Before you know it, your home will be full of vacationing kids and Thanksgiving guests. So why not do some baking and freezing now? It will be great having a variety of baked goods to serve when you've got a full house. And the kids at home now will enjoy baking with you, especially if it involves some sample tasting.

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The biggest challenge to creating a kosher Thanksgiving meal is making the traditional Thanksgiving side dishes in non-dairy form (parve) so they can be eaten with the turkey. This cornbread recipe uses soy milk. These parve Cornbread Muffins are moist and sweet.

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I'd say stuffing wins second place after the turkey when it comes to my family's favorite Thanksgiving dish. And there is never enough room in the turkey to make all the stuffing we want. So I like to make more stuffing, and I like to make it in my Crockpot. This recipe for Crockpot Thanksgiving Stuffing is easy, delicious and it even frees up valuable space in my oven on Thanksgiving day.

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If Susie Fishbein writes "I love this turkey recipe", then I've got to make it! I can't hide my enthusiasm for what Fishbein has done for kosher cooking. At the same time she has raised the quality and made it more accessible to novice cooks. Since every Fishbein recipe I've tried has been a huge success, I'm going to use her kosher Roast Turkey with Caramelized Onion-Balsamic Gravy recipe this Thanksgiving.