I'm gonna break it to you: Thanksgiving is nigh. In case your menu still has holes or you're still not sure what to make to take to your brother's, I've pulled my own very favorite recipes for this all-things-food holiday, from the simple to the sublime with lots of side dishes in between. I hope you'll find one or two destined to earn a place at your own Thanksgiving table for this and years to come ...

Slow Cooker or Oven Slow-Cooked Wait! You mean chili can be made with dried beans, not just canned beans? Yes! I'm here to say, it's not only possible, it's a great choice for homemade chili. I was first inspired by bags of mixed dried beans especially for chili from Hurst's HamBeens, fully expecting to use the colorful mix of beans in my own chili recipes. Instead, I tried the recipe on the bag ... and after juicing it up flavor-wise, it's become my #1 everyday chili. Chili Made from Scratch with Dried Beans Instead of Cans of Beans. Hearty & Filling. Budget Friendly. Great for Meal Prep. How to Feed a Crowd. Easy DIY. Weight Watchers Friendly. So Good!!

If there's a vegetable triumvirate for the cold-weather months, it's pumpkin, winter squash and ... the oh-so-wonderful sweet potato. This collection will keep you in sweet potatoes all winter long, hand-selected from 20+ years of recipes from Kitchen Parade, sure, but especially A Veggie Venture. I hope you'll find one or two destined as "keepers" in your own recipe repertoire ... let's dig in!

It's turkey talk here, my friends, a column stuffed (!) full of useful turkey tips. Maybe you've been wondering why or how to cook a turkey breast in a slow cooker. Or how to make turkey gravy or turkey stock. Or what to do with those little sacks of giblets found inside turkeys. So many tips for cooking a Thanksgiving turkey! (Or better still, a pre-Thanksgiving turkey just to make turkey stock for gravy on Thanksgiving Day or make certain there's leftover turkey for sandwiches!) Whole Food, Simply Prepared, "Plain" But Perfect. A Long-Time Family Favorite. Another Quick Supper , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Hearty & Filling. Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Great for Meal Prep. Potluck & Party Friendly. Low Carb. Low Fat. High Protein. Weight Watchers Friendly.

It's a bucket list! Seven recipes to cook up during November from Kitchen Parade's 20+ years of late-fall recipes, not a single turkey-day recipe among 'em lest we forget that "30 Days Has November" and only one is Thanksgiving.

Here's a quick, everyday coleslaw to throw together for a quick side salad, a picnic take-along, an easy side for carry-out bbq. This cabbage slaw is all about the chopped pickle and pickle juice from the jar. It's definitely a pickle lover's salad ... and oh man, it's pickly good! Homemade Slaw, Made from Scratch. Real Food, Fast & Flexible. Mere Minutes to the Table. An Easy, Healthy Side Dish. Fun Picnic Food. Year-Round Kitchen Staple. Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Perfect When Cooking for One or Two But Scales Up To Be Potluck & Party Friendly. Vegetarian & Easily Converted to Vegan. Naturally Gluten Free.

Hey, y'all! Let's compare notes, how many cans of chickpeas in your pantry? how many bags of dried garbanzo beans? If the answer is zero, acckkk! let me suggest you fix that asap because today I'm sharing seven recipes that call for one or the other. Oh? And who's seen fresh chickpeas? Come see.

An easy fall supper, when the sun sets early and the evenings begin to cool. “Cuban” is a new cuisine for me. Until now, I’ve fixated on the “Cubano” – a wonderful pork and ham sandwich hot sandwich with pickles and mustard that I’ve found impossible to perfect at home, despite many tries. So I was most happy to discover that Picadillo goes together quickly with pantry ingredients. It’s homey comfort food. Whole Food, Fresh & Filling. Another Quick Supper , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Budget Friendly. One-Pot Meal. Great for Meal Prep. High Protein. Weight Watchers Friendly. Naturally Gluten Free.

Heaven knows we can all use a little comfort food right now so I've gathered some simple homemade soups to gird the spirit for what's happening, what's ahead.

An America's Test Kitchen Recipe Hello, Meal Procrastinators. Hey, Spontaneous People. Want to cook a steak, like right now? like ASAP? Just pull a steak or two from the freezer and an hour later, you'll sit down to perfectly cooked steaks. No thawing needed! Hello, Picky Planners. Because cooking steaks from their frozen state yields the perfect steak – seared on the outside, evenly cooked all the way to the center . Intrigued? Read on! This is effortless cooking with fine, fine results. These steaks? It's like you've pampered good meat for hours. How to Cook a Frozen Steak Straight from the Freezer Without Thawing or the Microwave. "Plain" But Perfect. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Perfect for Date Night & Cooking for One or Two . Another Quick Supper , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Low Carb. High Protein.