Grandma's Best Thanksgiving Recipes

The spread isn't complete without this tangy and sweet sauce. You'll need about 1 lb. of cranberries. Most are sold in 12-oz. bags, so pick up two and freeze the extra.

Use the slow cooker to create a home-style dish like grandma used to make with only 30 minutes of prep work for this chicken and dressing recipe. 

This baked bean recipe features four types of canned beans baked in a mixture of brown sugar, mustard, vinegar and bacon. It's sure to be a unique holiday side.

This recipe was inspired by the version that won Pam Brunet a blue ribbon at the LaFayette Apple Festival in New York. She layers a flour-and-cinnamon-sugar mixture with apples to create a dense, rich layer of fruit. Pam credits this recipe to her mother-in-law, Grandma Brunet.

This dressing can easily be made ahead. Freeze the unbaked dressing mixture in 2 (1-gal.) zip-top plastic freezer bags, making sure to press out all the excess air. Thaw in refrigerator five days before Thanksgiving, and continue recipe with Step 4.

The duo of orange marmalade and brown sugar create a delightfully sweet glaze on salty ham. 

No holiday table is complete without a dish of this classic cornbread dressing.