I have a confession to make: I'm a Thanksgiving stuffing fanatic. I love the stuff: with turkey, with gravy, on a giant plate all by itself. Filled with nuggets of mushrooms or apples (or both), savory with meaty bits, nuts, sage and thyme—sometimes even cooked with a splash of sake. (Don't knock it till you've tried it.) Stuffing is by far my favorite of the Thanksgiving leftovers, so I sometimes even make a batch in advance of the holiday, just for practice. More

Some of you probably grew up with marshmallow-topped sweet potato casseroles, or yams candied with brown sugar. But why not add a new sweet potato dish to this year's Thanksgiving spread? These are looking mighty fine to me. More

'Tis the season to start daydreaming about Thanksgiving, and for me, that means picking out new, interesting side dishes to serve along with a classic roast turkey. Have you started poking around for recipes yet? Here are a few tempting brussels sprouts ideas to put on your list. More

[From left: ©iStockphoto.com/YinYang and ©iStockphoto.com/luxcreative] Sweet Potatoes with Banana and Brown Sugar View the complete recipe here » If you're in Thanksgiving side dish panic mode, you can relax now. Trust me. I was there myself yesterday. Until it came to me in a seriously delicious dream: Chef, barbeculogist, and cookbook author Adam Perry Lang used to send over these amazing sweet potatoes along with his incredible smoked short ribs. But he would never give me the recipe, no matter how many times I asked. Fast forward to yesterday. We had posted a bunch of recipes from Lang's book Serious Barbecue (yes, we do love the name here at HQ), but somehow I had never thought of looking in... More

©iStockphoto.com/wolfephoto If you eat gravy just once a year, Thanksgiving is the day to do it. Gravy is broken down into two schools: Thickened gravy, made with flour and meat drippings and typically paired with white meatsUnthickened gravy, which doesn't contain flour or cream and goes nicely with red meats Giblet gravy is the way to go with turkey. For ham, try red-eye gravy, made from ham drippings and coffee. There are plenty of options to accommodate the noncarnivorous lifestyle, too, including relishes, chutneys, or just straight pickles. So pull out the gravy boat and check out our recipes, after the jump.... More