Butternut Squash Cheesecake – The Best Thanksgiving Cheesecake Recipe

I know, I know — butternut squash in a cheesecake sounds a little unexpected. But trust me on this one. Think of everything you love about pumpkin pie — the creamy filling, the warm fall spices, the buttery crust — and imagine it all turned up a notch smoother, lighter, and more elegant.

Crescent Roll Apple Turnovers

Crescent Roll Apple Turnovers are sweet cinnamon apple goodness tucked inside a buttery, flaky crescent roll and dipped in homemade caramel sauce. This homemade apple turnover leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy! Perfect for Fall and your Thanksgiving table!

This is one of the easiest apple desserts you'll ever make! These apple turnovers are ready in just 30 minutes and the filling tastes just like apple pie! If you love apple recipes like we do, you'll want to check out my Apple Puff Pastry, and Apple Pie Bread Pudding recipes too.

The Best Pecan Pie Bars

Best EVER Pecan Pie Bars recipe! Buttery shortbread crust. Ooey gooey, caramel-y pecan pie filling. Easy, make-ahead recipe. Finger licking goodness in every bite! These pecan pie bar cookies will be your go-to easy dessert recipe for sure!

Sausage Apple Cranberry Stuffing

Sausage Apple Cranberry Stuffing is a traditional Thanksgiving stuffing recipe in our home. Full of fresh ingredients to maximize flavor, this Thanksgiving stuffing recipe is sure to become your favorite holiday side dish! Bonus - this stuffing recipe is super easy to make and can be made ahead too!

Best Cranberry Sauce Recipe

The BEST Cranberry Sauce Recipe is fresh, homemade, and make-ahead. With just 3 ingredients and 15 minutes of your time, you can enjoy the absolute best homemade cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving.

Make this recipe a few days before Thanksgiving to save time and have one less thing to do on the big day!

Check out my Small Thanksgiving Dinner Menu with Recipes and a Printable Grocery list. I show you step-by-step how to make Thanksgiving dinner.

Turkey Grilled Cheese with Cranberry and Brie

Besides the stuffing, one of the best things about our Thanksgiving meal is the leftovers! My family LOVES sandwiches made with a little mayo, leftover turkey, and a sprinkling of salt. Deliciously boring, right?! I decided it was time to liven things up around here, so I made this Turkey Grilled Cheese with Cranberry and Brie. Our taste buds are giving thanks!

Leftover Thanksgiving Casserole

In our household, Thanksgiving is one of the most important holidays. And I think we can all agree that the best part about Thanksgiving is the delicious food!

Crusty Artisan Style Bread

Crusty Artisan Style Bread has a wonderfully tangy flavor with a crispy outside and soft, chewy inside. With this no-knead recipe, it's easy to craft homemade bread just like the bakery! Makes a lovely hostess gift with a bottle of wine, and it's perfect for Thanksgiving!

Butter Pecan Cream Cheese Dip

My Butter Pecan Cream Cheese Dip recipe is sponsored by Food Should Taste Good, however the opinions expressed herein are those of Life Tastes Good. 

Butter Pecan Cream Cheese Dip with Harvest Pumpkin Tortilla Chips is like eating a creamy Pumpkin Pecan Pie, only better, because this sweet treat is super easy to make!

Easy Caramel Pecan Cake

Caramel Pecan Cake is easy to make, sweet, nutty, and drizzled with my favorite thing, CARAMEL! Everyone will want to start with dessert when this impressive cake is on the menu!

Leftover Turkey Pot Pie Recipe

Leftover Turkey Pot Pie is a deliciously easy way to use up the very last of that beautiful Thanksgiving turkey you so carefully prepared with love.

How To Roast Turkey

How To Roast a Turkey and get melt-in-your-mouth results every time!

Are you the go-to person to roast the turkey this year on Thanksgiving? Do you know how to roast turkey? Are you nervous? I know I was the first year I shouldered this responsibility. The turkey is the star of the show, and I didn't want to be the one to ruin our Thanksgiving meal with a dry, tasteless bird!

No worries! I'll show you how to roast turkey to succulent deliciousness every time! This method of brining the turkey overnight in salt water and then roasting to the perfect temperature will deliver a beautifully moist and tender turkey that will live up to being the star of the Thanksgiving table every time!

Should you go fresh or frozen? I've done both. I was very disappointed in my so-called 'fresh' bird, so now I only buy frozen. Turkeys are immediately flash frozen, so in my strange little mind that makes them fresher than a 'fresh' turkey. This recipe can be used for fresh or frozen turkeys.

Check out my Small Thanksgiving Dinner Menu with Recipes and a Printable Grocery list. I show you step-by-step how to make Thanksgiving dinner.

Homemade Turkey Gravy Recipe

Homemade Turkey Gravy brings your entire Thanksgiving dinner together. It is like icing on the cake! A very important component of the dinner, so you want it to be fantastic, right?

Right! That's why we skip the jars and powder mixes and make up this simple gravy while the turkey is resting. It's easy to do, as low in fat as you want it to be, and tastes AHHH-mazing!

The flavor and color of your gravy will differ depending on what you use in your pan while cooking your turkey. I use white wine in my pan with a mix of carrots, celery, onion, thyme and always slather the turkey with butter. All of these flavors come together to make a rich, flavorful gravy you can't get from a jar or mix.

On Friday, November 14th, I'll be sharing my recipe 'How to Roast Turkey' for a beautifully moist and tender turkey that will be the star of your Thanksgiving dinner! Plus, they'll be a great giveaway, so stay tuned!!

Butternut Squash Orzo Pasta #SundaySupper

Butternut Squash Orzo Pasta is an easy-to-make, delicious side dish full of all the healthy goodness that is butternut squash. It's also super versatile! A real winner!

Although, I am calling this a side dish, it easily converts to a satisfying main simply by adding your favorite protein. Or leave out the protein and enjoy this as a meatless meal. Your choice!

No matter how you serve this pasta dish, you can bet it will make a splash! With the wonderful combo of creamy butternut squash puree, fragrant sauteed garlic spinach, and the salty goodness of grated Parmesan Cheese, this pasta dish will make a great addition to any meal! Most especially the big one - your Thanksgiving Feast!

This Butternut Squash Orzo Pasta was inspired by my Orzo Pasta with Spinach and Parmesan. Hands down that recipe is the most popular on the blog, and it doesn't surprise me one bit! It is full of flavor, easy-to-make, and versatile too. I couldn't resist putting a new spin on it!

Buttermilk Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe

Buttermilk Pumpkin Pancakes melt in your mouth! This might be my favorite breakfast ever! Loaded with homemade pumpkin puree, these pancakes are a delicious and nutritious way to start your day.

Drunken Pumpkin Seeds #PumpkinWeek

Drunken Pumpkin Seeds for #PumpkinWeek are made with Jack Daniels Whiskey, bacon drippings, brown sugar and salt. This combo makes a sweet and salty treat you'll have a hard time putting down!

Easy Homemade Pumpkin Puree Recipe #PumpkinWeek

Easy Homemade Pumpkin Puree Recipe is so much better than the canned stuff! With a little more effort than opening a can of pumpkin puree, you can have the fresh homemade taste of real pumpkin. I like that!

Butternut Squash Dinner Rolls

Butternut Squash Dinner Rolls are the softest, most delicious dinner rolls I have ever made. I am a little ashamed to admit that Don and I devoured 12 of these beauties in no time! They are that good!

These Butternut Squash Dinner Rolls are perfect or Thanksgiving dinner! Check out my Small Thanksgiving Dinner Menu with Recipes and a Printable Grocery list. I show you step-by-step how to make Thanksgiving dinner.

BBQ Cranberry Chicken Recipe

posted by Marion@Life Tastes Good on 2013-11-27

BBQ Cranberry Chicken
Sounds delicious, looks delicious, smells delicious...it IS delicious!

Whoever decided to add cranberry sauce to their bbq sauce is a genius! I am forever in your debt mystery person! 

Cranberries and bbq sauce make magic together, like peanut butter and chocolate! They belong together!

This is a great recipe to make if you need to use up leftover cranberry sauce after Thanksgiving! I paired this BBQ Cranberry Chicken recipe with garlic mashed potatoes and fresh steamed green beans. It all looked so pretty on the plate, and the sauce was delicious with the potatoes...

Thanksgiving Menu Plan

posted by Marion@Life Tastes Good on 2013-11-21

Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday! There is so much for which to be thankful! And, of course, we LOVE the food! 

Are you hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner this year? Are you freaking out about how you are going to get it all done?

Relax! It's not about putting on the "perfect" dinner party. Remember it's about gathering with family and friends and giving thanks. Have fun and enjoy the holiday and assign someone else the dish washing duties!

I've been hosting our Thanksgiving family meal for several years now, and I have a plan that works for me. For the most part, having a plan lessens the stress, except for that year the oven went crazy and the turkey caught on fire, but that almost never happens! No worries!  Here is my menu with some tips mingled in that work for me...