The mashed potatoes and candied yams may have gone, but the cranberry sauce remains. Its role on the Thanksgiving table can be paralyzing, but I assure you, cranberry sauce isn’t tied to a meal ...

Turn dough out onto a clean work surface ... up to 24 hours in advance. The spinach sauce can be made up to 1 day in advance and reheated, adding a splash of water to thin if needed.

And don't forget to flavor your dough. Since pizza dough is basically flour, water, and yeast, it’s relatively bland. Most of the flavor in your pizza comes from the sauce and toppings.

These plump little ovals of ricotta and spinach, popular in Tuscany, resemble the filling for ravioli but without the traditional wrap of pasta dough ... the sauce will taste burned. 2. Add ...