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Thanksgiving Meal Ideas -- From meat to leftovers with sides, dessert, and THE Mac and Cheese in the middle, this is full of ideas to make the feast of food fantastic! | thatwhichnourishes.com

The FOOD holiday is fast approaching.  You know, the one all about eating food giving thanks.  If you’re not sure what to make and/or bring to your upcoming feast, I am here to help with some favorite recipes to give you the best Thanksgiving ideas from our family’s favorites.

Of course, my viral hit recipe for THE Mac and Cheese is a great place to start! This one is the most pinned Mac and Cheese on Pinterest. Make this for your meal and win the Thanksgiving GAME!

THE Mac and Cheese -- This recipe for THE mac and cheese has been featured on several top mac and cheese lists. It is the perfect base recipe for classic mac and cheese. | thatwhichnourishes.com

Start your Thanksgiving morning being thankful for breakfast.

Skillet Pumpkin Pie Coffeecake will kickstart the beginning of Good Food Day! It’s a mix of pumpkin pie and sweet, cinnamon-y coffeecake that’ll make you so very food-happy.

Skillet Pumpkin Pie Coffeecake combines cake, pie, and cinnamon streusel goodness all in one beautiful fall dessert made in a cast iron skillet. | thatwhichnourishes.com

Or how about some Pumpkin Cream Cheese Scones that can be made ahead and frozen — ready to bake Thanksgiving morning!?

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Scones -- Pumpkin Cream Cheese Scones with maple cinnamon glaze take pumpkin scones to a whole new level with creamy cheese and a gooey glaze made with maple syrup. | thatwhichnourishes.com

If you’re still hoping to be the favorite kid, this might be the way to win the game… Buttery Dinner Rolls make everyone happy and are easier than you think!

Buttery Dinner Rolls -- Perfect, soft white dinner rolls made almost as quickly as the pre-made variety, but full of homemade goodness. | thatwhichnourishes.com

If you’re traditional like we are, you love a perfect turkey! I’ll let you in on our turkey secrets. We roast and we smoke our birds — thoroughly enjoy both — but, I’ll tell you that Mr. That Which Nourishes’ Top Secret Turkey Brine is where its at! This imparts so much flavor that is certainly not overpowering, just adds that little extra something that takes the turkey over the top! We make our turkeys a day or two ahead and then just re-warm it with its juices in a roasting pan, low and slow to serve for the big meal! This allows us to not get caught up in the dreaded turkey timing!

Mr. That Which Nourishes' Top Secret Turkey Brine -- Our favorite way to bring all the flavor to poultry! | thatwhichnourishes.com

Need a side that will knock their socks off?  Bring the bacon and cheese in Change Your Life Potatoes.  You think I’m exaggerating.  I most certainly am not.  Prepare to have your life changed!  And you can make this one ahead and bake it just before eating.

Need a whole different potato option to add to the usuals with gravy? I’ve got you covered with this elegant dish of garlicky, creamy potato goodness. Wedding Potatoes rank in the top few faves in our family!

These might be the best potatoes you've ever had! Tender, rich, garlicky, and cheesy, these decadent potatoes are simple and elegant and perfect side to your meal! |thatwhichnourishes.com

Bring this Fall Harvest Kale Salad with Maple Mustard Vinaigrette and the bowl will be clean in no time! Everyone will appreciate something fresh to go with such a rich and delicious meal!

Fall Harvest Salad -- A gorgeous Fall salad celebrating local ingredients in a non-fussy way, featuring kale, beets, and squash in a perfect balance of sweet and savory. | thatwhichnourishes.com

How about a new and most delicious recipe for sweet potatoes! Melting Sweet Potatoes were a huge hit at my son and wife’s beautiful wedding in February. They present so beautifully and the flavor and texture are elegant and decadent. (Shhhh…they’re easy as can be!)

Melting Sweet Potatoes with Maple Butter Glaze -- Sweet potatoes with caramelized edges and soft as butter centers, loaded with flavor and drizzled with a simple, gooey maple butter glaze. | thatwhichnourishes.com

Don’t like turkey?  No problem!  You can make the easiest meat you’ve ever made and wow them all!  This Best Ham Ever won’t break the bank and uses only TWO ingredients!

Best Ham Ever -- two little ingredients and you have rich, juicy ham that you'l never forget | Best Ham Ever -- two little ingredients and you have rich, juicy ham that you'l never forget | thatwhichnourishes.com

Or make a Pork Loin that simmers in its own juices in the crock pot all day or overnight.

Perfect Pork Loin -- tender, savory pork loin made perfectly in the crock pot with just a few ingredients | thatwhichnourishes.com

Mom asked you to bring jello, hey?  They will beg for this recipe for Cranberry Cheesecake Fluff. Marshmallows, bits of tart cranberries, and pineapple nestled in a fluffy pile of cream cheese and homemade whipped cream.  How can you possibly go wrong with that?

Cranberry Cheesecake Fluff -- Marshmallows, bits of tart cranberries, and pineapple nestled in a fluffy pile of cream cheese and homemade whipped cream. | thatwhichnourishes.com

Creamed Corn is a crowd favorite for sure!  This is our Dreamy Creamed Corn, and you will take corn to a whole new buttery level with this recipe!

Dreamy Creamed Corn -- Just like the title says, this is my version of that bbq place side that we all love! | thatwhichnourishes.com

Or make little individual desserts that taste much like pumpkin pie, but with a lot less fuss with Mini Maple Pumpkin Cheesecakes.

Mini Maple Pumpkin Cheesecakes -- Perfect little creamy maple pumpkin cheesecakes full of all the spices of fall layered over a ginger snap crust and topped with a maple whipped cream. | thatwhichnourishes.com

Pie, you say? This Caramel Apple Crisp Pie will serve a crowd and is unique enough to stop them in their thankful tracks. Drizzle it with caramel or a powdered sugar glaze to send it over the top.

Caramel Apple Crisp Pie -- If Apple Crisp and Apple Pie had a baby and you smothered it with caramel or glaze, this would be the yummy baby | thatwhichnourishes.com

And when the holiday is over, here are two delicious ways to use up your leftover turkey…

This one will quite possibly earn you an extra present under the tree.  Creamy Turkey with Wild Rice Soup — it’ll knock their stockings right off.

Creamy Turkey and Wild Rice Soup -- the perfect way to use up leftover turkey or a rotisserie chicken. A thick, creamy, flavorful soup garnished with bacon | thatwhichnourishes.com

Or for something very different than a sandwich with mustard, substitute turkey for the chicken in Cheesy Chicken Pot Pies.

Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie -- Tender chunks of turkey or chicken and the veggies of your choice basking in a cheesy, rich and savory sauce, topped with buttery puff pastry and baked to pot pie perfection in less than an hour! | thatwhichnourishes.com

There!  Now you have dinner and then some!  Use the printables at the bottom of each recipe to make your grocery list, and you’re halfway there!

Have a beautiful holiday.  With each yummy bite, take as many moments as necessary to remember our many, many reasons to be thankful.

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Once upon a time, there was a girl who just wanted creamy, cheesy mac and cheese. Not full of spices or fancy things, just plain ol’ gooey mac and cheese. As such,  The Mac & Cheese was born.  Alison's recipe has become our claim to fame—standing strong as the Most Pinned Mac & Cheese Recipe on Pinterest. 

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