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The Holidays

the best Thanksgiving side dishes collage

The Best Thanksgiving Side Dishes

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Bacon Ranch Mashed Potatoes

the best Thanksgiving turkey recipes collage

The Best Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes

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Brussels Sprouts Gratin

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Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash

These slow cooker honey glazed carrots make the best easy side dish! Minimal prep and little effort yield delicious results. 

Easy Crockpot Honey Glazed Carrots

This Christmas cocktail recipe has Baileys, Creme de Cacao, Peppermint Schnapps, and a crushed candy cane rim. It's frothy and totally delicious!

Chocolate Peppermint Stick Cocktail

These easy, soft, and chewy peppermint chocolate brownie cookies are topped with crushed candy canes for a festive Christmas treat! They're made from Duncan Hines box mix to save time and effort during the busy holiday season. 

Peppermint Chocolate Brownie Cookies

This Christmas puppy chow mix with powdered sugar, gluten-free rice Chex cereal, and plenty of sprinkles is a fun and family-friendly holiday party recipe! You won't be able to resist snacking on it. 

Christmas Puppy Chow Recipe

The Christmas cookie cocktail - a festive holiday drink recipe that Santa (or you) will love!

Christmas Cookie Cocktail

These maple roasted carrots are a vegan side dish that's super easy to make, healthy, and incredibly delicious.

Maple Roasted Carrots

You'll love this roundup of the best soft, chewy, melt-in-your mouth Christmas sugar cookies! You'll find plenty of decorating tips (sprinkles, icing, etc.) within these 15 cookie recipes perfect for your cookie exchange.

15 Best Christmas Sugar Cookies

Delicious dirty rice dressing made with Tony Chachere's! The perfect easy holiday side dish with a Creole twist!

Dirty Rice Dressing

Quick and easy turkey noodle soup made from leftover turkey! The broth is super flavorful, healthy, and delicious.

Quick and Easy Turkey Noodle Soup

Instant Pot carrots and parsnips - a quick and simple side dish that's easily made in the electric pressure cooker. Don't own an Instant Pot? Stovetop method is also available!

Instant Pot Parsnips and Carrots

Delicious, tender, and juicy cast iron chicken - this recipe is a quick way to roast a small chicken. The chicken is perfectly seasoned and the crispy chicken skin is absolutely heavenly. 

Skillet Roasted Chicken

This honey cinnamon butternut squash recipe is perfect for fall, Thanksgiving, and/or Christmas! Tender sweet and savory roasted squash is perfectly caramelized to make the most delicious family friendly side dish.

Honey Roasted Butternut Squash

These honey butter steamed Instant Pot carrots are quick and healthy. The perfect easy electric pressure cooker side dish. Great for weeknight family meals or special occasions like Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.

Instant Pot Honey Butter Carrots

These Instant Pot mashed sweet potatoes are fluffy, creamy, and make the perfect side dish for winter, fall, a special occasion like Thanksgiving or Christmas, or whenever you want a big bowl of comfort!

Healthier Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Soft, chewy, easy 3-ingredient (chocolate chips optional) red velvet cake mix cookies are quick and delicious. Perfect for Valentine's Day, Christmas, or any occasion. Duncan Hines boxed cake mix makes the best cookies!

Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies

These maple roasted pecans are the perfect fall/winter snack! They're super easy to make and ready in under 25 minutes.

Maple Pecans Recipe

These easy white chocolate cranberry cookies are perfect for Christmas. Bake these for a holiday party or cookie exchange! They're made using yellow cake mix, so they're simple and take way less time than baking from scratch.

Easy Cranberry Cookies with White Chocolate

This white chocolate Christmas popcorn recipe is easy and festive. Perfect for Christmas parties! You can easily portion it out into bags for kids' snacks or fun and simple homemade edible Christmas gifts.

Super Easy Christmas Popcorn

These candied cashews are addictive! They make the perfect homemade gift or topping for a salad. The best part? Only 3 ingredients are needed and they're ready in 15 minutes.

15 Minute Easy Candied Cashews Recipe

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