Greetings
Taste of Home readers love to bring out the best from their kitchens at the holidays, and this year, while different for sure, that won’t be an exception. In a recent survey we asked how you’re going to celebrate. Many told us it might be only close family and friends at the table this time—or maybe just the two of you—but the homemade recipes and Thanksgiving traditions you hold dear will happen, no matter what.
This issue is jammed with the season’s best flavors and loads of new recipes to bring joy to your table. Just try to resist all the sweetness in “Fall for Maple” (page 52), and our Pumpkin Pride contest highlights how to use the autumn staple (canned and fresh) in new ways, like
Field Editor Courtney Stultz’s Grand Prize-winning Chicken with Pumpkin Alfredo (page 70).
Learn to bake the best—and most beautiful—sweet potato pie ever with tips from Rashanda Cobbins, Taste of Home food editor, and her southern grandma (page 35). After one taste you’ll see why it’s called “liquid gold” in her house.
And when it comes to making a memorable Thanksgiving, we want to be sure you have options. We built two creative, tasty menus—one traditional, one trendsetting—so you can choose whatever type of holiday feels right for your celebration this year. Start on page 40 to get the recipes plus the inspired table settings and decor to match!
As always, we thank you for sharing your treasured family recipes with us so we can make memories with the special people in our lives.