Holiday Appetizer Inspiration
The holy four-day weekend known as Thanksgiving is upon us and if your family is anything like mine you turn to your tried-and-true staple dishes every year. There’s a certain comfort and familiarity...
View ArticleThanksgiving, Then & Now
The photo above was taken on Isobel’s First Thanksgiving. She was in the womb and it was a wonderful time to be pregnant: a holiday devoted to eating as much as possible and sitting around afterward,...
View ArticleRecipe: Fall Mushroom Tart
Poor vegetarians. Thanksgiving must be their dreariest holiday. Filling up on sweet potatoes, conversation, and not much else as many families find themselves at a loss of what to offer their...
View ArticleThanksgivings & Bountiful Harvests
Isobel loves any and every holiday that comes her way, and now that Halloween is over she is excited to celebrate Thanksgiving. Only, she seems to forget what Thanksgiving is about from year to year....
View ArticleFeast for All
Today as we celebrate abundance and gratitude, consider making a donation to help end hunger. Here’s to the warmth of friends and family, good food and cheer. May you have many things to be thankful...
View ArticleLittle Big Kitchen: Food Pantry Donations
As the holidays are approaching, I like to take time every year to call attention to food pantries and those without. Our small donations can make a huge difference to a person, to a family, to a...
View ArticleFF Cornbread Stuffing
Here’s my recipe for my favorite cornbread stuffing. Have a great weekend! What is Follow Friday? It’s a Twitter meme that I have taken a couple steps further. Learn more about it in my FAQ.See my...
View ArticleScrapbook: Thanksgiving Pumpkin Family
It’s our tradition to paint found items from nature for our Thanksgiving decor and centerpiece. This year Isobel decided to turn the butt pumpkin into a painting of her and myself, and then she went...
View ArticleHoliday Special: Giving Thanks
[pinterest] Today Americans give thanks for what we have and what we’ve been given. It is also a chance to reach out to those who lack the basic necessities of life. If you live in the US you can go...
View ArticleScrapbook: Thanksgiving Nature Walk
[pinterest] Collecting leaves, for fun and profit! Well, actually just fun. We learned a bit about different types of leaves and used some for crafts. Most of them went into a big pile on the driveway...
View ArticleThrifty Crafting: Thanksgiving Leaf Turkeys
[pinterest] Schools in our area only held school the Monday and Tuesday before the Thanksgiving holiday, so we had an all-day play date with our cousins, Sam & Victoria. Isobel was bouncing off...
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