Thanksgiving options in Mountain Brook

This fall, Mountain Brook residents have a variety of options to ease the stress of Thanksgiving meal preparation. Local restaurants, grocery stores, catering companies and bakeries offer everything from side dishes to turkey to desserts.

Magic Muffins on Overton Road offers cornbread dressing, squash casserole, sweet potato casserole with nuts and turkey hash potpie. The restaurant also offers themed cookies and cakes.

For dessert lovers, Gia’s Cakes in Crestline Village offers desserts that are perfect for the holidays, including layer cakes, smash cakes, homemade popsicles, bon bons, cupcakes, chocolates and pralines.

Tracy’s Casseroles and Café, located on Church Street in Crestline, offers casseroles that are ready to bake and serve and are available to order online. The casseroles can also be purchased from local stores such as the Piggly Wiggly in Homewood and Clairmont and Western Supermarket in Mountain Brook. Casseroles come in four varieties: broccoli, cornbread dressing, macaroni and cheese and squash casserole. Tracy’s also offers pies for the classic Thanksgiving dessert.

Whole Foods will take care of the entire event and offers family-sized packages that include the turkey and gourmet side dishes. For more information, visit wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/birmingham.

Dish’n It Out in Crestline Park offers home-style gourmet meals to-go and has several Thanksgiving specials including traditional side dishes such as casseroles, green beans, yeast rolls and a roasted vegetable medley. Also on the menu will be desserts available in two sizes, one serving four to five people and a larger one serving 10 to 12 people. Two popular items are the homemade cranberry relish and the giblet gravy, which come in pint and quart sizes. Previous holiday desserts have included caramel apple cheesecake and pumpkin gingerbread trifle. Turkeys are offered but by a limited availability.