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Pretty (and puckery) in pink
Hello there! How’s everyone feeling? At the risk of sounding a little too sunshiny, I’m feeling excited. I love cooking. Eating. A day off. And that’s what Thursday is — a day off to cook and eat. I hope that’s in the cards for you, too. Putting together a nice dinner on a Thursday night — if only to help it feel more like Friday — is not completely out of the ordinary for me, but it is unusual to have a Big Special Dessert ready. And as far as special holiday showstopping desserts go here at New York Times Cooking, one recipe reigns supreme: David Tanis’s cranberry curd tart. It’s supremely seasonal, not too sweet and — with its hazelnut-rice flour crust — gluten-free. Five stars and over 10,500 reviews later, it’s our most popular Thanksgiving dessert. But really, look at that color. It’s just the thing needed, after a predominantly brown meal, to end the evening on a bright note. That vivid red, I think, also nods to the December holidays to come, and for those I’m always excited. Featured Recipe Cranberry Curd TartBut maybe you’re cranberried-out, or there’s a nut allergy in your home. We have plenty more pies, tarts, cakes in our Thanksgiving dessert collection. Like a good dinner playlist, we’ve got the classics (Melissa Clark’s apple pie) interspersed with some new hits (Andy Baraghani’s olive oil pumpkin cake with salted maple cream, shown below).
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And while we’re talking Turkey DayI assume you have the big bird taken care of, whether it’s currently defrosting in your fridge or being handled by your gracious host. Maybe you’ve saved which new recipes you’ll be trying out, and maybe you already gave them a test run this weekend! Or maybe, because life is busy, you only now have a moment of pause to think ahead to the rest of Thursday’s dinner: You’ll need mashed potatoes, a cranberry something, green beans and gravy. And you’ll need these recipes to be simple, trustworthy and perfect. I have exactly those for you below, my friend. My last Thanksgiving thought — back to the topic of playlists — is that, yes, it’s important to have some good dinner music lined up. But I’d also argue that a good playlist for meal prep and dishwashing is just as, if not more, important. Cue up your favorite artists, play them as loud as your neighbors will allow, and have some fun between now and when the first guests arrive. (If you’d like a recommendation, I’ve been listening to MJ Lenderman’s “Manning Fireworks” nonstop since I saw him perform last year, and I think that album has the perfect amount of gasoline and twang for chopping vegetables and mashing potatoes.) Thanks for reading, and Happy Thanksgiving! For a limited time, you can enjoy free access to the recipes in this newsletter in our app. Download it on your iOS or Android device and create a free account to get started.
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