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A Pinch of Joy

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What Shall I Make for Holiday Dinner?

What to Serve for Christmas or Thanksgiving Dinner -- A Pinch of Joy menu suggestions

Searching for holiday dinner recipes?  Me too!  We’re unexpectedly hosting festivities since the originally scheduled host can’t.  If you’re in the same boat – vs my usual boat of waiting till the last minute — here’s a helpful list of some ideas from past A Pinch of Joy posts.  You can find more ideas in the index above.  Don’t forget to pin and share!!!

Main Dish

Cornish hens  serves four

Moist and Tender Turkey for a crowd

Sides

Classic cheesy potatoes  — Everybody loves creamy, cheesy potatoes. Easy to make and transport.

Sweet Potatoes A lower carb alternative recipe

Sweet potato Struesel topped classic   Crunchy struesel topping  ( no marshmallows 🙂 )

Baked Corn Chowder — Bread, casserole, vegetable, delicious, classic  in one dish

Vegetables

Maple Glazed Baby Carrots – -A delightful change from the ordinary

Bacon Pecan Green Beans – Breathtaking good — always a hit

Salads

Cranberry Relish classic – sweet and tangy, Thanksgiving memories in a bowl

Layered salad – always good, a healthier contribution to the feast

Classic sweet coleslaw — crunchy, healthy good

Fruit Salad with Lemonade Dressing — For a crowd since it serves 25-30  –- and healthy

Bacon Broccoli Salad – serves four for the smaller celebration

Frozen Cranberry Salad – creamy pineapple and cranberry delight — make ahead and freeze – serves 12

Breads

Carrot Pineapple Bread — Almost dessert

Lemon Poppyseed Zucchini Bread — A lighter bread

Desserts 

Spiced Carrot Pineapple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting – yum!

Cheesecake topped Fudgy Brownies  – the perfect marriage

Cheesecake Bars with Struesel topping  – Delightful!

Blushing Peach Pie – Wheel’s favorite and one of my very first posts

Pumpkin Bars – classic pumpkin spicy flavor but not a pie, cream cheese frosting a bonus.  Crowd sized

Hummingbird Cake – something different

Turkey Leftovers

Turkey Potpie 

Turkey Tortellini Soup 

Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup – just substitute turkey

Guest Breakfast

Purple Ribbon No-Knead Cinnamon Rolls

Peaches and Cream Baked French Toast

Overnight Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Sugar and Spice Muffins – Best Breakfast Muffins Ever

Beverage

Perfect Punch – lemon, pineapple and snappy


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  1. Mother of 3 says

    at 2:16 pm

    These all sound yummy! I threw together a chocolate chip pecan pie at the very last minute. Good thing I always keep pie crust in the freezer and have pecans on hand for topping my yogurt cups in the morning.
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