pie From the ever-creative Shaina of Food for My Family via Simple Bites
Photo Courtesy of My Baking Addiction	Iconic Pumpkin Roll By Jamie from My Baking Addiction
Photo Courtesy of Sugarcrafter	Pecan Pie without the Pecans By the simply brilliant Tracy at Sugarcrafter
Photo Courtesy of Good. Food. Stories.	The Perfect Dry Cider Recommendations by Casey at Good. Food. Stories.

I am so thankful for the wonderful friends and readers Bluebonnets & Brownies has brought into my life.

A happy Thanksgiving to each of you.

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