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If you’re wondering if your holiday table really needs another creamy casserole, let me tell you emphatically that the answer is yes.

My kids are pretty generous eaters, but on Thanksgiving, with so many different dishes from different cooks, even the familiar feels strange. This comforting broccoli and cheese casserole is made specifically for them, for that reason, but will delight everyone else at the table too. Tender broccoli gets smothered in a creamy, tangy cheese sauce, then topped with butter crackers and more cheese for a side dish as welcome on your holiday table as it will be on a Tuesday night in February. Here’s the five-ingredient broccoli casserole your whole family will love.

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We start to drool at the very mention of pie. But what really gets us in trouble is that first glimpse of shiny, golden-brown pie crust. We just know it’s going to be good. Here’s how you can get a perfect, drool-worthy golden pie crust every time.

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We all know that certain heavy-hitter dishes — like classic turkey, hearty stuffing, or ultra-buttery mashed potatoes — tend to steal the spotlight at Thanksgiving. But as you get ready to finalize your holiday menu, I urge you not to forget the bread. Despite an already-packed table, there’s always room for a bread basket.

They’re a great counterpoint to everything else on the table, and bread also holds the (very important!) duty of helping mop up all that extra gravy. So from pillowy soft dinner classics, to fancy 12-layer rolls flecked with fresh herbs, to a gluten-free version everyone will enjoy, here are several bread recipes that deserve a place on your Thanksgiving table.

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Growing up in the Midwest gave me a few habits that set me apart from my coastal peers, including a firm conviction that “Ope!” is a real word, a tendency to begin and/or end every sentence with “sorry,” and an intense and unshakable love of casseroles. I can’t imagine how anyone gets through winter, or large family get-togethers, without a big dish of Kentucky hot brown or an enormous tuna-noodle casserole with crushed potato chips on top.

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Whether you knew it or not, you’ve likely already eaten some version of chess pie. This category of pie is responsible for favorites like pecan pie, Derby pie, and even Christina Tosi’s infamous Crack pie. At their most basic, chess pies are just sugar, eggs, and butter baked into a soft, custard-like consistency.

Buttermilk chess pie is a classic American pie, with its chess pie roots in England and its buttermilk twang bred in the South. Chess pies aren’t as popular as they once were — your Grandmother probably knows them by heart, but your own parents less so — but their ease and scrappiness, partnered with their revelatory deliciousness means they’re due for a modern comeback. Here’s how to make a classic buttermilk chess pie that is better than anything Grandma might have baked.

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Air fryers might seem like an appliance you can pass over if you’re not regularly deep-frying chicken, but that’s not quite the case. The device, which looks like something that might be mistaken for a UFO if it landed on your doorstep, is great for a number of tasks, including dessert. Even better, the mode of cooking — circulating hot air — allows for even, quick cooking without any fussing or flipping on your end. In other words, it might be just what your weeknight dinner routine is missing.

Intrigued? Today is a great day to grab one. Philips Viva Airfryer, usually $250, is only $100 as part of Amazon’s lead up to Black Friday. But this deal won’t last — it expires midnight P.T.

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There’s nothing like coming home and opening up a bottle of wine in your kitchen — unless you happen to be less than thrilled with your space. Scientific research has proven over and over again that the way your house looks, including the colors it’s painted, the amount of light it gets, how cluttered it is, and even its ceiling height can affect your stress levels and overall feeling of contentment.

The good news is that you don’t need to give your space a drastic overhaul to inject a little bit of cheer. These ideas are simple, cost less than $20 (or nothing at all!), and for the most part are actually fun to do.

Let the happy-making begin!

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This colorful salad is an oldie but goodie, and a variation of another favorite of mine, my Roasted Beet and Barley Salad. I love the bright pops of golden beets and red onions mixed in with the barley and wilted chard stems. It’s all tied together with a quick lemony dressing and topped with a sprinkle of salty feta.

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Squash is a vegetable that many love to hate. Maybe it’s the texture or perhaps the somewhat bland flavor that is sometimes attributed to it, but the squash has a high nutritional value and it is worth finding ways that you can truly enjoy it and even learn to love it. Spaghetti squash makes an easy entry point into the squash dinner scene because it’s so delightfully shreddable and maintains a noodle-like texture rather than turning to mush.

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