Here’s How to Level Up What You’re Bringing to Thanksgiving Dinner

If the host asks you to bring an appetizer, opt for something crowd-pleasing and big enough to share with a large group — like creamy, savory Member's Mark™ Smoked Gouda Pimento Dip ($9). Don't forget to bring something for her too, like a stylish serving board. Think wooden cheese boards or even slate slabs.

Being tasked with dessert on Thanksgiving only means one thing: pie. Grab an extra-large pie in a classic flavor, like Member's Mark™ 12-Inch Pecan Pie ($12) or Member's Mark™ 12-Inch Pumpkin Pie ($6), but take it up a notch by replacing the plastic pie dish with something a little fancier. Ceramic pie plates and melamine platters make lovely gifts.

When in doubt, you can't go wrong with a seasonal flower arrangement. Pick up a bouquet from your Sam's Club, then dress it up with a nontraditional vase ($26) like a ceramic pitcher or an upcycled glass jar. It makes the blooms just a touch more sophisticated.

Bringing something that needs to be heated up, like Member's Mark™ Buffalo Chicken Dip ($8)? Do your host a favor and bring a baking dish as well — she's got enough on her mind without trying to find the one clean dish in the kitchen to use.

Even a simple green salad can seem a bit fancier if you bring something extra along with it. Pick up some stylish salad servers ($18) — maybe a carved wooden pair or something metallic.

Dinner rolls ($6) are always a safe thing to bring to Thanksgiving — you can never have enough. Upgrade the presentation, though, by bringing a few stylish linen napkins. Your host can either set them out for guests or use them to line the bread basket.