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California Thanksgiving

A California Thanksgiving is refreshingly rustic, inviting and grounded in timeless favorites that celebrate farm to table cooking.

This holiday season, strike the perfect balance between classic and contemporary with our best recipes for roast turkey, brussels sprouts, cranberry sauce and more.

A large, blue enamel baking tray filled with cornbread stuffing on a marble tabletop.

California Thanksgiving | Fall and Winter | Sides

Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage, Sage and Chestnuts

A white speckled ceramic bowl filled with thinly sliced brussels sprouts salad, grated cheese and a silver spoon.

California Thanksgiving | Fall and Winter | Salads

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Walnuts, Pecorino and Honey-Dijon Dressing

A mason jar filled with broth.

California Thanksgiving | Chicken and Turkey Recipes | Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Soup

Holiday Turkey Stock

Creamy, smashed potatoes with sour cream and whole garlic cloves in a pot.

California Thanksgiving | Sides | Vegetables

Smashed Red Potatoes with Roasted Garlic and Rosemary

Roasted squash on a platter with sage and butter.

California Thanksgiving | Fall and Winter | Sides | Vegetables | Vegetarian

Caramelized Honey Nut Squash with Sage Brown Butter

A bowl of potato purée on a white tablecloth.

California Thanksgiving | Sides | Vegetables

Pommes Purée–Iconic French Mashed Potatoes

A bowl of sweet potatoes with am antique cast iron serving spoon.

California Thanksgiving | Fall and Winter | Sides | Vegetables

Maple-Mascarpone Whipped Sweet Potatoes

A blue and white antique platter filled with glossy roasted carrots with maple glaze.

California Thanksgiving | Fall and Winter | Sides | Vegetables | Vegetarian

Maple-Ginger Glazed Carrots

A blue bowl filled with orange, pureed soup, toasted croutons and a drizzle of olive oil.

California Thanksgiving | Fall and Winter | Soup

Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup with Buttery Croutons

A white oval platter filled with golden-brown roasted oyster mushrooms and crispy sage leaves, two white handled serving spoons lay on the side of the platter.

California Thanksgiving | Fall and Winter | Sides

Sautéed Oyster Mushrooms with Brown Butter and Sage

A white oval platter with roasted leeks and olive oil.

California Thanksgiving | Healthy Recipes | Sides | Spring Recipes

Olive Oil Roasted Leeks

a close up of a white pan filled with green bean casserole with a silver spoon

California Thanksgiving | Sides | Vegetables

Creamy Green Bean Casserole

two roasted turkey breasts thinly sliced on an oval serving platter surrounded but citrus, herbs and persimmons

California Thanksgiving | Chicken and Turkey Recipes | Dinner | Fall and Winter | Recipes

Roasted Turkey Breast with Garlic Herb Butter

Creamed Onion Gratin

California Thanksgiving | Fall and Winter | Sides | Vegetables

Creamed Onion Gratin

A small bowl of cornbread pudding on a marble tabletop.

California Thanksgiving | Sides

Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread Pudding

A bowl of cooked, halved brussels sprouts.

California Thanksgiving | Fall and Winter | Pork | Sides | Vegetables

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Vinaigrette

Root Vegetable Mash with Caramelized Leeks

California Thanksgiving | Fall and Winter | Recipes | Sides | Vegetables

Root Vegetable Mash with Caramelized Leeks

A wooden salad bowl filled with salad.

California Thanksgiving | Fall and Winter | Healthy Recipes | Recipes | Salads

Kale Salad with Delicata Squash, Goat Cheese and Dates

The Best Gluten-Free Pumpkin Bread

California Thanksgiving | Dessert | Fall and Winter | Gluten-Free | Recipes

The Best Gluten-Free Pumpkin Bread

Gluten-Free Apple Crisp

California Thanksgiving | Dessert | Fall and Winter | Gluten-Free | Recipes

Gluten-Free Apple Crisp

A close up cross-section of baked pie crust showing lots of individual flaky layers.

California Thanksgiving | Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Dessert | Recipes

Perfect Flaky Pie Crust (Two Methods)

a white bowl filled with Cacio e Pepe Mashed Cauliflower

California Thanksgiving | Healthy Recipes | Recipes | Sides

Cacio e Pepe Mashed Cauliflower

a table setting with a white table cloth, a whole roasted turkey, a glass off red wine and a baking dish with savory bread pudding

California Thanksgiving | Fall and Winter | Recipes | Sides

Savory Bread Pudding with Sausage and Sage

French Green Beans with Caramelized Shallots

California Thanksgiving | Fall and Winter | Recipes | Sides | Vegetables

French Green Beans with Caramelized Shallots

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