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Create a memorable Thanksgiving feast with our mouthwatering comfort food recipes. Sweet Tea + Thyme is your ultimate guide to a delicious and stress-free holiday celebration.
Explore a wide variety of Thanksgiving recipes that capture the essence of the season. From traditional turkey and classic sides to unique twists on holiday favorites, we have everything you need to impress your guests and create a memorable meal.
Discover helpful tips for planning and preparing your Thanksgiving menu, including make-ahead options and time-saving techniques.
Indulge in delectable desserts that will satisfy any sweet tooth, from classic sweet potato pie to irresistible apple crisp and comforting peach cobbler. Let us help you create a dessert spread that will be the highlight of your Thanksgiving celebration.
Take the stress out of holiday cooking with our tried-and-true recipes and helpful resources. Whether you're hosting a large gathering or having an intimate meal with your closest family, our food blog has the perfect recipes to make your holiday a success.
Celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving with comforting flavors and cherished family traditions. Our recipes are crafted with love and care, designed to bring joy and happiness to your holiday table.
As you gather with loved ones to give thanks, let our recipes be the centerpiece of your celebration. From starters to sides, main courses to desserts, Sweet Tea + Thyme has everything you need to create a memorable and delicious feast that honors the true meaning of Thanksgiving.
Made with the perfect combination of lemonade and sweet tea, the Arnold Palmer is the perfect non-alcoholic summer drink!
This traditional southern strawberry sweet tea recipe is perfect for strawberry season. It's a breeze to make using a simple syrup with an intense strawberry flavor that makes for a refreshing summer drink.
My family-favorite garlic butter seafood boil is calling your name! Juicy jumbo shrimp, tender potatoes, sweet corn, buttery lobster tails, succulent snow crab legs...and two delicious garlic butter sauces that are to die for. It's our favorite dish to celebrate with!
Made with simple ingredients that create sumptuous textures and flavors, elevate your typical lunch routine with the ultimate turkey avocado sandwich recipe.
Fresh sweet summer corn slathered in a garlicky cilantro lime butter is the perfect grilled side dish to any meal. It's incredibly easy to make, well-seasoned, and always a crowd pleaser!
Nothing is better after dinner on a late summer evening than enjoying a bowlful of warm homemade southern peach cobbler with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This is one of the best peach cobbler recipes you'll ever find. Made simply and easily using canned peaches and a delicious golden brown crust, it's the perfect soul food comfort food ending to any meal.
This smoked prime rib roast is the the best way to elevate your next holiday meal, no matter the season! Made on a Traeger or Pit Boss pellet grill (or other electric smoker), this cut of beef is slow cooking at a low temperature until it's a perfect medium rare, juicy, flavorful and pink from edge to edge. It's the ultimate, showstopping holiday dinner dish!
Need an easy, dependable appetizer that is both simple to make and a complete crowd pleaser? This herbaceous olive oil-marinated mozzarella recipe is exactly what you're looking for! It takes less than 5 minutes of your time to put together, then the creamy mozzarella soaks up all that delicious robust flavor as it marinates. Serve in a charcuterie board, with crostini, tossed with cherry tomatoes, or even on top of pizza!
Sweet and bubbly, this peach mimosa recipe is exactly what your next brunch date ordered. With a mix of peach juice, pureed peaches, and orange juice with tons of bubbles, it's a refreshing drink that you'll want to make again and again all summer.
Nothing says summertime like vodka strawberry lemonade cocktails! These refreshing drinks are perfect for dining al fresco, and are sure to please everyone at your next party. They are easy to make, and can be tailored to fit your taste preferences. So grab a pitcher of vodka strawberry lemonade and enjoy the warm weather!
Looking for a refreshing Italian cocktail to cool down with? The warm weather is calling for a delicious limoncello spritz recipe! Made with limoncello, prosecco and club soda, it's a simple and refreshing Italian cocktail that is the perfect bubbly drink!
My garlic lemon asparagus recipe is a super easy side dish that my family absolutely loves! Fresh spring asparagus is sautéed with fresh lemon juice, zest, and garlic, then served with a sprinkle of delicious parmesan cheese. It's the best way to cook up that fresh spring produce.
This Crispy Smashed Potato recipe is flavorful, fluffy, and covered in garlic butter and cheese. Made on a sheet pan, these crispy potatoes are a great side dish for any occasion.
This lemon pepper dry brine is my recipe for foolproof, super juicy, mega crispy-skinned, amazing turkey. Dry, bland, boring turkey? Not at your house, honey! Dry brining is the best way to guarantee a perfect turkey on Thanksgiving day.
These bubbly apple cider mimosas scream fall and are fun, festive twists on the classic mimosa.
This deep dish, mile high apple pie is jam-packed full of sweet and tart apple slices in a spiced brown sugar filling, nestled in a super-flaky deep dish butter and leaf-lard pie crust that makes for the best traditional apple pie you'll ever have.
This take on a dirty shirley cocktail is a fun twist using sweet blood oranges! Make it for a crowd or just for yourself, it's a refreshing cocktail to drink during the holiday season and beyond.
Homemade apple pie filling is simple and easy to whip up, and tastes thousands of times better than store bought filling! Use it in your holiday pies, on top of waffles and pancakes, add into cinnamon rolls and sticky buns, or as filling for cakes and cupcakes. It's so versatile.
Make this homemade turkey stock recipe now for all your holiday needs later! Roasted turkey provides a richer flavor than fresh turkey bones or meat and using the electric pressure cooker extracts all the nutrients from the meat, bones, herbs, and vegetables without having to simmer all day. It's the best way to get your holiday meal prep ready!
An Apple Cider Mule is the perfect fall twist to the classic moscow mule. Made with fresh apple cider, spicy non-alcoholic ginger beer, and your favorite spirit in a frosty copper mug, it's the perfect fall cocktail to bring in this time of year.
This simple pumpkin bread recipe is super moist and is the epitome of fall flavor! Serve it up plain with maple butter, or add in your favorite seasonal ingredients like zucchini or apples, or make it fun and kid friendly with chocolate chips.
This homemade southern banana pudding is pure nostalgia with layers of homemade pudding, banana slices, vanilla wafers, and topped with my foolproof fluffy meringue that will NOT weep or deflate.
My family's absolute favorite carrot cake cupcake recipe! They're simple to make from scratch, super moist, light, tender, and fluffy. Made with plenty of carrots, spice, then topped generously with a heavenly. sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting!
This chicken and wild rice soup is a family favorite in cold weather. It's rich and hearty made with carrots, celery, garlic, chicken, and wild rice in a creamy, savory broth in less than one hour.
This bacon macaroni and cheese recipe is the ultimate comfort food. There isn't just bacon sprinkled into the mac; bacon is incorporated into every part of it! From the garlic panko breadcrumbs to the smoked cheddar-gouda cheese sauce, this is the best bacon mac and cheese, period!
A traditional coquito recipe passed down to my husband from his late abuelito, Don Francisco. Rich, creamy, and absolutely decadent, this authentic coquito is the best coquito recipe made with two different types of rum, thick coconut cream, and warm holiday spice!
These gorgeous cornish hens, soaked in a fall scented brine, slathered in savory herbs and butter then stuffed with apples and garlic, are full of flavor and beautiful additions to your holiday table.
This simple charcuterie board for two is perfect for a winter date night appetizer or an easy snacking platter. Don't worry if you're a beginner, I've got all the tips and tricks to making a delicious and impressive cheese board!
This rich, moist, and delicious chocolate cake is also the most simple to make! Only seven ingredients with no eggs or butter required. The salted caramel poured over the top takes it over-the-top, and the taste is phenomenal. Definitely a keeper for a simple yet gorgeous dessert for any holiday!
This rich and creamy sweet potato pie recipe is full of holiday spice and a hearty shot of bourbon! The top is covered in a heated sugar crust, like a creme brulee, which gives a fun and pretty presentation that's perfect for your holiday dessert table.
These flavorful and tender green beans have been a Southern staple for generations. Slow cooked in a vitamin-rich broth with smoked meat, this cultural side dish is on every Southern holiday table!
This rustic bread pudding uses leftover babka bread and simple pantry ingredients to make a dreamy, decadent dessert that is perfect for the holidays! The brown butter bourbon sauce is creamy, sumptuous, and makes you want to pour the entire pitcher on, it's so good!
The best classic roast Thanksgiving turkey you will find! This recipe and guide will help you cook a flavorful, moist turkey every Thanksgiving with time and temperature guides, tips on brining for a super juicy bird, and a flavorful herb compound that not only gives great flavor but makes beautifully brown, crispy turkey skin.
This delicious autumn twist on the traditional babka has sweet apple butter swirled throughout the rich, buttery brioche-like dough.
This easy apple butter recipe is made in the slow cooker! This thick autumn spiced spread is fantastic on your morning toast, smoothed over a warm slice of pumpkin bread, or eaten off a spoon.
These easy and sweet cookies bring me back to my mama's holiday baking! Chewy Brown Sugar Pecan cookies topped with a praline icing drizzle (or dunk!) for a delicious cookie spin on the classic Southern candy. Make sure to hide some for yourself, they're irresistible!
With fresh rosemary and mellowed, buttery roasted garlic flavors infused into fluffy, creamy mashed potatoes, my rosemary garlic mashed potatoes recipe is the side dish that no one will be able to resist this holiday season! It's easy to multiply for a large crowd and make ahead for that holiday rush, this delicious side dish is perfect for the holidays.
This sparkling apple cider sangria recipe is the perfect fall cocktail made with spiced cider, white wine, and honeycrisp apples. Great for Thanksgiving or any occasion!
Pumpkin Sheet Cake is perfect for any fall-loving crowd! The cake is pumpkin spiced and super moist, with perfect cream cheese frosting-to-cake ratio. This pumpkin cake is so easy the kids could make it and it's ready for eager foodies to eat in under an hour!
This is the best peach cobbler recipe; it's so fast, easy, and simple to make from scratch! Baked with delicious cinnamon-sugar drop biscuit-dumplings and spiked with a splash of bourbon, then topped with vanilla ice cream for the perfect end-of-summer southern dessert.
These chocolate chip cookies from Joanna Gaines' cookbook Magnolia Table are simply amazing! Thick and chewy with perfectly crisp edges, they are a serious contender for the perfect chocolate chip cookie.
These cinnamon rolls are pillowy soft, ooey-gooey, and honestly better than...