Easy Thanksgiving Menu

Step 1

Easy make-ahead cranberry sauce can be made a few days in advance and stored in the refrigerator

Step 2

Soups all reheat really well on the stove or microwave (roasted butternut squash soup, creamy cauliflower and garlic soup, and butternut squash and apple soup with toasted croutons)

Step 3

Salad components can be prepared in advance and stored separately, however, don't add the dressing until just before serving (apple walnut salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette, roasted brussels sprouts salad with dijon vinaigrette, and winter kale salad with apple cider vinaigrette)

Step 4

Creamy mashed potato, savoury mashed sweet potatoes, and creamy garlic mashed cauliflower reheat well on the stove or microwave.

Step 5

Garlic cheddar biscuits, easy cornbread muffins and easy homemade biscuits reheat well in the microwave or oven.

Step 6

Classic baked macaroni and cheese reheats well in the oven.

Step 7

Classic Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, classic old fashioned pecan pie, chopped pecan pie, pumpkin pie bundt cake with cream cheese glaze, butternut squash "pumpkin" bread, soft and chewy white chocolate cranberry walnut cookies, soft and chewy peanut butter cookies, and jam-filled thumbprint cookies with almond glaze can be stored at room temperature overnight.

Step 8

Roast turkey and classic homemade turkey gravy.

Step 9

Cranberry walnut apple stuffing is best served from the oven.

Step 10

Salad components can be prepared in advance, but should be assembled and tossed with dressing right before serving (apple walnut salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette, roasted brussels sprouts salad with dijon vinaigrette, and winter kale salad with apple cider vinaigrette)

Step 11

Hasselback potatoes and herb-roasted sweet potatoes are best and crispiest when served from the oven.

Step 12

Easy roasted brussels sprouts, 10-minute nutty green beans, maple roasted brussels sprouts and butternut squash, easy garlic and herb roasted carrots, and oven-roasted corn on the cob with garlic butter are best served from the oven.

Step 13

Quick and easy dinner rolls are best served from the oven.

Step 14

Individual apple crisp is best served from the oven.