The Barefoot Contessa’s Recipe for Perfect Roast Turkey Made Skinny by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

I love Ina Garten’s (Barefoot Contessa) recipe for roasting turkey. I decided to share it because it’s a super simple recipe to make and comes out moist and flavorful. I did change a few things from her original recipe to keep it skinny. First, her…

Cranberry Ice by Robyn Savoie

The cold tart treat is a wonderful accompaniment to a traditional turkey dinner.

Applesauce Honey Cookies by Robyn Savoie

These sweet, moist, spice-scented cookies are a cinch to make.

Skinny Apple Cinnamon Monkey Bread by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

If you love apples and desserts with apples in them, I think you’ll love this recipe! It’s a decadent, rich tasting sweet monkey bread. It makes a wonderful brunch treat or dessert and perfect for the holidays. One skinny serving has 196 calories, 7 grams of fat and 6 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS. So easy to make and freezes great.

Crusty Apple Cobbler by Rhodes Bake-N-Serv

This delicious Apple Cobbler is made simple by using our quick and easy crusty rolls.

Candied Sweet Potatoes (for grownups) by Foodiewife

This side dish has graced our Thanksgiving table since 2002. The bourbon really kicks up the flavor, and the vanilla bean adds just the perfect balance of sweetness. Instead of using two whole vanilla beans, I buy Singing Dog Vanilla Bean Paste (Whole Foods). The vanilla bean paste is more economical to use, and a lot easier. Recipe…

Potatoes au Gratan by Glenn

This recipe was adapted from a little booklet put out in the 1930s by Westinghouse and Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. for the new electric range and oven. It contained 7 meals, each of which could be baked together in the oven. I've cut out this item and made it work and boy is it good. One note, I stopped peeling potatoes years…

Hazelnut Cheese Bits by Sara Gray

Wow! These yummy bite-size bursts of flavor make an exceptionally delicious appetizer! You will need to make more than you think, because this easy appetizer recipe will get snapped up in a big hurry.

Praline Cream Puffs by Evelyn Scott

Yield: 12 cream puffs

Chocolate Boston Cream Cake by BearNakedBaker

Spice Cake with Whipped Cream by Julie Reihl

A perfect fall dessert that will be enjoyed for years to come! Make it different by adding spices to your whipped cream or add raisins other dried fruits or nuts to the cake. Optionally, one could ice the cake with cream cheese frosting. I chose to top it with whipped cream, because the cream cheese frosting overpowered the cake the…

Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake by Nancy Miyasaki

This is an easy pumpkin cheesecake. Try it, or my pumpkin cheesecake with gingersnaps and walnuts recipe, as a nice alternative to regular pumpkin pie. Neither will kill your craving for pumpkin pie this holiday season, but they might create a new craving for you! This is adapted from a Paula Deen recipe. Thanks Paula!

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies by Mary Joseph

*Using shortening instead of butter produces a thicker more ‘cake-like’ cookie. Don’t use margarine or butter substitutes!

Dreamy, Skinny Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

I recently tested this festive, super moist cake on some of my girlfriends. Several of us get together once a month to eat, drink and laugh until it hurts! When everybody gave it a two thumbs up, I couldn’t wait to share it with you. The best part, it’s so simple to make because I starting with a cake mix. Super rich and decadent…