We celebrated our first Thanksgiving in our new home this year! We moved into our home just a year ago, but only 2 days before Thanksgiving, making it impossible for me to cook the holiday dinner here since we were still surrounded by unpacked boxes. I have to admit it made me a bit sad….
Tag: Thanksgiving
Make Ahead Turkey Gravy
My most recent blog post showed you how to make your own flavorful turkey stock in advance for Thanksgiving. This year I have decided to go one step further and make the turkey gravy ahead as well…weeks ahead! I know to some that may sound blasphemous because good gravy requires all those delicious pan drippings…
The Making of a Turkey Stock
Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday, is less than 2 weeks away. This will be our first Thanksgiving in our new home in our new hometown of San Luis Obispo, California. Because we moved into our home 2 days before Thanksgiving last year we went out for our holiday dinner, another first for me. As amazing as…
Thanksgiving for Christmas (Roasted Turkey in Parchment)
It’s hard to believe that it is officially 2014, and I am still trying to catch up with blogs I wanted to post in 2013. It has been a little over a month since we moved into our house. While many things have not found their permanent home as yet, at least they are unpacked…
Thanksgiving On The Patio At Sunset
I have much to be thankful for. We moved into our new home two days before Thanksgiving. As much as I had hoped to cook Thanksgiving dinner here it was not to be. And even I had to accept that, try as I might to figure a way to do it. We just cut it…
Thanksgiving 2012
An arrangement composed of foliage from my garden… Beautiful, beautiful mums from my baby brother… My Thanksgiving mantel… A beautiful birthday bouquet from my brother, sister-in-law, and niece… My husband surprised me with this spectacular serving bowl for my birthday 2 days before Thanksgiving. I loved it, but thought I shouldn’t buy it. I’m so…
Turkey Gravy
What would Thanksgiving be without gravy? Gravy for the roast turkey, gravy for the mashed potatoes, gravy for the stuffing…. and then a little gravy to pour on all those yummy left-overs the day after the holiday. My college roommate sent me an e-mail this morning in search of my gravy recipe. I was certain…
Turkey Tetrazzini
Why, you may ask am I making a dish with leftover turkey before Thanksgiving? I’ll explain. My favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, is a week away. I will be having a larger crowd this year, which means I’ll be making all the same traditional dishes we love, but just in greater quantities. I try to do as…
Spiced Apple Pie
In 1980 we moved from our apartment in Chicago with our sons who were ages 6 and 2 at the time to a very spacious apartment around the corner. This was our third move around the same square block which faced a wonderful park called Indian Boundary Park in the West Rogers Park neighborhood of…
Cope’s Corn
My sister has been bringing Cope’s Corn to our Thanksgiving dinners for many years. She lives in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country whereJohn Cope’s Fancy Evaporated Golden Sweet Corn is readily available on supermarket shelves. They also package a Toasted Dried Sweet Corn, used in creamed corn and corn pudding recipes, which…