Turkey Enchiladas Recipe
Posted on December 4, 2009 - Filed Under Recipes, Thanksgiving, dinner, turkey | 2 Comments
As an experienced blogger (I’ve been blogging here for four years!), I think more about the timing of topics when posting now. I didn’t used to. When I first started, I wrote about what I wanted to, no matter when it was. After all, I can’t be the only one who still makes some Christmas [...]
Read More..>>Chestnut and Bacon Ciabatta Stuffing Recipe
Posted on December 1, 2009 - Filed Under Bread, Recipes, Thanksgiving | 1 Comment
When I was planning Thanksgiving this year, a lot of it was pretty simple. After five years of preparing Thanksgiving dinner, I have a pretty good idea of timing, what works and where is best to go simple. So, when I was planning the menu I kept to several favorite dishes. That made the veggies [...]
Read More..>>Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes
Posted on November 27, 2009 - Filed Under Recipes, Thanksgiving, holiday, leftovers | 4 Comments
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving yesterday! Ours was perfect – relaxed, happy and filled with good new memories. My kids and I watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on television, a favorite tradition of mine. Later, Shawn and I took to the kitchen to prep our meal – Shawn does the turkey and I [...]
Read More..>>Thanksgiving 2009 in Photos
Posted on November 26, 2009 - Filed Under Thanksgiving, holiday | 2 Comments
Read More..>>Three Easy Thanksgiving Centerpieces
Posted on November 25, 2009 - Filed Under Thanksgiving, holiday | 5 Comments
When I was in first or second grade, we learned about cornucopias. Somewhere between coloring the ditto sheet and learning about this so-called horn-of-plenty, I decided that my family was totally missing the boat on this incredibly important holiday tradition. I went home and all but demanded that our Thanksgiving table feature one. And it [...]
Read More..>>Simple Pomegranate Spritzer Recipe
Posted on November 24, 2009 - Filed Under Thanksgiving, drinks, holiday | 3 Comments
Yesterday, we were just sitting down to breakfast when Paige said, “Mommy, water please?” (She’s two, so that’s a pretty darn good sentence!) Will echoed the request. Shawn laughed a little and said, “Kids who like water, well done, honey!” And really, they do love water. Paige will choose that above just about any other [...]
Read More..>>A Guide to Planning Thanksgiving in Five Days
Posted on November 21, 2009 - Filed Under Thanksgiving, holiday | 1 Comment
It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Really, it feels like the day has crept up on us. Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were frantically running around buying last minute accessories for Halloween? Wasn’t it just a week away that we were mourning the end of summer and the [...]
Read More..>>Dispatches From Thanksgiving
Posted on November 28, 2008 - Filed Under Thanksgiving | 7 Comments
The Turkey
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Bread and Cheese
Read More..>>Thanksgiving Recap: Cranberry Apple Sauce
Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Thanksgiving, fruit | Leave a Comment
Over the years, I have experimented a lot with cranberry sauces. I’ve been looking for the right recipe that is different, but delightful. This is it.
This cranberry sauce is about as easy as it can get. The addition of apple adds a nice (and slightly sweet) twist that really takes the sauce to a different [...]
Thanksgiving Recap: Roasted Butternut Squash
Posted on December 3, 2007 - Filed Under Thanksgiving, vegetables | Leave a Comment
The first year that I made Thanksgiving dinner, my then-boyfriend (he’s since been upgraded to husband) requested butternut squash. Frankly, my family doesn’t (or at least didn’t until then) eat squash. Not at all. And I had never had it before, let alone cooked it. So I did what any good girlfriend would do – [...]
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