Food

The Thanksgiving Menu You've Been Waiting For

Amy Loveless, chef at the Dream Away Lodge, infuses traditional Thanksgiving comfort food with Vietnamese, Korean and Moroccan influences.

Recipes created by Amy Loveless

Photo: Rob Howard

The Appetizers

Keep your guests happy while they wait for the main meal with a slightly spicy salmon pâté and a cheese log livened up by a bit of bourbon.

Get the recipe: Smoked Salmon Pâté and Blue Cheese and Bourbon Log

Photo: Rob Howard

The Bird

The star of the show will be extra tender with a little bit of a kick thanks to a buttermilk marinade that also contains soy sauce and red pepper flakes.

Get the recipe: Buttermilk-Marinated Turkey Recipe

Photo: Rob Howard

The Side Dish

Creamy mashed potatoes get extra flavor from plenty of garlic. For a more rustic dish, leave on the potato skin.

Get the recipe: Garlic-Parsley Mashed Potatoes

Photo: Rob Howard

Don't Forget Dessert!

Cranberries are a tart addition to classic apple pie. Don't worry if the filling is piled sky-high; the apples soften and cook down in the oven.

Get the recipe: Apple-Cranberry Crumb Pie

Next: A New Kind of Thanksgiving

From the November 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine