Top 10 Favorite Alternative Thanksgiving Recipes

Because good food should never be limited to just one day.  I'm not quite ready to transition into Christmas mode.  For me, with Thanksgiving this early, it's still a little too soon for that.  With that in mind, I wanted to chapter a top 10 list that is still fall and Thanksgiving related.

What follows are ten recipe alternatives for traditional Thanksgiving classics, with one being a simple purchase.  Shared because good food is good food and should be always be shared.

1. Cajun Fried Turkey
2. Mole
3. Cranberry Salsa over cream cheese
4. Quinoa Salad with Roasted Squash, Dried Cranberries, and Pecans
5. Roasted Green Beans with Harissa
6. Sweet Potato Fries with Marshmallow sauce
7. Pull-Apart Stuffing Rolls Recipe
8. Pecan Pie Muffins
9. Spiced Pumpkin Pecan Bluebell
10. And finally, for those that imbibe, Thanksgiving Jungle Juice

And as a bonus, a place to collect all the top 10 things I'm thankful for:

1. A God whose love can appear reckless to us  
2. A wonderful family surrounding me  
3. A job that while challenging is freeing as well  
4. A country with the greatest of all ideals   
5. A church family that pushes us to growth   
6. A health I have taken for granted   
7. A vast wide world to be explored   
8. A universal language to express the most powerful truths   
9. An optimism for the future   
10. A readership that surprises and humbles me   

I hope you and yours had a truly great Thanksgiving holiday, and wish you the best for the coming season.

Enjoy!