Have you started planning your Thanksgiving meal yet? The past few years, we have all headed to my sister's house to have a pot luck style Thanksgiving dinner. We plan out who is bringing what so we don't end up with two green bean casseroles and no rolls! We also try to make … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Kids Books
This post contains affiliate links. Are you ready for Thanksgiving? We love the family time we get around Thanksgiving. I always take a few days off work. This year we are even taking a mini-trip. We love to remind the kids why we celebrate Thanksgiving and we have found books … [Read more...]
Turkey in Disguise
Have you heard about Turkey in Disguise? Trisha over at MomDot created a fun printable for this activity. Turkey in Disguise is a fun activity where your kids color a turkey into something else. Mr. Turkey doesn't want to become Thanksgiving dinner so how will he hid. Our kids … [Read more...]
A Small Bite of Thanksgiving
We typically think of Thanksgiving as a family holiday, cooking up all of the dishes that get passed down from generation to generation. For many of us, though, our families are spread out across the country and our friends become very much like our family. I created a great … [Read more...]
Turkey + Travel = Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. We are excited share these fun facts about Thanksgiving as you start to get bags packed and meal plans together for next week! Provided by Nationwide Bank What was your favorite fact in the infographic? Leave us a … [Read more...]
Turkey Leftovers: Pot Pie and Enchilasagna
Some people do ham for Christmas, but I've always fancied turkey. Just like with Thanksgiving, though, you always have the problem of what to do with all of the leftover turkey. You want to use up the turkey, but turkey dinners, turkey sandwiches, and turkey salad can only get … [Read more...]
KIA Sorento Review and Inspired Recipe: Orange and Ginger Cranberry Sauce
We recently had the opportunity to drive the 2012 KIA Sorento for a week. The kids were thrilled to have something new in the driveway even if Little Dude insisted it was a van. The Dark Cherry color of the Kia Sorento that we drove is almost identical to the color of our … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Dessert…mmmmmmmm!
No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without dessert. This year, we cooked up three beauties. The pumpkin pie and pumpkin cheesecake were made with fresh pumpkin that we prepared ourselves (no cans here, folks!). The cherry pie was a little too simple. Store bought pie crust … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Memories: Pecan Crusted Sweet Potato Casserole
Thanksgiving is a pretty special time around our house. I don't really have a large extended family and the family that I do have is spread all over. Growing up, we didn't really do Sunday dinners, so those few times that we did get together for big meals were pretty … [Read more...]
The Daring Cooks’ Challenge: Cooking with Tea
Sarah from Simply Cooked was our November Daring Cooks’ hostess and she challenged us to create something truly unique in both taste and technique! We learned how to cook using tea with recipes from Tea Cookbook by Tonia George and The New Tea Book by Sara Perry. I have been … [Read more...]
Memories of Fall
As fall approaches and we begin making plans for the holidays, I can't help but think back to our first Thanksgiving in this house. We had been here for less than a year, but were fully unpacked and excited to have enough room to invite our families over for dinner. We had the … [Read more...]
Cooking for Thanksgiving on a Budget
Everyone wants a heritage turkey on Thanksgiving, but the reality is that few of us can afford it, especially these past couple of years. There are painless ways of going thrifty this Thanksgiving, however, from the very turkey you buy to the desserts you make. 1. Let’s get … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Traditions … what are yours?
"What three favorite family Thanksgiving traditions have you passed or will pass on to your children?" 1) The family recipes are one of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving and a tradition I hope my kids continue one of these days. From the family recipes that include corn … [Read more...]