Still need a side dish for you mondo bird? Never made stuffing before? No worries, CL has your back thanks to our extensive online cookbook (bookmark it, baby). And instead of the same old casseroles and starch bombs, we’d like to acquaint you with a more interesting selection of Thanksgiving options. Start your own traditions!
(And check out the CL Cookbook for over 200 other recipes to try any day of the year.)
Drink Alternatives: Fresh Lemongrass Ginger Ale ~ Hooville Martini ~ Iced Coffee Granita
Side Alternatives: Cornbread, Apple and Sausage Stuffing ~ Roasted Butternut Squash Soup ~ Apple-Maple Acorn Squash Puree ~ Brussels Sprouts Saute With Bacon, Pecans and Grapes ~ Minestra Maritata (Italian Wedding Soup) ~ Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Tarts ~ Picadillo Turkey Stuffing ~ Rice Cooker Macaroni and Cheese.
Vegan/Vegetarian Options: Thanksgiving Kebabs ~ Stuffed Dates ~ Thumbprint Cookies ~ Vegetarian Thanksgiving Lasagna ~ Unintentionally Vegan Cake
Main Course Alternatives: Braised Rabbit ~ Whole Roasted Duck with Chorizo and Wild Mushroom Confit
Pie Alternatives: Amazing Apple Cake ~ Apple Pecan Crumb Cake ~ Bacon Peanut Brittle ~ Donut Bread Pudding
This article appears in Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2009.

