Episode 42: Top 6 Thanksgiving side dishes — home cooking, entertaining, & guesting with ease!

It’s time to celebrate the richness and abundance of the season…with the best part of Thanksgiving! 

Warm…nutty…spicy…rich…toasty…we share all our favorite Thanksgiving sides that are sure to please a crowd, regardless of whether you’re hosting or joining a potluck! We’re thinking about fun flavors, contrasting textures, and balancing out your overfilling plate with everything from green beans to corn pudding, to sweet potatoes, and stuffing. We’re sharing our own personal traditions, and comparing and contrasting notes for what has to land on both our tables!

Thanksgiving is a time to feed many mouths, as well as many traditions. We can gather our nearest and dearest, and maybe a few new friends, around a table stacked with sides that are sure to inspire deeper connections and lasting memories.

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Links to recipes and favorites from this week’s show:

Potato rolls via Simply Recipes 

Pampushky rolls by Sonya

Big batch dinner rolls from King Arthur

Creamed corn with saltine crackers from Tastes of Lizzy T (similar to Kari’s version) 

Carla Lalli Music’s 3 sweet potato recipes, including our fave topped with tahini butter and lime 

Hasselbeck butternut squash by Ann Redding and Matt Danzer via Bon Appetit

Chris Morroco’s green bean casserole from scratch via Bon Appetit, or the Midwestern classic recipe from Campbell’s 

Skillet cornbread similar to Kari’s great-grandmother’s, via Grandbaby Cakes 

Louisiana Cookin’ andouille cornbread dressing

Andy Baraghani’s fennel and celery stuffing

Shaved brussels sprouts salad from Little Ferraro Kitchen 

Roasted squash with pomegranate molasses from Govind Armstrong

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Warm…nutty…spicy…rich…toasty…we share all our favorite dishes that are sure to please a crowd, regardless of whether you’re hosting or joining a Thanksgiving potluck! We’re thinking about fun flavors, contrasting textures, and balancing out your overfilling plate with everything from green beans, to corn pudding, to sweet potatoes, and stuffing. We’re sharing our own personal traditions, and comparing and contrasting notes for what has to land on both our tables (homemade dinner rolls!).

Thanksgiving is a time to feed many mouths, as well as many traditions. We can gather our nearest and dearest, and maybe a few new friends, around a table stacked with sides that are sure to inspire deeper connections and lasting memories. Tune in for more…