In order to make the navigation of this round up of Thanksgiving sides as easy as possible ... So, with all three of these recipes I like to make them ahead of time, but stop the cooking about ...

Idalee Scholz, Cocoa Beach, Florida Every year my Mom made cream cheese mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving ... I make them a day ahead and use my slow cooker to free up oven space for other dishes.

You can use a slow cooker for side dishes like glazed carrots, creamy scalloped potatoes, and different types of casseroles.

Prepare make-ahead scalloped potatoes as a side dish ... Serve it as a vibrant Thanksgiving side dish. Get Will Coleman's recipe for southern pinto beans on TODAY Food. Give leftover ham new ...

She writes the weekly recipes for the ... defrost the rolls on Thanksgiving morning.” Plus, if you are able to hold back from eating all the rolls on Thursday, they make for an ideal sandwich ...