Unexpected Thanksgiving Desserts:

Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Do you have it all together yet? This post will help. It is the last of a 3 post series of Thanksgiving recipes. Sorry, you won't find any pumpkin pie. These eight recipes are a bit more unexpected, like Sweet Potato Souffle Cupcakes. Scroll down and surprise your guests.

Goat Cheese Cheesecake With Honey-Cinnamon Apples

I can just imagine how rich this cheesecake is! This is a dessert that promises to impress!

Food Faith Fitness

Pumpkin Spice Magic Cake

An impressive Bundt cake that is made with a thick Mexican Caramel sauce called Cajeta. That's all I need to know.

Southern Living

Cinnamon Roll Apple Cobbler
Ooey, gooey, and chock full of apples! A delicious dessert or surprise breakfast.

Broma Bakery

Maple Bourbon Tiramisu Parfaits

The recipe author says it best. "Each parfait has 4 ladyfingers, two on the bottom and two in the middle. The lady fingers are cut to fit and dipped in a mixture of strong espresso, bourbon and maple syrup. The lady fingers are layered with a maple mascarpone mousse that you can enjoy with a spoon!"

Beyond Frosting

Creme Brulee Cheesecake

This is for Mollie. How yummy does it look? Cheesecake is always a favorite, but this recipe is very elevated.

Southern Living

No Churn Cinnamon Maple Swirl Ice Cream

I made something like this last week. And I will repeat it for Thanksgiving. It is exactly what your apple, pumpkin, and pecan pies need. No ice cream machine needed. It is honestly delicious. To make it even better, add bourbon. 
The Wooden Spoon

Sweet Potato Souffle Cupcakes
Talk about unexpected! If you are asked to bring a dessert, these are it! Big and little kids alike will love them. 

The Cake Blog

Pumpkin Chocolate Bread Pudding

This is a fabulous recipe for Thanksgiving dessert, breakfast, or snack. It's a good and easy recipe that begins with store bought brioche!

Food52

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This Saturday is all about that shine! If you are new here, Saturday at Shop This is a weekend wrap up of the best shopping and reading links of the week.  Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend.

Clear as Crystal: Jennifer Behr's Holiday Collection shines bright like a diamond. Earrings, headbands, barrettes, and more will light up your holidays.  Shown here are the Merritt Earrings,

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Anthropologie is having a sale this weekend with an extra 40% off sale prices. Extra discount will show in your cart. 

Puppy Glam: A must have for the chic canine! Lightly padded and perfect for cold weather. It's on sale for under $30 at H & M

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I can't believe that we are talking Thanksgiving already. But here we are. You can keep the turkey and pumpkin pie. Just give me all of the sides. Hopefully this post of non traditional recipes, inspires you to try something different this year. Next week we talk turkey!

Vegan Mushroom Wellington

I begin with my favorite recipe of the roundup. It's made with puff pastry. Inside you will find rosemary, pecans, and a woodsy misture of mushrooms. Yum!

Feasting at Home

Potato Mushroom Pie

This is a clever recipe that can replace your mashed potatoes. Best yet, it can be made ahead of time. Love that! It's made with my favorite Yukon Gold potatoes, wild mushrooms, and Gruyere and Parmesan cheeses. I am contemplating this recipe.

Martha Stewart

Tuscan Bread Stuffing with Goat Cheese, Dried Cherries and Prosciutto
Not the prettiest of pictures, but the title makes my mouth water. How unique, right? The authors tip is to buy the best bread you can find. I totally agree. Your stuffing is only as good as the bread.

That Susan Williams

Roasted Balsamic Parmesan Brussels Sprouts

These are just about how we make ours, but we add maple syrup. The balsamic dressing is olive oil, Balsamic vinegar, and fig preserves mixed with fresh garlic, thyme, and chili flakes. It's all about the tangy, nutty, cheesy, sweet, and spicy flavors here!

Half Baked Harvest

Herb-Scented Mashed Potatoes

I really love mashing potatoes! I urge you to get creative when cooking them. Plain potatoes are just sad to me. In this case, besides the fresh rosemary and sage, more butter has been brushed on top the potatoes, and then broiled. Aren't these atractive?

Food & Wine

Herby Mushroom Croissant Stuffing

Not sure how I feel about this recipe, but it sure is unique. It takes the classic ho hum stuffing from bland and boring to flavorful and completely fab!

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Vanilla Bourbon Cider Cranberry Sauce

Please don't use the canned jelly roll kind when this sauce is so easy to make. I have put liquor in mine before but never vanilla. Sounds interesting.

How Sweet Eats

Fall Kale Salad

How can a salad with apples, figs, toasted pecans, pancetta, and goat cheese not be delicious?

How Sweet Eats

Corn Casserole

There's a new side dish in town, and it's not messing around! The recipe author's description says it best. "It is deliciously savory, unstoppably scoopable, offers a hint of sweet, a confetti of bacon, and pulls of sharp cheddar cheese. Yum!

Pinch Of Yum

Honey Glazed Roasted Rainbow Carrots

Add a little color to your Thanksgiving table. This recipe has it all, with the gremolata topping. It's crunchy, colorful, sweet, and savory. Not to mention it's one beautiful dish!

The Flour Handprint

Ina Garten’s Baked Spinach and Zucchini

The next best thing to bringing Ina to your Thanksgiving table. It's quite elegant. Loving the individual servers, but the recipe can be made in one dish, also. Amazon has a good selection of the mini pans. Get the recipe at ....

Pure Wow

Rosemary Garlic Buns with Sea Salt

The author states that the most complex part of this recipe, is getting the twist of the dough down. They sure are pretty, aren't they?

Adventures In Cooking

Loaded Sweet Potato Casserole

Here at Shop This, we are just big kids at heart. We love old fashioned sweet potatoes like my mom made. But these have a twist. Under that ooey gooey marshmallows is a buttery pecan crumble. Yum!

Broma Bakery

This year, I'll be topping my casserole with Wondermade's Bourbon Marshmallows

Sage Biscuits

Can you have too much sage at Thanksgiving? I think not. In this case the sage has been fried. Can you just imagine the aroma?

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Now that Halloween is over, and the frost is on the pumpkin (in some places), it's time to get on to the next holiday ~ Thanksgiving. If you are hosting, like I am, it's not too early to prep. This post features hosting helpers and inspiration, including a little black apron, chic dripless candles, the best gravy base and more! 

 

Thankful Place Card
Adding some type of decor at each place setting makes your guests feel special. In this case, they will know that you are "thankful" for them. This shop also offers the words "blessed" and "gather." And the words come in gold, too. It's a small detail that goes a long way for under $4.00

Etsy

Cynthia Rowley Ruffle Apron
Any creative cook is most likely a bit messy in the Thanksgiving kitchen. I mean there is all of that taste testing, whipping, and stirring. This designer apron will protect your outfit and keep you looking cute until dinner!

Cynthia Rowley

The Laundress Stain Solution & Brush

It happens at every dinner party. Someone knocks over their red wine glass on the white table cloth. Then there is the gravy dripping as it is passed. Anything can happen, but no need to panic. The Laundress has the right solution for your stain. I swear by it. Be prepared!

The Laundress

Elegant Disposables
Having a crowd? Or maybe you just dislike the clean up. With disposable dishes as elegant as these, no china is needed. These and more pretty plates are offered at this fab Etsy shop!

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GreenPan Sale
So how is your roaster from last year? Making mashed potatoes in a slow cooker? Now is the time to replace the old with something new and non-toxic Everything is 40% off!

GreenPan

Dripless Ombre Candles

If you are setting a table, candlelight is really a must in my mind. These dripless ombre candle are handmade from natural bees and soy wax.

 So lovely.

Etsy

Williams Sonoma Gravy Base

I like to cook healthy and make everything from scratch, and I mean everything - except for Thanksgiving gravy. My friend, Mollie, turned me on to this product, and it never disappoints. Cooking gravy at the last second on this special day is nerve racking. This base makes it ever so much easier. Just add your favorite stock, the turkey drippings, and wine! Get it now, as they sell out closer to turkey day.

Williams Sonoma

Thankful Holiday Doormat

Who knows what the weather will be on Thanksgiving? If it's snowy or rainy, you will want all shoes off. This mat will help, and offer a warm welcome to your guests.

Crate and Barrel

The Original PieCaken

If you don't bake, consider this cake. The sweet version of the Turducken. it serves 10-12 people and features pecan pie on the bottom, pumpkin pie in the middle, and spice cake on top, all layered together with cinnamon buttercream and topped with apple pie filling!  It's a real showstopper. I have always had good luck with my Goldbelly orders.         GoldBelly

Potato Ricer
My mashed potatoes are hard to beat flavor-wise.  I mean, fresh garlic, cream cheese, butter, heavy cream and plenty of Himalayan Sea Salt, all add up to a taste made in heaven. But I often am not happy with the texture. Everyone says that this ricer will give you "light as air" mashed.  

Williams Sonoma

Flower Tea Light Candles

I go through a lot of tea lights or votive candles every year. I stock them. Most are not as lovely as these. Handmade by the same Etsy seller that created the taper candles above. Beautiful even unlit, and can be ordered scented or unscented. I have purchased the Moroccan Cashmere scent multiple times. They are packaged nicely so you could gift them for less than $10.

Etsy

Little Black Apron

If the designer apron I showed earlier, was too pricey, this is not at under $30. And isn't it adorable? It will elevate your look in the kitchen, and bring smiles to the table.

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