Ā Who’s ready to get their Thanksgiving on! Get ready for a TON of fab Thanksgiving recipes, starting with theseĀ Garlic Roasted Potatoes, right here on What’s Gaby Cooking!
Omg you guys! We have so much to talk about today. First, Happy Monday!!
A: How on earth is it already November?
B: Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Being the obsessively organized person I am, I have already planned my entire menu. (I did it in September) Itās going to be epic, and Iāll be sharing all the recipes here, well before the big day, so you have plenty of time to plan your menu too!
C: One of my all-time favorite people, Ree from The Pioneer Woman, just came out with her latest cookbook and I spent the entire weekend drooling over every recipe. Itās called The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays: 140 Step-by-Step Recipes for Simple, Scrumptious CelebrationsĀ and Iāve decided that Iām inviting myself over to her house for every holiday from here on out. Christmas, New Years, Valentineās Day, Easter⦠you name it⦠all of her holiday menus are out of this world!

D: In honor of Reeās gorgeous new book, she is offering up Ā 3 signed copies!! Boooyah! Weāre kicking off Monday with a bang.
E: I made a batch of her Garlic Roasted PotatoesĀ yesterday and proceeded to fight my husband over who got the last bite. They are game changers ā that is for sure!
F: If you haven’t already ordered yourself a copy, you absolutely should!! Like I said, this book is LOADED with fantastic holiday recipes for an entire calendar year, and each page is infused with Ree’s bubbly personality and humor. I’d like to jump right in and live somewhere between Christmas and 4 of July!
*Giveaway Details*
All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below telling me the thing your MOST looking forward to about Thanksgiving! Ā For more chances to win, share this giveaway onĀ Twitter,Ā Instagram, andĀ FacebookĀ and tag @whatsgabycookin, and leave a separate comment for each letting me know you’ve done so.Ā I’ll randomly pick 3 winners and they will get SIGNED copies of this fab new cookbook delivered right to their doorstep! Good luck!Ā This giveaway will be open until Monday, November 11th at 11:59pm PST!
Who Can Enter: Open to residents in the USA and Canada only.
Winners for the Pioneer Woman Cookbook are:
Patsy Franks
Adriana A.
Gab Benham
Email me at gaby@whatsgabycooking.com and I’ll get you all squared away!
And I announced the winner of the KitchenAid mixer last night ā so hop on over to see if it was you!!

Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Ingredients
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 rosemary sprigs I used Thyme
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 pounds small potatoes
- 2 pounds small purple potatoes
- 2 pounds small red potatoes
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Mince the garlic.
- Strip the leaves off of the rosemary or thyme springs and give them a mince.
- Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat, then add the herbs and garlic.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes until the butter is infused.
- Arrange all the potatoes on a baking sheet.
- Toss them with the butter mixture.
- Roast them for 35-45 minutes until the potatoes are tender and golden brown.
- Season them with salt and pepper as needed and serve.


It’s all about family getting together and everyone bringing their most favorite dishes to share and hopefully, some leftover turkey
My favorite thing about Thanksgiving is that it marks the beginning of the Christmas season! The absolutely best time of the year:)
I most look forward to hosting. My menu was complete in September too.
.I look forward to cornbread stuffing
Grandma’s homemade noodles!
I started dating the love of my life earlier this year and I am looking forward to spending our first Thanksgiving together!
The thing I most look forward to is getting together with my family, oh and the food!
I am most looking forward to Thanksgiving food…oh, and family. =) Oh, and Black Friday shopping….followed by more food.
I’m looking forward to having all my children home for Thanksgiving this year!
This Thanksgiving I’m looking forward to making some new healthy recipes and creating new memories with my family!
Hiking with my family and our almost 11 year old Labrador retriever and watching Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Thanks for all your great recipes Gaby!
I’m most looking forward to the turkey sandwich the next day, loaded with the leftover turkey, lettuce, tomato, red onions, mayo, and cranberry relish ā and possibly even a little dressing/stuffing as well. Yummy!
Thank you so much for the post and giveaway! I love Ree’s other cookbooks and would love the chance to win this new holiday one, so fingers crossed for luck. š
My husband makes the best dressing ever!
Stuffing!
I love everything about Thanksgiving! If I was to pick my last meal on earth, it would be a Thanksgiving dinner š
look forward to green bean casserole, our family’s special mashed potatoes, and family!!!!
I look forward to the holiday that’s simply dedicated to great food.
I long for the smell of Thanksgiving, specifically the celery and onions sautĆ©ing in loads of butter, and the giblets simmering on the back of the stove….and then to get to share it with my kids and grands!
I’m looking forward to pumpkin pie from my grandmother’s recipe! Yum! But garlic + potatoes? Oh yes! š
Turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry and apple pie. I can’t choose just one!
I love these! So perfect and easy for a delicious Thanksgiving Day side dish!!
I love all the smells and laughter, and just being with family. OH…and pie!!
i am most looking forward to being with family, my youngest is hosting us all this year, in Portland, ORā¦i am so thankful for a wonderful family, and will be doing the rosemary potatoes for sure as my sideā¦and a pumpkin pie!
Either these potatoes or some truffle salt roasted potatoes. And of course, sweet potatoes!!
I am most looking forward to being with family. It’s a wonderful time to get together, have a great meal and be thankful for all we have!
My sisters sweet potato casserole…she passed away Nov. 3, 2005 ….I make this yearly to honor her during Thanksgiving. <3
I am most looking forward to spending the day with family and friends! Oh, and mashed potatoes and gravy! Yum!
Looking forward to spending Thanksgiving in Santa Fe with our family and friends (and hopefully some more seasonal weather)!
Cranberry-Apple relish
Those potatoes look so good. Can hardly wait to try them. My favorite thing about Thanksgiving is going to my parents’ house to eat.
I am looking forward to my homemade cranberry sauce and my Father In Laws stuffing! Delicious!
I am looking forward to baking and eating sweet potato pie, which was my grandfather’s favorite.
I am most looking forward to spending time with my children and maybe trying a new recipe or two.
Being together with my Family and eating delicious food!
I love the turkey! My husband cooks it on the Weber charcoal grill.
I’m mostly looking forward to surprising my fiance’s parents for Thanksgiving!
Being with the family
Spending time with family that we haven’t seen in a year and all those good food smells!!
Ree’s recipes are the best! I have made several from her past cookbooks and not one was a disappointment!
What I’m thankful for this year is having my family together. We have had some tough times this year, but Thanksgiving is a time of love not presents and that is peaceful.
Love being with family
I look forward to staying up late the night before to prepare a large , homemade meal and then sharing it with my family and close friends.
I most look forward to sitting outside with my stepdad while he deep fries the turkey! Spending time together over food – what could be better?
I am looking forward to spending time with family and friends and eating TONS of delicious food!!
I love have all the predessert dishes with my meal like sweet potato casserole and then pie for dessert!
One word – family
I’m looking forward to having all the family in one place, and the looks on their faces when they dig in to my cooking.
Stuffing with cranberries… and now these potatoes! š Thanks so much for sharing! I can’t wait to try these out!
I love spending time with my family. As far as food goes, my Mom’s Senator Russell Casserole and my stepmom’s dressing are heaven on earth.
Spending time with friends I haven’t seen in years.