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Pickled Pumpkin Balls

These pickled pumpkin balls are a sweet, tangy condiment to go with all of the savory, meaty, roasted flavors on your Thanksgiving dinner table.

Gingerbread Cookies

Use this classic recipe to make decorated snowflakes, gingerbread men, and trees for Christmas—or even skeletons for Halloween.

Parker House Rolls

This recipe for Parker House rolls produces a golden brown crust, a fluffy interior, and a buttery flavor that makes the buns perfect for any occasion.

Caramel Nut Tart

This chocolate-drizzled caramel nut tart offers a refreshing pivot from the standard Thanksgiving pies.

Steamed Savoy Cabbage and Mustard Greens With Bacon

This cabbage recipe pairs crunchy-tender lightly steamed cabbage leaves and mustard greens with a rich, warm dressing.

Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes and Leeks With Thyme

Store these creamy, perfectly seasoned make-ahead mashed potatoes overnight right in a buttered casserole dish, then just rewarm before serving.

Roast "Chrysanthemum" Onions

The prettiest roasted onions you ever did see.

Roast Turkey With Country Ham Stuffing and Giblet Gravy

This Thanksgiving centerpiece from Gourmet brings together two beloved holiday mains: ham and roast turkey.

Dill-Pickled Vegetables

These dill seed–scented pickles would be a great snack at any point in the year, but the recipe stands the test of time as a Thanksgiving appetizer.

Buttered Green Beans

The quick stovetop preparation of boiling, shocking, and then coating these green beans in warm butter and parsley will save oven space this Thanksgiving.

Roast Turkey With New England Stuffing and Cream Sauce

A cheesecloth soaked in butter saves you some of the hassle of constant basting, and a cranberry rope adds a colorful, make-ahead garnish to the final presentation.

Eggnog Pie

This eggnog pie recipe appeared as a part of Gourmet’s 1975 Thanksgiving menu.

Latticed Apple and Cranberry Tart

Rum-soaked currants, a hint of cinnamon, and a flourish of lemon add dimension to the cranberry and apple filling of this tart.

Radishes and Butter Curls

This festive hors d'oeuvre, which appeared in Gourmet’s 1970 Thanksgiving menu, is all about the pairing of peppery radishes and creamy butter.

Molded Cranberry and Wine Jelly

Rosé and lemon juice highlight the fruity, tart notes of this retro cranberry jelly mold from Gourmet.

Two Potato Sauté

The crucial tool to pull off evenly-sized globes of both sweet and starchy potatoes? A melon baller.

Classic Cranberry Sauce

Sweet, tart homemade cranberry sauce is the key to a bright and balanced Thanksgiving meal—and it’s easy to whip up in just 20 minutes.

Lemon Meringue Pie

This classic homemade lemon meringue pie recipe is sweet and tart with a fluffy, cloudlike meringue top and crisp and flaky pie crust.

Succotash

This succotash recipe has some bacon for heft and jalapeños for kick, plus fresh summer corn, lima beans, and okra.

Panna Cotta

Cool, creamy vanilla panna cotta is the simplest kind of dessert; it only needs a few minutes on the stove, and it sets all on its own in the refrigerator.