The essentials for living your best life.
The essentials for living your best life.
These Christmas dinner recipes pair glazed ham or prime rib with classic sides; see [Christmas side dishes](/christmas-side-dishes/) and [easy holiday desserts](/easy-holiday-desserts/). Essential Concepts: Choose one main dish, serve three or four sides, prepare casseroles ahead, and use a meat thermometer.
This Sweet Potato Casserole pairs creamy, warmly spiced potatoes with a crisp pecan topping, making it a well-balanced holiday side that can be prepared ahead. Essential Concepts: Bake the potatoes for concentrated flavor, season the filling moderately, avoid overmixing, and brown the topping just before serving.
Holiday meals are remembered less for the roast or ham than for the side dishes that give the table balance, texture, and family character. From stuffing and cranberry sauce to greens and rolls, these dishes make the meal feel complete, practical, and worth repeating.
Essential Concepts Side dishes balance rich mains, carry tradition, fit more diets, and shape memorable holiday meals.
Bring a creamy, comforting classic to your holiday table with this easy sweet potato casserole, finished with a buttery pecan crumble and optional toasted marshmallows. With simple steps, U.S. and metric measurements, and delicious variations, it’s a festive favorite everyone will love.
Bring holiday comfort to your table with these irresistible candied yams—tender sweet potatoes coated in buttery brown sugar, warm cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and vanilla. Easy to prepare in under an hour, they’re the perfect crowd-pleasing side dish for Thanksgiving or any time of year.
Creamy, naturally sweet, and ready in just 20 minutes, these Honey Butter Mashed Sweet Potatoes are a healthier comfort-food favorite. Perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or a cozy weeknight dinner, they pair beautifully with roasted chicken or turkey.