8 Cookbooks for Your Thanksgiving Feast

November 08 2024, by Amber Chase

Explore these 8 cookbooks’ tasteful treats to put on your Thanksgiving table this year. Everything from Appalachian roots to delicious pies, The Local Palate Marketplace is your home for this holiday season’s dishes.

The Saltwater Table: Recipes from the Coastal South

Enjoy chef and author Whitney Otawka’s southern-inspired dishes like sweet buttermilk biscuits and crispy okra. For more of her award-winning dishes, visit the Greyfield Inn in Cumberland Island, Georgia for a holiday getaway!

Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest: Recipes and Stories Inspired by My Appalachian Home

Get a taste of Blue Ridge and Appalachia’s famous apple flavors, and incorporate them into dishes like Apple Soup or Cran-Apple Moonshine Compote, all of which can be found in author Lauren Angelucci McDuffie’s cookbook.

From the Oven to the Table

As Diana Henry’s book says, these recipes are chock-full with “simple dishes that look after themselves.” Not only is it a 2020 James Beard Award nominated cookbook, but it was also named one of The New York Times Best Fall Cookbooks!

The Southern Baking Cookbook: 60 Comforting Recipes Full of Down-South Flavor

Serve your turkey and stuffing with Jenn Davis’s Mountain Molasses Cornbread, Vanilla-Bourbon Marshmallows, or Sunshine Pie: a family recipe that features rich citrus flavors.

Southern Baked: Celebrating Life with Pie

The ultimate pie cookbook: Amanda Dalton Wilbanks’ recipes include savory Pecan, lush apple pies, and more! All act as a perfect ending to a day full of indulgence. Feel free to visit her bakery in Gainesville, Georgia to taste the master’s work in-person.

Hot Honey Cookbook: 60 Recipes to Infuse Sweet Heat Into Your Favorite Foods

Embrace a traditional Thanksgiving meal with rich flavors and spices, such as Bourbon Pecan Coffee Cake, Baked Beans, and a Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler.

The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of My Life

Follow Pat Conroy’s journey throughout his life, told through the culture of Southern food. From learning the basics of cooking French cuisine to “scuppernong in South Carolina,” this cookbook will read like a novel and taste even better.

Big Green Egg Feasts: Innovative Recipes to Cook for Friends and Family

Author Tim Hayward, winner of the Guild of Food Writers "Food Journalist of the Year" and panelist on BBC Radio 4's The Kitchen Cabinet, shares his expertise on innovative eats. This cookbook features a delicious Skillet Mac and Cheese and oven-roasted BBQ.

Written by Grace Lanham