There are some people who collapse on the couch after Thanksgiving and don’t get up for hours, or even days. And then there are the people who treat the whole holiday weekend as a cooking and baking marathon, using up leftovers and pivoting right into cookie baking . (Speaking […]
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There are some people who collapse on the couch after Thanksgiving and don’t get up for hours, or even days. And then there are the people who treat the whole holiday weekend as a cooking and baking marathon, using up leftovers and pivoting right into cookie baking. (Speaking of: Sign up for Your Daily Cookie, our new pop-up baking newsletter, to get a new cookie recipe every day in December until Christmas.)
We’ve got recipes for both camps below: utterly simple and light dinners to make things easy, as well as a leftovers recipe that’s a little more complex than putting it all in the microwave, for the enthusiastic cooks. We’ve got a festive Hanukkah moment, too. Tell me what you kind of recipes you’re looking for, or what you made this week. I’m dearemily@nytimes.com, and I love to hear from you.
This easy, gorgeous dish from Ali Slagle is ideal for the week after Thanksgiving: The brash brightness of orange and grapefruit is a good U-turn from stuffing and potatoes. This is also nice enough to make for any family or friends hanging around.
Last year, on the first night of Hanukkah, I made these latkes from Joan Nathan and served them for dinner with smoked salmon and sour cream on top and a salad on the side. It was great. The “pure” in the name refers to the lack of other ingredients: These are made with just potatoes, salt and pepper. For a more traditional latke, I recommend this five-star recipe from Melissa Clark.
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