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50+ Classic Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes

While the turkey is the centerpiece of your Thanksgiving meal, the side dishes can be the ones that steal the show. Everyone has their own personal favorites and traditional dishes that they make, but if you are looking for some new ideas and new ways to make old classics or something different, Food Network has put together over 50 classic Thanksgiving side dishes for you to try. Check it out!

 

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Thanksgiving: Recipes, Tips, Menus and Techniques | SAVEUR

With Halloween over it is time to start planning for that feast of feasts – Thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving does not have to be a stressful event for you if you start planning everything out well ahead of time. Do some menu planning, start stocking your pantry, get your recipes ready and there are many things you can even make ahead of time to make the day even easier. Saveur has put together all kinds of menu ideas, recipes, hints, tricks, tips and techniques that you can use to make your meal fantastic from start to finish. Check it out!

I really am hoping I can get back to having some time to post some of my own recipes soon. There has just been too much going on the last few months to keep up with blogging, but I am going to make a concerted effort to try to turn that around because I enjoy doing it. Please bare with me; I am getting there!

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Classic Recipes from Home : Traditional Childhood Recipes : Cooking Channel

Everyone has classic recipes that they have remembered from when they were a child. You certainly have things you love to make eat even today, but you may have forgotten about some of the classics from when you were younger. Cooking Channel has put together 41 classic recipes from home that are great traditional dishes that will bring you back and make you feel good. Check it out!

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26 Roasted Vegetables Recipes to Jazz Up Weeknight Dinners – Bon Appétit

My favorite way to handle nearly any type of vegetable is to roast. I think roasting vegetables really enhances the flavor of the vegetables and gives great flavor, making the perfect side dish for pork, chicken, beef or just to have the vegetables on their own. Bon Appetit has put together 26 roasted vegetables that you can try to cover just about any vegetable that you like. Check it out!

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Easy Weeknight Recipes Recipes – NYT Cooking

For most of us, weeknight dinners can prove to be pretty tricky. Very often after a long day at work or school you may not have the energy to make a meal. Throw all of the after-school activities on top and it can make everything even more challenging. NYT Cooking has put together a bunch of recipes that you can make quickly and easily that make for great weeknight dinners for you and your family. Check it out!

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Our Best Labor Day Recipes Recipes – NYT Cooking

While summer may not officially be over, Labor Day weekend does often signal the end of summer for many of us, making us want to get out and enjoy the three day weekend as much as possible before the regular routines of work and school kick back in. The weekend cries out for all kinds of grilling, cooking, parties and outdoor fun, and NYT Cooking has put together some great recipe ideas of what you can make this Labor Day weekend. Enjoy and check it out!

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Things You Should Make, Not Buy – NYT Cooking

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There are so many things today that we take for granted as just being much easier to buy than make ourselves, but the truth is many of these things are easy to make, do not take long at all, taste much better when made at home and cost a lot less to make yourself than to buy. Here are a few items put together by NYT Cooking of items you should be making at home yourself instead of buying. Give a few a try and see how easy it is and how much better things taste when you make it yourself. Check it out!

 

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28 Recipes to Make Before Summer Is Over Slideshow – Bon Appétit

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It seems like only yesterday summer was getting started and now it is almost over. Kids are going back to school, the temperatures are getting cooler and the days are getting shorter already, but we do not have to give up on summer just yet! Bon Appetit has put together 28 recipes that are perfect for making the most of summer and are recipes you still have time to make with great summer fruits and vegetables. Check it out!

 

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Cast Iron Skillet Recipes – Southern Living

Cast Iron Skillet Recipes – Southern Living.

There is nothing quite like cooking in a cast iron skillet. I have three cast iron pans now (4 if I count my grill pan) and use them for literally everything that I can from searing, sauteing, frying, deep frying, roasting, baking, broiling and more. Southern Living has 26 great cast iron skillet recipes for you for everything from breakfast to dinner, appetizers to dessert, so you can see how to cook just about anything you want in your cast iron. Check it out!

 

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Perfect Summer Picnic Fare | SAVEUR

Perfect Summer Picnic Fare | SAVEUR.

While summer is still upon us you should take the opportunity to get out and go on a nice picnic for the day. All you need is to pack up your supplies, grab a blanket and try out some of these great picnic fare recipes from Saveur and you will have everything you need to have a fun summer picnic that you will always remember. If it’s too hot or rainy, plan a picnic indoors and have some fun! Check it out!

 

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