Get the best recipe for traditional, classic bread stuffing for your family's Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, with directions for regional variations around the United States.
Tag: Thanksgiving
Classic Bread Stuffing
Chicken Stock
(How to make chicken stock, with variations)
Chicken stock, or chicken broth, is a kitchen basic in many cuisines. Find out how to make chicken stock for recipes from around the world.
Candied Sweet Potatoes
(American sugar-baked sweet potatoes)
Also called sweet potato casserole, candied sweet potatoes are a favorite dish in many American households at Thanksgiving and Easter, especially children.
Brussels Sprouts Gratin
(English roasted Brussels sprouts with cheese sauce)
Brussels sprouts get a bad rap. Undercooked they can be bitter. Overcooked they turn into nasty mush. But if you cook them just right they have a tender, nutty sweetness that will make you a convert.
Baked Country Ham
(American Southern roasted ham)
Country hams are an old tradition in the American South. Fresh pork legs are salt-cured, sometimes smoked, and then dry aged for several months.
New York Cheesecake
(American Mid-Atlantic cream cheese dessert)
Rich and creamy. Dense yet light. A late-night favorite of the Golden Girls. Cheesecake is an iconic American dessert.
Wild Rice Pilaf
(Canadian-American wild grain pilaf)
Wild rice is not a true rice, rather a type of grass seed that grows wild in the Upper Midwest section of the United States and in central Canada.
Roast Turkey with Pan Gravy
(American holiday turkey)
Roast turkey is so central to American Thanksgiving that the holiday is often referred to as Turkey Day. The two-step roasting method in this recipe produces a golden-brown turkey with tender, moist breast meat.
Pumpkin Pie
(American pumpkin pastry dessert)
Like roast turkey and cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie is an essential part of any American Thanksgiving meal.
Pavo Salvadoreño
(Salvadoran roast turkey with sauce)
Pavo, or turkey, is a popular Christmas meal in El Salvador. Salvadoran immigrants to the U.S. often serve it for Thanksgiving as well.