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Easy to prepare Elegant Wild Rice Salad with Parmesan Vinaigrette is the quintessential make ahead side dish, making it perfect for potlucks, picnics and buffets!

For those days when your schedule is overloaded, this moist, flavorful salmon can be on the table in less than 30 minutes from when you open the refrigerator!

Lemon-Rosemary Swordfish en Papillote is a scrumptious, fresh and impressive entrée that’s also good for you.

Easy and elegant, Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus is the perfect make ahead side dish you can pop in the oven 10 minutes before serving.

Fresh cucumbers and sweet, mellow leeks are the stars in this super savory, chilled Vichyssoise soup.

Tomatoes roasted with a mixture of fresh herbs and olive oil are the star in Arugula and Tomato Salad.

Light and airy like a soufflé, Green Chile Breakfast Casserole is moist and cheesy, with just the right amount of spice.

These moist and tangy Grilled Rosemary-Dijon Chicken Breasts are easy to prepare.

Light and airy Asparagus Soufflés are incredibly easy to prepare - no beating or folding of egg whites, no bechamel sauce prep.

Broccoli with Bacon and Walnuts is a quick (less than 10 minutes) and easy side dish to add to your rotation.

These Turkey Stuffed Pasta Shells are impressive looking, scrumptious, and, an added bonus - they're healthy too, using ground turkey, lots of veggies and small amounts of cheese.

Moist, fluffy and soufflé-like, Southern Corn Pudding is perfection in every bite.

Smoked Salmon, baby arugula, tomatoes, corn, asiago cheese, pepitas (pumpkin seeds), currants, and couscous combine to make a super colorful, flavorful and delicious Chopped Salad! Recipe included, along with gluten-free adaptation.

These muffins are delicious toasted with butter and jam, as mom used to do, or as part of an egg sandwich, or with Eggs Benedict with Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce!

Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict with Mustard-Dill Sauce is a scrumptious, lighter version of traditional Eggs Benedict.

Learn my secrets for cooking pasta correctly - to ensure that it comes out flavorful, al dente (not too chewy nor soft), not stuck together, not slippery.

Layered Salmon Salad with Avocado Dressing is an elegant, fresh and flexible dish that can be layered in a pretty glass bowl, or in large mason jars for a picnic

These stuffed tomatoes are not only delicious, they’re also pretty on the plate, adding a pop of color.

Here are four of my favorite - and most popular - updates to traditional Thanksgiving side dishes - all of which can be prepared at least in part prior to turkey day.