Andrea Jarrell is an essayist with a fairly newfound flair for holiday meal prepping. Connect with her on Twitter @andreajarrell. My place in the preparation of the Thanksgiving meal has always been that of scullery maid, table setter, or dishwasher. My mother’s little sidekick, I wholeheartedly embraced these roles, being far more interested in how …
When her life turned upside down in an instant, Laurie WJN had to find the strength to keep going – and now is so thankful that she did. Read more from Laurie on her blog, Looking on the Sunnyside. In order to embrace the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday I decided to focus on the things I …
No matter how many times she’s cooked a turkey, Suzanne Fluhr still can’t seem to shake those Thanksgiving jitters. Read more from Suzanne on her blog, Boomeresque. When I was a child, we would pile into the family Chevy on Thanksgiving Day for the drive from our house in Philadelphia to my grandparents’ one-bedroom …
The holidays are upon us. The grocery stores are buzzing with turkey orders, neighborhood pumpkin patches are being converted over to Christmas tree lots (I prefer the evergreen smell over the hay), everyone is talking about where they’re celebrating and who they are going to be with for Thanksgiving this year. It’s not enough to …
If you’re looking for a last-minute addition to your Thanksgiving dessert menu, these yummy cookies are the perfect, easy thing to make! Thanks to Risa Nye for this recipe. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies (with optional glaze) Preheat oven to 350° Cookies 1 c. shortening 1 c. sugar 1 egg 1 c. canned pumpkin 1 tsp. …