HOW IS IT NOVEMBER WHAT THE HECK.
Also, quick disclosure: I initially wrote this post a full year ago, and it was titled “Friendsgiving Shabbat Menu Ideas.” The idea: Bring all your people together for a potluck-style Friendsgiving in one of the weeks leading up to actual Thanksgiving!
But in 2020, gathering all your friends together is…a not-awesome idea.
So. Thanksgiving Shabbat menu ideas it is!
Same idea, different audience. Each of these autumn-friendly recipes will help you turn the third or fourth Friday of November into a Thanksgiving-ified Shabbat. Whether you want to celebrate gratitude and togetherness with your family in the weeks leading up to Turkey Day or just want to indulge in a second night of stuffing and mashed potatoes on November 27, I’ve got you covered.
I hope the recipes i’ve compiled here are helpful to you, and if you DO host, let me know over on Instagram—I love hearing from you guys! Happy celebrating, happy Thanksgiving, and see you very soon for ALL the Hanukkah fun.
Starters & Side Ideas
Challah Cornucopia | Rebekah Lowin
Pumpkin Challah Rolls | Rebekah Lowin
Sweet & Smoky Pumpkin Hummus | Rebekah Lowin
Cranberry Latkes | Jamie Geller
Nava Atlas’s Sweet Potato Tzimmes | New York Times Cooking
Challah & Wild Mushroom Stuffing | Once Upon a Chef
Fall Panzanella Salad | Frosting & Fettucine
Crispy Rosemary Butter Potatoes | Half-Baked Harvest
Really Good Thanksgiving Salad | Foxes Love Lemons
Butternut Squash Hummus With Feta & Pomegranate Seeds | Love and Lemons
Stovetop Cranberry Tzimmes | Tori Avey
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes | Love and Lemons
Rum Raisin Cranberry Kugel | Tori Avey
Crusty Baked Cauliflower and Farro | Smitten Kitchen
Thanksgiving Slaw | The Kitchn
Simple Lemon Green Beans | Love and Lemons
Autumn Kale Salad with Fennel, Honeycrisp, and Goat Cheese | Cookie and Kate
Entrée Ideas
Crockpot Turkey Breast | Chelsea’s Messy Apron
World’s Simplest Thanksgiving Turkey | Food Network
Turkey Wild Rice Hotdish With Stuffing | My Name is Yeh
Turkey Shwarma | Bon Appetit
Dessert Ideas
Punny “Am Yisrael Pie” Cookies | Rebekah Lowin
Oy Pie | Rebekah Lowin
Cranberry Stuffed Cupcakes With Cranberry Cream Cheese Frosting | Molly Yeh
Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie Pumpkin Pie | Half-Baked Harvest
Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake | Lion’s Bread
Dutch Apple Pie | Smitten Kitchen
Drink Ideas
Mulled Manischewitz | Gimme Some Oven
Apple Cider Sangria | Smitten Kitchen
Cranberry Bourbon Sour | Half-Baked Harvest
Lovely