3 Favorites for the Week Before a Holiday

Make it easy on yourself as you focus on Thanksgiving prep

Photo: Romulo Yanes

As you’re finalizing your Thanksgiving menu, this is the week to cook recipes you know with your eyes closed — those family go-tos or the ones for ingredients on-hand. Here’s a collection of mine — a favorite pasta, a knockout chicken stew (make enough for leftovers), my mother’s sausage and peppers, and Kate’s egg in a hole — an ideal breakfast-for-dinner that allows for riffs like dressing it in fresh herbs, tomato sauce, salsa, or whatever inspires you.

Chicken Stew So Good You’ll Eat It for Days

This Is the Sauce I Make Most Often

It’s a Good Time for Sausage and Peppers

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