Recipes for Thanksgiving from the Thai Kitchen

Thanksgiving Alternatives to Turkey and Mashed Potatoes!

This scrumptious recipe for corn fritters is a delicious fall treat, and it's also vegetarian plus gluten free! The corn fritter batter takes only minutes to stir together, then just drop spoonfuls into hot oil and fry for a few minutes. An easy appetizer or finger food for your Thanksgiving party. For a dip, I like them with Thai Sweet Chili Sauce, which now seems to be available in most grocery stores - look for it in the Asian section. Enjoy!

This fabulous pumpkin soup is healthy, flavorful, and mood enhancing, so a Perfect way to start out your Thanksgiving dinner party! This delicious soup recipe features pumpkin or squash paired with shrimp and/or chunks of fish (any type of white fish fillets will work), plus some healthy greens. Instead of cream, this Thai soup calls for coconut milk, which, aside from being lower in calories and fat than cream, also pairs beautifully with the taste of the pumpkin or squash, making for a delicious soup that is also extremely healthy. ENJOY!

This colorful soup is similar to hot & sour soup, only perhaps better. You'll love serving this soup to company - it's pretty, delicious, and they'll never had eaten anything like it.

This vegetarian verison of Tom Yum soup is perfect to serve as an appetizer for a dinner party. It's also vegan and gluten-free. ENJOY!

This Thai salad will blow your guests away with its tastebud-awakening flavors and mix of textures. And as a bonus, it's very healthy, low in calories and fat. Featuring green mango, which is easy to get during the fall, this salad is so scrumptious, it'll be sure to win rave reviews from all your culinary fans!

I tend to serve this salad when people come over, and they nearly always ask for the recipe before they leave. It's a very simple, but scrumptious salad you'll want to make again and again.

This Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Curry is beautiful to serve and so delicious. Makes for a flavorful side dish, but is also a meal unto itself. Chickpeas can be added as a additional protein source, making this a perfect main course for vegetarians/vegans (it was tested both with and without the chickpeas - delicious either way!).

Roast chicken with a Thai twist! This roast chicken recipe is fragrant and moist, and imbued with the flavors of lemon and lime. Learn how to roast a chicken the Thai way (either half a chicken, or a whole chicken). It is delicious as is, or serve it together with my sweet lime sauce for a delectable Thai treat your family and friends (including the kids!) will absolutely love. Makes a great centerpiece for Thanksgiving Day.

This vegetarian curry offers an array of bright colors - orange, yellow, and red - infused with citrus accents. You'll love the delicious taste of this curry, as well as its healthy combination of vegetables. This is one of my most popular curry recipes, and it happens to be vegan as well as gluten-free.

This Thai Lemon Chicken recipe turns out beautifully golden, tender, and full of flavor. Both lemon and lemongrass are used to create this dish. Quarter chicken pieces make perfect indiviual portions which are great to serve company.