A full brunch instead of, or before, the afternoon dinner. The menu shape, what can be made ahead, and how to run it without it colliding with the turkey.
Celebrations
Gluten-Free Stuffing (No One Will Know It’s GF)
Gluten-free stuffing fails for a specific reason, and once you know it the fix is simple. Dry the bread harder, use less stock, and add a binder. This is the dish coeliac guests miss most.
Sourdough Stuffing (Crispy Top, Soft Interior)
Sourdough makes better stuffing than any other bread, and the reason is structural. Dry the cubes days ahead, use more stock than feels right, and bake it in a dish.
20 Friendsgiving Theme Ideas (Cuisine, Format & Constraints)
A theme is not decoration. It is a constraint that tells eight people what to bring, which is the actual problem with Friendsgiving. Here are themes that solve it.
Hosting Friendsgiving (The Complete Guide for Small Spaces)
Friendsgiving is not a small Thanksgiving. It is usually a first-time host, a small kitchen, a group who all bring something, and no obligation to cook a turkey. Play to that.
Thanksgiving Fruit Salad (Pomegranate, Citrus & Mint)
The one bright, sharp thing on a table of soft beige food. Cut it the day before, dress it at the last minute, and it will be the bowl that empties first.
25 Cute Thanksgiving Desserts (Assembly, Not Piping)
Desserts that look like turkeys, acorns and pumpkins, made by assembly rather than by skill. Nothing here requires piping, and most of it is done a day ahead.
15 Thanksgiving Breakfast Ideas (Make the Night Before)
Breakfast on Thanksgiving has to feed everyone without touching the oven or your attention. Which means it was made last night. Here is what to make and when.
Thanksgiving Food List (Complete Shopping Checklist)
Everything you need to buy, in the order you should buy it, with quantities that scale to your headcount. Printable, and organized by shopping trip rather than by dish.
15 Thanksgiving Dip Recipes (Hot, Cold & Crowd-Pleasing)
A dip is the highest ratio of crowd-pleasing to effort available on Thanksgiving. Hot ones, cold ones, sweet ones, and what to put next to them.