Category: Thanksgiving

Bite-Sized Pumpkin Pies
Pie · Thanksgiving

Bite-Sized Pumpkin Pies

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Last week we sat down with the half of our family that lives near us to have an early dinner that resembled Thanksgiving. I served Turkey breast, Individual Sweet Potato Casseroles, green beans, Frozen Cranberry Fruit Salad and Hawaiian rolls. We all looked forward to the turkey breast and sides, but also the Pumpkin Pie. One author said,

“But see, in our open clearings, how golden the melons lie; Enrich them with sweets and spices, and give us the pumpkin pie!”
~Margaret Junkin Preston

Rather than making one big pie, I made mini ones. How small were they? Well, I made them in mini muffin tins. I loved them because you get pie crust all the way around the filling! They were the perfect little bite of dessert! Well, we may have had more than “one bite,” but you get my drift! They were so easy to make!

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Intentional Gratitude
gratitude · Thanksgiving

Intentional Gratitude

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Thanksgiving will be here three weeks! I look forward to the day filled traditions, good food, and family. I have some special memories of childhood days gathered with all the relatives . Back in the day, we all dressed up in our “good” clothes for these family get-togethers. This was a special occasion, after all!

When I’m visiting with my mom I love looking at the old albums containing photos from those gatherings. I look deep into the pictures at the tables, the decor, the apron my grandma had on. I sometimes wish I could jump back to that time to hear the chatter, the cousins playing, the parade playing on the television and the men talking about football or their latest hunting trip.

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Let’s Not Skip Over Thanksgiving
gratitude · Thanksgiving

Let’s Not Skip Over Thanksgiving

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Remember when you were a child and you couldn’t wait to become a teenager? If you could have, you would have skipped from ten to thirteen so you could enjoy all the wonder of the teen years! But in so doing, you would have missed out on all that is special about being 10, 11 and 12. It’s the blessing of the entrance into the teen years. You are changing and it’s pretty wonderful.

In our society, Christmas is the “thirteenth birthday” everyone’s wanting to hurry to, and in the rush, Thanksgiving is becoming forgotten. If you have your tree up right now, I’m not shaming you, but I want to encourage us all to make much of this wonderful holiday at the end of the month. I’m hoping I can inspire you to relish the wonder of Thanksgiving.

My mind’s eye envisions holidays in the past that included paper turkeys decorating the table, drippy candles and real acorns that also dotted the tablescape. Simple name cards mark the place where each guest will sit. The smell of pumpkin pie wafts from the kitchen. Colored leaves ironed in wax paper are hung in the windows. It’s simple and wonderful and very much anticipated,

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Turkey Breast Delight
Thanksgiving · turkey

Turkey Breast Delight

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Recently Whitney came to our area for a few days. We won’t be spending Thanksgiving Day together, so I thought I’d invite her for dinner and have a “Thanksgiving meal.” (She was staying at her sister’s house.) I opted for a turkey breast, rather than a whole turkey since I wasn’t feeding a crowd, and also because I think a turkey breast is so much better than a whole turkey! Why? Well consider…

A turkey breast…

  • Cooks faster
  • Is easier to handle
  • Provides only that sweet white meat
  • Doesn’t need constant attention when it’s roasting in the oven
  • Still makes great gravy
  • Takes less space in the fridge
  • Could be cooked in a slow cooker
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The Best Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy
Gravy · Make-Ahead · Thanksgiving · turkey

The Best Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

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If you’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner, I’m going to share my favorite Thanksgiving tip – make the gravy ahead of time! You can make this a couple base DAYS before you need it! This is a time and stress reducer! I had no idea this was possible until a couple years ago. I thought you had to have the turkey drippings to make the gravy. Wrong.

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