This is a luxurious combination of two of the best tastes from two favourite holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The smoothness of the pumpkin custard acts as the perfect foil to the richness of the mincemeat.
Thanksgiving
Dinner Rolls Recipe
The actual work for these rolls will only take about 20 minutes. People will go mad for these classic dinner rolls.
Marlborough Pudding Recipe
A classic, old dessert.
Pork Glaze (Simple) Recipe
This is a very easy to make glaze for roast pork that tastes as good as many more complex glazes.
Swiss Chard and Gruyère Panade Recipe
Swiss chard doesn’t make everyone’s standard vegetable list these days; but this recipe will make it a winner in your household.
Vichy Carrots Recipe
And you thought boiled, sliced carrots were another word for boring? Not these ones: very good, very sweet, even the older ones that have been stored a few months.
Squash Fritters Recipe
This is a Spanish recipe, called Buñuelos de espinacas. It is often made as part of an assortment of tapas.
Mashed Sweet Potato with Parmesan Recipe
You can make this up to a day ahead, and reheat at the last minute in the microwave.
Creamed Spinach (2) Recipe
For many people, a creamed spinach dish is often pivotal in getting them to give spinach another chance, after a childhood of being served boiled spinach out of a can.
Brussels Sprout Purée with Chestnuts and Bacon Recipe
This is a side-dish that you can make entirely in the microwave, making it ideal for times when your stove is already full-out committed — or just for times when you don’t want any pots or pans wash-up.
Sautéed Brussel Sprouts with Chestnuts Recipe
A classic way to serve sprouts.
Roasted Root Vegetable Salad Recipe
This recipe takes over 2 hours — but only 20 minutes of that time has anything to do with you! This is a great fall or winter dish.
Marshmallow Sweet Potatoes Recipe
A Thanksgiving side dish that is now traditional in America, though it remains relatively unknown in Canada. Putting marshmallows on sweet potatoes originated sometime in the 1920s.
Chestnut Soup Recipe
A rich soup, nice in small portions as a starter.
Cranberry Mince Pie Recipe
This is a real mid-Atlantic dish: British mincemeat meets North American cranberries, pecans and corn syrup. And it is really good.
Pumpkin Milk Shake Recipe
A delicious milk shake. You can make it any time of year, but of course the flavours call out autumn.
Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Hands down the best-ever make-ahead recipe for mashed potatoes. Do not be afraid to serve these at Thanksgiving or Christmas, they are even better than regular mashed potatoes, and it’s one less vegetable side to have to worry about at the last minute.
Caramelized Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Walnuts Recipe
A hearty, tasty rendition of Brussels Sprouts.
Bourbon Pecan Pie Recipe
A classic Pecan Pie recipe.
Cheesy Cauliflower Cheese Recipe
A dead-easy way to make bland cauliflower into an asked-for dish.
Butternut Squash and Couscous Recipe
Squash stuffed with couscous — very nice!
Broccoli with Orange and Hazelnuts Recipe
Looks as great as it tastes.
Glazed Parsnips and Turnips Recipe
These roasted, carmelized root vegetables taste fantastic.
Chestnut Patties with Cranberry Sauce Recipe
You can make these patties a day ahead and refrigerate, or even make ahead and freeze. Nice served with a salad made with watercress or rocket / arugula.