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Thanksgiving Ideas and Tips

8 Creative Ways to Serve Your Thanksgiving Turkey

Change things up this year and try out some of these creative and tasty ways to prepare your main dish.

Turkey Day for the Kids

Have your Thanksgiving meal pass the toughest test, the kids table. Check out these kid-friendly meal ideas that will have these critics licking their fingers.

Traditional Thanksgiving Decor With a Twist

Discover our elegant, DIY Thanksgiving decoration tutorials and more.

Better than what
Mom Used to Make

No Thanksgiving meal is complete without dessert, and these dessert will have all pie lovers in awe. Try out one of these pie recipes and impress your guests with your awesome dessert skills.

Thanksgiving Vegetarian Style!

Have to prepare a vegetarian Thanksgiving meal? Don't stress, there are tons of tasty recipes out there that's sure to please everyone. Check out a few our favorites.

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Hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner

For many Americans, Thanksgiving is all about the three Fs - food, family and football. Most family feasts are filled with traditional Thanksgiving recipes passed down from one generation to the next, but we've revisited the classics and bet they'll be welcome at your big dinner. Vegetarian Thanksgiving dishes are always a must and clever Thanksgiving cupcakes are always welcome alongside the pie at dessert.

While the turkey and other foods will probably take center stage, be sure to check out our ideas for Thanksgiving crafts and decorations to add some more festivity to your celebration!

Tip

What to Make with Thanksgiving Leftovers

Chances are you've got plenty of Thanksgiving leftovers to make use of post-feast. We've rounded up some delicious recipes to use up those veggies and turkey without feeling like you're eating Thanksgiving dinner all over again.

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Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Tips & Recipes

Looking to go gluten-free for Thanksgiving this year? We've put together some helpful tips and collected some popular gluten-free Thanksgiving recipes to help you host a feast that's delicious and safe for all!

Story

Celebrating Thanksgiving with My Big Italian Family

Some Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with lots of turkey and pie. In Michele's Italian-American family, there's a bit more to it. Check out the feast only a big Italian family could mix up!

Inspiration

8 Most Creative Ways to Cook a Turkey

Try these creative ways to spice up your turkey this year from a yummy apple cider brine to a bacon covered turkey or try a spicy buffalo bird to really wow your guests!

Real Party

Thanksgiving Pie Exchange Party

Before the family comes over for the big Thanksgiving feast, get the girls together for a pie exchange party. We've got the easy tips and ideas to inspire just such a fall celebration without adding any more stress or work to your holiday to-do list.

Inspiration

Perfect Pies for Your Thanksgiving Feast

Thanksgiving dessert wouldn't be complete without pie, right? While we're certainly serving this traditional dessert recipe at our feasts this year, we're getting creative with how we do it. Check out our gallery of perfect pies for Thanksgiving to find the recipe that's just right for your family feast!

Decoration

Traditional Thanksgiving Decorations with a Twist

This year we're revamping our Thanksgiving traditions with these natural decor ideas and Thanksgiving recipes. Inspired by the colors and design of our Pear Tree Greetings invitation, the look of our feast shouts fall harvest with a modern twist.

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Mason Jar Holiday Gifts

Thanksgiving Table Game Idea

Pumpkin Parfaits

Spiced Holiday Nuts

Recipe

Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes

While it may be all about the turkey at some tables, we bet everyone's holiday celebration will taste a whole lot more delicious with the addition of some of our favorite vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes. Click through to make sure you won't forget recipes like pumpkin risotto or wild mushroom stuffing at this year's Thanksgiving feast!

Activity

Make a Kid-Friendly Thanksgiving Family Dinner

If you spend Thanksgiving Day scrambling from one house to another with young kids in tow, chances are you'll have a tough time actually celebrating the holiday. Why not plan a kid-friendly Thanksgiving dinner at your own home in the days leading up to Turkey Day? We've got the tips to pull it off here.

Story

My Family's Non-Traditional Thanksgiving Traditions

While popular movies might paint Thanksgiving dinner as a picture perfect family feast, the reality for many American families' Thanksgiving traditions are much different. Read our Contributor Karen Perkins' nontraditional approach to celebrating the all-American holiday and why she wouldn't trade it for anything.

Round Up

Thanksgiving Cookies

Decorate your cookies with the colors and flavors of Thanksgiving! Bake some bite-sized turkeys or mix up some mini pilgrim hats and turn any ordinary sweet into a fun and festive treat.

Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies

Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving Cookies

Cute Cornucopia Cookies for Thanksgiving

Pilgrim Hat Cookies

Cinnamon Streusel Shortbread

Drink

Tasty & Toasty Thanksgiving Cocktails & Mocktails

Liquify the flavors of fall with these tasty Thanksgiving cocktails and mocktails! You can skip the hours of baking desserts by mixing up some sweet and festive cocktails. Bottoms up!

Dessert Recipes

Thanksgiving Desserts Recipes

Thanksgiving is your time to let warm, fall ingredients shine. These dessert recipes use favorites like pumpkin, brandy, and spices to bring a fall flair to your table.

Pumpkin Parfaits

Raspberry Brownie Trifle in a Jar Dessert Recipe

Pumpkin Flan with Cinnamon Whipped Topping

Chocolate Amaretto Biscotti

Irish Cream Bread Pudding with a Saucy Creme Anglaise

Cupcakes

Thanksgiving Cupcakes

Cupcakes have taken the dessert world by storm over the past few years - tell the pie to move over this year and let them take over your Thanksgiving dessert spread. We have some fun and easy Thanksgiving cupcakes that even the kids can help make!

Festive Pumpkin Cupcakes

Ginger Orange Cupcakes

Pea Lime Cupcakes

Inspiration

Toddler Thanksgiving Crafts

Teach your little aspiring artist about Thanksgiving with these easy and fun Thanksgiving toddler crafts. From a turkey hat to a DIY Thanksgiving dinner placement, they'll love celebrating Turkey Day with these ideas.

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Thanksgiving Decorations

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Booze-O-Meter

Use this helpful calculator to find out just how many party beverages you need!

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Sweet Treats are on the Way

Get creative with treat time with our Creative Desserts Crate. Cake pops, candy coating and chocolate flavored envelopes make this our sweetest Crate yet!

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