Ahhhh, Thanksgiving. You’re an evil temptress with your mounds of mashed potatoes saturated in gobs of gravy. Between the cornbread stuffing, broccoli covered in cheese sauce, and the pumpkin pie drenched in whipping cream, it’s no wonder why so many Americans gain anywhere from 2-5 lbs during the Thanksgiving holiday alone.
This year, why not bring a slimmed-down version of an all American classic to your Thanksgiving holiday gathering? This apple pie recipe is sure to please any hungry crowd with its satisfying, warm, cinnamon filling. And the best part is that no one will guess it’s a low fat option
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Thanksgiving Place Card Ideas
by Jessica B. November 21st, 2011 | Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is soon upon us, and it is time to start crossing those things off the ever growing to-do-list. I love to plan and prepare a beautiful table with flowers, decorations, and place cards that really illustrate the autumnal harvest feeling. But to be honest, I am also looking for something that isn't very time consuming or expensive.
Here is a list of the few simple place card ideas I am hoping to try out this year, alongside some successful place cards of the past:
Tea Lights and Calligraphy: It gets dark pretty early where I live, and I love the
Here is a list of the few simple place card ideas I am hoping to try out this year, alongside some successful place cards of the past:
Tea Lights and Calligraphy: It gets dark pretty early where I live, and I love the
Thanksgiving Table Decorations
by T Akery November 14th, 2011 | Thanksgiving
The last thing a table has to be for Thanksgiving is perfect. Instead of following some designer magazine's idea of perfection, you can decorate your Thanksgiving table around your family. After all, the turkey is only a small part, but it is your family that makes your table perfect.
Start out with a harvest color for a table cloth, then decorate the table with homemade Thanksgiving place mats which can be used as conversation starters or for evoking a round of saying what everyone is thankful for.
Scatter around plastic autumn leaves in a ring pattern. Don't use the real ones,
Start out with a harvest color for a table cloth, then decorate the table with homemade Thanksgiving place mats which can be used as conversation starters or for evoking a round of saying what everyone is thankful for.
Scatter around plastic autumn leaves in a ring pattern. Don't use the real ones,
Making a Pine Cone Turkey
by T Akery November 7th, 2011 | Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving only two weeks away, it is time to start thinking about decorations for your home. If you have some spare time or some children with spare time, this craft is an easy and inexpensive way to add some holiday charm to your home. Plus, collecting pine cones for the craft can be part of a larger fall clean-up project.
As turkeys are a big part of Thanksgiving, this craft is sure to please. The finished turkeys can be used as table centerpieces or for decorations around a room, such as on end tables, bookshelves, and window sills.
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As turkeys are a big part of Thanksgiving, this craft is sure to please. The finished turkeys can be used as table centerpieces or for decorations around a room, such as on end tables, bookshelves, and window sills.
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Not the Same Old Cranberry Sauce
by Jane Wangersky November 23rd, 2010 | Recipe, Thanksgiving
It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without cranberries -- but does anybody really like canned cranberry sauce? Does anyone buy it at any other time of year?
If you do, well, we all have our guilty pleasures. If you don't, you may want to think of some of these alternative sources of cranberry flavor for Thanksgiving.
They're all best if you make them the day before.
If you do, well, we all have our guilty pleasures. If you don't, you may want to think of some of these alternative sources of cranberry flavor for Thanksgiving.
They're all best if you make them the day before.
- Homemade cranberry sauce.This is one of those things we've gotten used to buying ready made that's really easy to make ourselves, and tastes much better when we do. You just need two parts fresh cranberries to one part
