Y’all know I adore the Cheese Gal. When she published this Whipped Boursin with Cranberry Pepper Jelly Sauce I knew it would be perfect! Every family has their holiday must-haves and Mother’s homemade cranberry sauce is one of ours. The husbands didn’t grow up on it and tend not to care for it. And so,… Read More
Mother and Daddy-O spent all day preparing a feast for our side of the family Wednesday. All I did was put together some simple appetizers and a cocktail. I’ll share the dip recipe soon. I can’t remember the last time I had anything turkey, fall or Thanksgiving-ish, but this year I spied these cute plates,… Read More
Our Thanksgiving started with coffee, muffins and the parade. Next, we headed out for a mailbox meet up with friends. They are from the Czech Republic and have a tradition of celebrating neighbors with a shot of plum brandy. :-) We enjoyed a traditional feast at my mother in law’s house. One of the first… Read More
With my boys growing into young men and John away at Auburn, I want to make the most of our time together next week. I figure they are old enough to know what they enjoy, don’t care much for and would like to do over their holiday week. And so, I did a little Thanksgiving… Read More
I did something I’ve never done before and put out a few Thanksgiving touches. They will be so short lived that I probably won’t ever do it again. HA! I pulled out things I already own that I typically use just the week of Thanksgiving for entertaining. Here, a couple of fall cookbooks sit next… Read More
I’m just popping in to wish each and every one of you a very Happy Thanksgiving. I am still so thankful that you choose to come here to my little slice of the internet year after year. We started the day with a yummy breakfast casserole and watching the parade. I had hoped to participate… Read More
For the first time in forever, and for a variety of reasons, we hosted Thanksgiving this year! Eleven of us gathered all day long, eating, puzzling, napping, watching football, playing football, dancing, cooking and cleaning. We started with Thanksgiving Punch, served in my grandma’s punch bowl, and also had hot apple cider. John works at… Read More