November 21, 2012
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Menu. Soapbox. Happy Thanksgiving.
Due to the Great success of last year’s Thanksgiving Day.
{consumers consuming….said by Target and Walmart}
Stores will once again be open this Thanksgiving.If you were following my blog last November,
you already heard my thoughts on this subject. If not, you can read them if you click the link.
(Once again, I can’t get links to work the way I want them to..grrrr!!!!)
http://elizabethmarie-1.xanga.com/756921524/the-orphaned-holiday/#viewcommentsThis week has been nothing short of crazy..but crazy in a good way.
We’ve been getting ready for this weekend.Thanksgiving dinner has taken place in our home for 8 years…tomorrow will be the 9th.
We LoVe hosting. I am big on traditions and this is one of my favorites.
Our Menu is as follows.
Dinner
2 Turkeys
Sweet Potatoes with a pecan crunch topping {SO good!}
Mashed Potatoes
Corn Pudding
Gnocchi
Spinach Salad w/roasted beets and feta cheese
Stuffing
Cranberry Sauce
Jello Fluff
Assorted Dinner RollsDessert
Grandma’s Tiramisu
Oreo Cheesecake (in the oven now. 20 minutes left. it smells really good…I want a piece now!)
Creme Brulee
Pumpkin Pie
Pecan Pie
Pecan Daintiesand of course Egg Nog.
We do not drink even a sip! until Thanksgiving.
Since I’ve been little this has been. My grandma always made sure to have it for us.
Now that Thanksgiving is at my house..I do the same.
Hope you all have a Wonderful, Blessed Thanksgiving.
Comments (9)
Gorgeous photos, dear girl. Yummy menu, more busy than ours. I refuse to shop. I will be photographing people and enjoying my daughter-in-love’s family! I miss my two college kids something AWFUL. I might just have to have a good cry. I think of you because I’m using the goodies you sent to me last year. ( 8 Such a sweety you are.
Someday I want to host Thanksgiving for extended family, I would LOVE that. I Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving and that your traditions continue on for many more generations!
OH, take pics! I just know you will have a delightful family gathering. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
We are hosting too, and will be missing our other boys and DIL’s so much. So a quiet thanksgiving this year, but still getting ready over here.
It indeed sounds blessed to be at your home for Thanksgiving ~ wish I could dally a bit at your dessert bar!
i can see a little italian in that meal.
sounds delicious! we are going to have turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing/dressing, gravy, green beans, sweet potato casserole (i think with pecan topping, but i am not making it), pecan pie, pumpkin pie, and ice cream. today we are getting together with some really good friends. she’s making half the food, i am making the other half. we are skipping any cranberry dish since none of us are crazy about it. i like it, but no one else in my family really does, so why go to the bother?
I will never support the madness that is Black Friday…or now creeping into “Black Thursday”. I know your stand and I agree wholeheartedly.
Your menu sounds delicious. I bet your home smells so good and is a loud happy conglomerate (sp?) of sounds. Enjoy your day and your family!!
that is an incredible menu, do you make it all? I think I’ll be over for a little leftover tarimasu or creme brulee.
i’m kinda annoyed that stores started opening at 8 tonight. Really?
I love your pics.
sounds like a delicious meal! Did you make it all? The desert sounds mighty good