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Happy Thanksgiving

Give-Thanks

No recipe today just a heartfelt thank you for all of you, my dear readers who faithfully show up to my little table.  You encourage and inspire me. I wish you a blessed Thanksgiving with friends and family. Cheri Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.

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Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon Meringue

BEAUTY Sweet Potato with Cinnamon Meringue

I know that most of you will have chosen your Thanksgiving dishes by now but I wanted to share a few more recipes with you.  Today it is Sweet Potato Casserole with Cinnamon Meringue. It was only a few years ago that I started to like sweet potatoes.  I started with the old school yams [...]

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Giving Thanks (Butternut Squash Apple Soup Recipe)

Butternut Apple Soup

I asked the boys where they wanted to go to dinner Friday night.  Chase screamed Bruxie’s and excitedly shared how amazing it was.  Luke agreed so we made the trek to the new one on Birch Street.  There was a line, but it went pretty quickly.  The boys were both in rare form, cracking each [...]

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Southwestern Corn and Bacon Stuffing

BEAUTY Cornbread Stuffing

I spent the weekend in beautiful Napa. It was a weekend of delicious food,  film and wine!  I can’t wait to share about my trip but that will have to wait.  I do have to say Bottega is my new favorite restaurant.  But more about that later.  Today we are talking Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is next [...]

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Food, Family and a Thankful Heart

Cranberry Cream Cheese

                    Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.  There is nothing better than gathering with those you love and sharing a wonderful meal.  Family meals are a chance to deepen relationships and share our lives. Lingering around the table opens up opportunities to relax and talk.  No one [...]

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Thanksgiving Traditions – Chex Mix

original chex mix

I have a passion for trying new recipes and updating recipes  but at Thanksgiving there is one tradition that never gets updated – Chex Mix.  As a little girl I would get to Aunt Ginny’s or my Grandparents and run to the living room to find the bowl full of Chex Mix.  It is a [...]

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Chipotle Cheddar Scones

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Next week is Thanksgiving.  I feel the year is rushing quickly towards the end.  I want to slow it down and enjoy the holidays, starting with Thanksgiving.  These Chipotle Cheddar Scones are slightly spicy, cheesy and perfectly flaky.  One of my favorite turkeys to make is a Ancho Chile and Honey Turkey. My faithful standby [...]

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Ruth Chris Sweet Potato Casserole

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Thank you to all of you who entered the giveaway last week. Maureen was the winner of the cookbooks!  Look for another giveaway this week. It is time to start planning our Thanksgiving meal. There are so many decisions to make. What type of turkey – Classic, Southwestern or Deep Fried.  Then what sides will [...]

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Pumpkin Apple Soup with Cran Apple Relish, Plus A Winner

Today is Thanksgiving and is always a time to reflect on what we are most grateful for.  I remember as a little girl being so excited and the anticipation leading up to going to my grandparents.  Both my great grandmothers or Nana’s as I called them and my Papa Wells were around through my junior [...]

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Sweet Corn Pudding

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One of my favorite sides is the corn pudding dish.  Usually I go right for Ina Garten’s but thought I’d try something new this year.  I saw this one from Alton and was intrigued. Don’t forget to enter the Cookbook Giveaway by entering a comment on your favorite side dish here. I used the Parmesan [...]

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