Recipes for the week
New recipe + reader faves + Thanksgiving ideas 🌞
Happy Sunday. Today, I have a new recipe, reader faves, and a few more Thanksgiving ideas to keep you cooking all week long.
Weekend Update
On Friday, I enjoyed a little jaunt around DC. I had a great spicy margarita and then tried Love, Makoto for an excellent sushi dinner! I finally got my pumpkin upside-down cake recipe ready to share (linked below), and I’ll have lots more recipes to share before and after the holiday
Next week, I won’t actually be doing a Thanksgiving dinner. Normally, my parents would come down, but they won’t be able to this year, so I think I’m just going to enjoy a low-key day. I haven’t decided if I want to do a Thanksgiving-adjacent meal or if I want to just defy convention and make something totally different. Guess we’ll see next week!
Ok, enough for now. Let’s get into some recipes for the week!
NEW RECIPE
Pumpkin Upside-Down Cake
This pumpkin upside-down cake is frosted with the most outrageously delicious salted maple cream cheese frosting for a perfect addition to the Thanksgiving dessert table.
READER FAVES
Cranberry-Orange Upside-Down Cake
Thank you for this comment! We love it when a dessert is so good that it makes you the queen of the potluck! This cake has it all: a citrusy, moist cake, a sweet-tart cranberry layer, and the most irresistible rosemary mascarpone (or whipped cream!) topping.
Chocolate-Fig Upside-Down Cake
Another potluck success from Kirthi on Instagram! This chocolate-fig upside-down cake would also be a fantastic addition to the Thanksgiving table to satisfy the chocolate lovers. Yum!
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Woohoo! Love when a recipe breaks the scale. So happy you enjoyed this, and what a great idea to serve it with croutons. YUM. P.S.: This cream of mushroom soup is PERFECT as the base for your homemade green bean casserole.
THANKSGIVING RECIPES
How to Dry Brine a Turkey
I just made this dry-brined turkey last week, and it remains my favorite method for roast turkey.
Orange-Maple Roast Turkey
Starting a dry-brined turkey and finishing with a sweet, citrusy glaze, this turkey looks stunning and tastes amazing.
Easy Sweet Potato Purée
This easy sweet potato purée is a luxurious side dish for Thanksgiving. It’s smooth, creamy, and has just the right amount of spice.
Sour Cream and Chive Mashed Potatoes
These rich, herby sour cream and chive mashed potatoes are the perfect accompaniment to any Thanksgiving turkey or roast.
My Best Turkey Gravy
This meaty turkey neck gravy is perfect drizzled over turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, rolls…everything!
Pear-Pancetta Stuffing
A rich pear-pancetta stuffing is the sweet, salty, ultra-savory side that pairs perfectly with roasted turkey or chicken.
Gochujang Butternut Squash Purée
Creamy and spicy with an aromatic and crunchy topping, this gochujang butternut squash purée brings just the right amount of heat to the Thanksgiving table this year.
Shaved Fennel and Arugula Salad
This shaved fennel and arugula salad is dressed with an irresistible blood orange vinaigrette for a sweet, citrusy Thanksgiving side.
Easy Baked Crab Balls
These simple crab balls are a perfect appetizer for a little pre-turkey grazing.
That’s all for this week! I hope everyone has a great week ahead filled with lots of tasty food. If you make one of my recipes, please drop a comment on the post to let me know how it turns out; I’d love to hear from you! You can also respond directly to this email! Byeeeeeeee! 💖💖
-kylie
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