This Thanksgiving Feast for Two Has All the Essentials for a Cozy Celebration

Listen, it happens. Maybe you’re still recovering from the flu. Maybe you can’t afford the plane ticket, or you just can’t deal with the hellscape of our country’s public transit. Maybe last year you insulted your aunt’s pie; maybe last year your aunt insulted your pie. Or maybe you just felt like staying home and keeping it super simple this year.

We’ve put together a menu for those who may be doing Thanksgiving for one or two, to offer inspiration for those of you who have, either by accident or design, found themselves without a place to go on Turkey Day. Our goal with this menu was to hit all the familiar notes—in order of importance: pie, mashed spuds, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, Brussels sprouts, and turkey. But, of course, there will still be an overabundance of food, so it will also provide you with the very best part of the holiday, to boot: leftovers.

One final note: All of these recipes were chosen with an eye to ease of preparation, because even though you want a nice spread, you don’t want the dinner to be a burden. That is, except for the pie. The pie is a bit work-intensive, yes; it has several steps that might seem to require you to go above and beyond the call of duty. But it is a fantastic pie, and it is well worth the effort, and the best part about cooking it for two people is that you get half of it all to yourself.