10 Thanksgiving Recipes to Try This Year

Thanksgiving is near, which means families and friends across the nation will gather to kick off the holiday season with a feast and some football. Here are 10 of our favorite Thanksgiving recipes. After trying these, a nap will be inevitable. Dine and then recline in your favorite recliner from H3 this Thanksgiving!

1. Hot Spinach Dip 
Somewhere between the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and a backyard game of football, your guests are likely to get hungry waiting on that turkey to roast to perfection. Satisfy their appetite with this hot spinach dip from Martha Stewart. The best part—most of this recipe can be assembled up to three days in advance so you don’t have to waste valuable Turkey Day time making an appetizer.

2. Good Eats Roast Turkey
It’s not called Turkey Day for no reason—the turkey is the star of the Thanksgiving feast (and every other meal for the following 3 days). You may have perfected your turkey technique, but if you haven’t, Alton Brown's Good Eats roast turkey recipe is a must-try.

3. Stuffing and Gravy (with gluten-free option)
Another Thanksgiving staple is the stuffing and gravy, of course. This recipe from King Arthur Flour can be made gluten-free with one simple substitution!

4. Can-Free Green Bean Casserole
A Thanksgiving feast without homemade side dishes is no feast at all. Try this can-free recipe from the Talking Kitchen for the holiday classic, green bean casserole.

5. Creamy Parmesan Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are another staple, but these are anything but ordinary. Set this common side dish apart with this recipe for creamy parmesan garlic mashed potatoes from Simply Scratch.

6. Honey Pumpkin Biscuits
Festive 52’s honey pumpkin biscuits are a perfect way to add another festive touch to your Thanksgiving menu this year.

7. Spiced Cranberry Sauce
Put some color, fragrance and most importantly, flavor, on the table with this spiced cranberry sauce recipe from Taste of Home!

8. Brown Sugar Pumpkin Pie with Toasted Pecan Crust
That's a mouthful! A feast would not be complete without dessert. Is there a more traditional Thanksgiving dessert than pumpkin pie? Try this brown sugar pumpkin pie recipe from Williams Sonoma for a delicious spin on a classic. The toasted pecan crust is just perfect!

9. Sweet Potato Cake with Marshmallow Frosting
A unique and festive dessert to try is Smitten Kitchen’s sweet potato cake with marshmallow frosting. Those marshmallow dollops are mouthwatering!

10. Mini Chocolate Pumpkin Bundt Cake
Last but not least is this mini chocolate pumpkin bundt cake recipe from the Chic for all you chocolate lovers out there. These mini bundt cakes are cute, Thanksgiving-themed, and chocolate. What’s not to love?

Don’t forget to let us know in the comments if you plan on adding one (or all) of these to your Thanksgiving spread this year. May your Thanksgiving be filled with good food and many memories!

Pick the Perfect Paint Color

Whether you have one in mind or you don’t know where to start, choosing the right paint color can seem next to impossible. Choosing colors to coordinate room-to-room may prove to be even more difficult. Thankfully, we live in a day and age where technology can be used to make our lives much, much easier. There are many resources available to help you fill your home with the perfect palette of colors!

If you’re clueless and can’t choose a room color, start by looking for inspiration. Find a rug, sofa, bedding set, etc. that you like and build a color palette around it. For all you pinners out there, do you even need instruction on how to find inspiration? Open Pinterest and pin away!

Sherwin-Williams offers a great tool called Color Snap that allows you to turn any online image into a “personalized paint palette.”  The Snap It Button allows you to identify Sherwin-William's paint colors that correspond to any image of your choosing—perhaps and image of your favorite fabric or a throw pillow you found on Pinterest. You can install the Snap It Button to your browser by adding it to your bookmark bar. Simply click your Snap It Button bookmark whenever you see an inspiring image online to create some color magic! You can even enter in a site URL or upload a specific image on snapyourcolors.com to create your palette.

Use Color Snap or another similar tool to create a color flow from room to room in your home. Sherwin-William’s suggests that for a smooth transition between spaces, choose a color for one room and paint the adjacent space two shades away. Use tones from the same color chip, of course—lighter or darker is up to you.

If you’re looking to liven up your space, you don’t have to stick with a monochromatic color scheme. Choose an accent color for a feature wall. A complimentary color will contrast the main color in your space by opposing it and adding interest to the room.

Of course, we’d love to help you find some inspiration at H3. Don’t forget to take advantage of our free in-home design assistance!