Thanksgiving Ideas – 2025

Thanksgiving is getting close and I wanted to share some ideas from my site to help you fill out your menu. Aren’t these little turkeys cute? This is one of the many things we print, hand paint and sell on my Etsy store Nuggets Farm. 😀

I have lots of great vegetable, side dish, dessert and cocktail recipes that are Thanksgiving appropriate. Several of these will be on my table on Thanksgiving.

I love this make ahead gravy and I make it every single year! You can make it up to 3-4 days ahead and reheat.

Sides/Vegetable/Bread:

Charred Corn Salad

Bacon Blue Cheese Potato Salad

Mac and Cheese with Bacon, Roasted Garlic and Bread Crumbs

Roasted Broccoli Salad

Thanksgiving Rolls

Roasted Garlic Deviled Eggs with Bacon and Chives

Winter Vegetable Salad with Balsamic Mustard Dressing

Twice Baked Potatoes

Spiced Cranberry Sauce

Collard Greens

Drinks:

Apple Cider Bourbon Punch

Gin Mimosas

Cranberry Whiskey Sour

Apple Sangria

Desserts:

Brown Sugar Espresso Panna Cotta

Tarte Aux Pommes

Butterfinger Cake

Salted Caramel Cheesecake

Classic Pecan Pie

Blueberry Lemon Tart

White Chocolate Mousse, Raspberry and Chocolate Cake

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

There are many more recipes that would be great too. Check out my Recipe Index to search by category. Happy eating!!

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