Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas, Quotes, Toasts & More!

I wanted to take a break from marketing and business building this week and lean into the “good, high vibe MOJO” of the beginning of the holiday season.

I have curated some great Thanksgiving recipe ideas (see links below), Thanksgiving Day quotes and toasts [ VIDEOS ] you could use, and one of my Thanksgiving episodes of Your Weekly Dose of Higher Consciousness [ VIDEO ].

And something you may not know about me is that I am also an excellent chef and former restaurant owner on Nantucket Island with a keen ability to “sniff out” really good recipes and inspirations on Pinterest.

Here are links to my Pinterest Boards for Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas:

Cocktails & Mocktails,
Appetizers,
Side Dishes & Turkey Preparations, and (of course)
Great Desserts!

I am also a former owner of a home furnishings and interior design store in the Back Bay of Boston and a passionate floral designer. I’ve curated beautiful table-setting inspirations and flower arrangements for your holiday setting.

CLICK HERE for these beautiful table-setting ideas.

Check Out This Thanksgiving Podcast Episode:

How Can You Ensure a Happy Harmonious Thanksgiving? Discover a Powerful Yet Simple & Effective Technique

Discover All My Pinterest Curated Thanksgiving Recipes & Inspirations

Thanksgiving Cocktail & Mocktail Recipes & Ideas

Delight your guests or Thanksgiving Day host with one of these beautiful, simple-to-prepare (for the most part) Thanksgiving drinks.

This list ought to get your “juices flowing” with fun ideas and inspirations:

Orange, Cranberry Margarita,
Thanksgiving Sangria,
Blood Orange, Ginger, Cranberry Mojito,
Cranberry Moscow Mules, or how about a…
Pumpkin Pie Martini, just to name a few

See all of my curated Thanksgiving drink recipes and inspirations here.

Thanksgiving Appetizer Recipes & Ideas

Surprise your guests or Thanksgiving Day host with one of these beautiful, simple-to-prepare (for the most part) Thanksgiving appetizers.

This list should get you off to a good start with ideas and inspirations:

Deviled Eggs Carbonara,
Smashed Brussel Sprouts,
Smoky Chipotle Pumpkin Hummus,
Cranberry Pecan Mini Goat Cheese Balls,
Caramelized Onion, Mushroom, Apple, Gruyere Bites… to name a few

See all of my curated Thanksgiving appetizer recipes and inspirations here.

Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes & The Perfect Turkey Preparation Ideas

Surprise & delight your guests or Thanksgiving Day host with one of these not-so-traditional, yet beautiful, and simple-to-prepare (for the most part) Thanksgiving side dishes and turkey..

This list should get you off to a good start with ideas and inspirations:

Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage, Apples, Cranberries, & Butternut Squash,
Pomegranate, Pear, Carmelized Pear Harvest Salad,
The Best Creamy Mashed Potatoes,
Honey Balsamic Brussel Sprouts,
Parmesan Crusted Crushed Turnips,
Green Bean Casserole from Scratch,
Martha Stewart’s Perfect Roast Turkey,
Cheesy Root Vegetable Gratin,
Thanksgiving Salad with Wild Rice & Lemon Dressing, and so much more!

See all of my curated Thanksgiving side dish recipes and turkey preparation inspirations here.

Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes & The Perfect Pie Ideas

Seriously… what’s Thanksgiving without a selection of at least 5 different desserts?

On some Thanksgivings, I rally everyone to submit a dessert for a Thanksgiving Best Dessert Competition. It usually generates 8-12 submissions. That’s alotta bellyaching sampling to do. I even bought a very cool turkey trophy for the winner!

I’ve done the dessert contest for a few years, and they are soooo much fun! Some bakers can be very competitive! But I gotta tell ya, one of my best friends is NOT a baker, so she brought some Ghirardelli brownies made from one of their double chocolate mixes. They came in second place! Only I knew they were from a box! So if you want to hit a homerun with a dessert, and you’re NOT a baker, I highly recommend the Ghirardelli Brownie Mixes. They are killer!