Spiced Pumpkin Layer Cake: A moist spice cake layered with cream cheese frosting. This can be made a day ahead (refrigerated). Several ingredients needed (all basic and easy to find), including a can of pure pumpkin, various spices (nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, allspice), flour, flaked coconut, raisins and more. The recipe for the cream cheese frosting is also included (a bit of dark rum is used). Found at Epicurious.com.

Stuffing Balls 101: Here’s how to turn stuffing into favorite crunchy balls. Recipe found at The Cutting Edge of Ordinary.

Thanksgiving Leftovers: A few ideas for using up leftovers including Turkey Bone Broth, Turkey and Mushroom Pot Pie, Turkey and Black Bean Wraps, Mashed Herb Potato Soup, Next-day Potato Giblet Soup, Garlicky Cheese Toast (Croutons) and Shredded Turkey Posole (stew). Also includes a chart for Refrigerator Storage times. Recipes and details found at University of Illinois.

Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies: Here’s a fun recipe that the kids will love, cookies are decorated with candy to look like turkeys. Uses candy corn, decorative icing, gel and frosting. Recipe found at Pillsbury.com.

Thanksgiving Turkey Gravy: Here’s a recipe for gravy that uses white wine, garlic, celery, apple juice, turkey (or chicken) stock and other ingredients. If you need a large amount of gravy (is there ever too much?) or wish to make some without cooking a turkey, you may like the shortcut recipe provided: Turkey Gravy in a Hurry. Recipes found at ReluctantGourmet.com.

Turducken Recipe: Here is a set of instructions for making turducken. Details and recipes are a more toned down version compared to the one above, but still promises to be delicious. More pictures can be found here. Recipe from thesalmons.org.

Turkey Casserole: A recipe for using turkey leftovers, uses macaroni or your favorite pasta shells. Really easy to prepare and includes cheddar cheese, chopped pimento, green pepper, sliced onions and more. Recipe posted on Tipnut.com.

Turkey Giblet Gravy: This recipe makes about 4 cups of gravy and requires turkey giblet stock (recipe found here). Make the stock up to 3 days ahead of time or if you’re really organized, you make sooner and freeze. Recipe instructions found at Epicurious.com.

Turkey Stuffing Recipe: A stuffing recipe that uses the turkey’s giblets (first fried in butter), an apple, onion and raisins. Easy to prepare and this dressing is a nice twist to the average stuffing recipe. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Turkey Stuffing With Ham: A slight twist to sausage stuffing, this recipe uses cubes of ham instead. Quite simple to prepare and uses basic ingredients that are easy to find. A great way to use up leftover ham if you have some. This recipe is posted at Tipnut.com.

Turkey Tetrazzini: Here’s a tetrazzini recipe using spinach noodles, cooked turkey, chicken broth, heavy cream, grated parmesan, dry sherry and more. Although the ingredients needed are a bit extensive compared to others, it’s still an easy recipe to prepare. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Here are more than a dozen recipes for vegetarian dishes suitable for serving at Thanksgiving. You’ll find recipes for Salads, Main Dishes, Stuffings, Side Dishes and Desserts. Recipes found at VegKitchen.com.