Wake Up Your Thanksgiving Table by These Creative Side Dishes

You have got the turkey all set to go — so what do you do for sides? Most of us know the drill: sweet potatoes (or do you call them yams?), mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, cranberries, and, for some of us, it’s not Thanksgiving without having green bean casserole! But if you want a bit of “zip” this year, here are some excellent tips for varying these sides from Far better Properties and Gardens (bhg.com). Try candied orange sweet potatoes (the very same great taste, significantly less sugary, and with a tang of citrus) — or sweet potato fritters with a dipping sauce. Attempt stuffing produced with challah, fennel, and dried fruit, butternut squash, or caramelized onions and Capocollo rye bread. Yes, these flavors are all more than the map…and that is only the beginning.

How about glazed carrots with pistachios? The extra crunch will be a welcome addition. Mashed potatoes take on a complete new aura in a recipe with blue cheese and garlic and you may just turn green bean casserole haters’ heads with cheesy green beans and fennel, a 2-tone bean salad with hazelnuts and parmesan, or roasted green beans with beets, feta, and walnuts. Speaking of beets, dress them up with a touch of brown sugar and poach them in red wine: immediate pizzazz. Place collectively a cranberry relish and you’ll not only have anything great for Thanksgiving dinner, but a handy condiment for sandwiches afterward or forego the cranberry sauce in favor of a cranberry-quince jelly. The choices are wide: with some 30+ recipes from bhg.com, you just may well discover a new loved ones preferred.

Wake Up Your Thanksgiving Table by These Creative Side Dishes