17 November Favorites

 

With the commercial popularity of Halloween and Christmas, November can start to feel like a flyover month, a space for cleaning up one set of decorations and pile of candy wrappers and planning the next one. I refuse to fly over Thanksgiving, or any of the delicious, comforting foods that I’ve featured on these pages in this final month of fall. Pumpkin, cranberries and apples are headliners in my favorite November posts, of course, and there are other delicious baked goods and late season vegetables that contribute to the comforting table.

Here is a list of 17 favorites posted in this month from The Messy Apron Archives:

Pumpkin gets swirled into every meal at this time of year. Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal is a wholesome and comforting breakfast dish,

 

and Pumpkin Waffles take a bit more time, but make great weekend brunches.

 

Quick breads and coffee cakes are always welcome at the breakfast table, as well as part of a complete afternoon snack. There’s Cranberry Apple Oatmeal Coffee Cake.

 

And for a pumpkin quick bread fix, I’ve posted three different pumpkin muffins in Novembers past: Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffins, Pumpkin Molasses Muffins, and Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins.

Some of my November favorites are yeast breads, like Pumpkin Focaccia with Walnuts and Swiss

 

And Whole Wheat Pita Bread.

Other dishes with late-season ingredients: Spicy Spaghetti Squash Stir Fry

Wheat Berry and Squash Salad with Seeds and Sage

And Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce, which is great with cheese tortellini or ravioli.

For a warm-up in the colder weather there’s Mulled Apple Cider.

Of course, the big show of November is Thanksgiving. Cranberry Sauce is a must, and I rely on this simple recipe, which can be varied in so many ways.

Pumpkin pie has to be there as well, so I have posted both Grandmama’s Pumpkin Pie, which is classic and comforting

and Bourbon Vanilla Pumpkin Pie, a warm and fragrant twist on tradition.

If you don’t go for pumpkin in your Thanksgiving dessert, however, you could make Pear Apple Crumble Pie.

After celebrating Thanksgiving, there’s still some November left, so you might as well start getting ready for Christmas. Chai Spice Cashew Butter Cookies are a great way to get in the holiday baking spirit.

There are so many good things to make in November, so don’t get so caught up anticipating upcoming chaos that you miss out.

Other posts like this one: 10 Favorites with Fresh Cranberries, 21 Favorite Winter Salads, 13 Soups for Cold Times, 14 Sweet Pumpkin Recipes