Superb Sides: Our Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Most Thanksgiving meals revolve around roast turkey, but it's the side dishes that inspire the fiercest loyalties and let the cook's personality shine through. Here, from the recipe files of the SAVEUR staff, a few favorite Thanksgiving sides (each meant to serve six to eight people). They honor tradition by using ingredients we've come to expect on this holiday, but they also bring flair to the familiar with unexpected flavors and nifty techniques.