Today, we're not just talking about one or two Thanksgiving recipes –  instead, we're talking about an entire book of Thanksgiving family recipes straight from our friends at Hyatt Regency Boston.

In lieu of sending the traditional chocolate assortment or cookie platter this year, the Sales and Catering team at the hotel decided to put a personal spin on the traditional holiday gift for their clients. They enlisted the help of several associates and asked them to submit their favorite family recipes from Thanksgiving. From there, the hotel created homemade recipe books for each of their clients, accompanied by a picture of the staff that was turned into a personalized thank you card. The team then packaged everything together and dropped off the gift, along with warm apple pies, to each of their clients to thank them for their business. Check out the creative and delicious final product in the photo below!

If you're not a client of Hyatt Regency Boston, don't worry – we got our hands on the great recipes featured in the hotel's holiday cookbook. From Monkey Bread, to Sweet Potato Casserole, to Whoopie Pies, Hyatt Regency Boston's recipe book is filled with unique dishes that are sure to add flavor and fun to any Thanksgiving celebration. We've included a couple of our favorites below, and if you end up making one of these for your Thanksgiving feast, make sure to come back and let us know how it turned out!

Jack Daniel's Chocolate Pecan Pie

Submitted by Tammy Smith, Assistant HR Director at Hyatt Regency Boston

Ingredients:

• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup dark corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup Jack Daniels Whiskey
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 1 unbaked 10-inch pie shell

Preparation:

In medium sized bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, butter, syrup, vanilla, and Jack Daniels Whiskey. Mix well. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the bottom of the unbaked pie shell. Cover the chips with pecan halves starting around the outside edge and working your way in towards the center, with the pecans. Pour the filing over the chips and pecans. Pecans will rise to the top during baking. Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until a knife inserted about halfway from the center to the edge comes out clean. You may want to cover the pie crust edge with aluminum foil or a ring to keep from browning too much.

Pumpkin Roll

Submitted by Erin Medina, Director of Catering at Hyatt Regency Boston

Ingredients:

• 3 Eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• Confectioner's sugar for dusting

Filling

• 1 cup Confectioner's sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 15x10x1 inch baking pan and line with parchment paper. Grease and flour the paper.
• In large bowl, beat eggs on high for five minutes. Gradually add sugar and pumpkin. Add flour, cinnamon and baking soda. Spread batter evenly in pan. Sprinkle walnuts evenly on top.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Immediately turn out onto a linen towel dusted with confectioner's sugar. Peel off paper and roll cake up in the towel, starting with the short end. Cool.

Filling Preparation:

• Mix confectioner's sugar, vanilla, butter and cream cheese together till smooth.
• Carefully unroll the cake. Spread filling over cake to within 1 inch of edges. Roll up again, cover and chill before serving. Dust with confectioners sugar if desired.

How to Prepare Your Turkey

Submitted by Kelly Armata, Executive Chef at Hyatt Regency Boston

Prepare the turkey the day before (do not Stuff the turkey the night before)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 stick butter
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut into halves
• 2 stalks of celery, cut into halves
• 1 large onion, cut into fourths
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 bunch thyme
• 1/2 bunch rosemary
• 2 tablespoons rubbed sage

Preparation

• Wash turkey inside and out with cold water
• Melt butter with rubbed sage
• Place turkey in roasting pan and brush with sage butter
• Stuff cavity with carrot, celery, onion and herbs (this is okay to stuff the night before)
• Season the turkey with salt & pepper (be generous)
• Preheat your oven to 300 degrees
• Loosely pack the stuffing into Turkey
• Place turkey in the oven & cover with aluminum foil
• Cook the turkey for 18-20 minutes per pound- baste the turkey after 1.5 hours (only baste once)
• Remove the aluminum foil 30 to 40 minutes before the turkey is done
• Remove your turkey when the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees
• For best results, remove the turkey from the oven one hour before you start dinner. Leave covered with foil on counter -- turkey will be hot at dinner time!