Whether you're hosting a Thanksgiving feast or you're merely a guest required to bring an assigned dish, I've curated some recipes from the blog to help fill in the blanks and take the stress out of the prep. You can take your pick from appetizers to sides to main dishes to desserts. I promise you'll find tasty, easy to make recipes. After all, if I can make them, anyone can. So why not plan ahead and get cooking? And remember to celebrate FOOD and family, and to give thanks. APPETIZERS Baked Brie Hot Crab Dip Mexican … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2013
Gingered Sweet Potato Casserole
November 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
With Thanksgiving only a few days away, it’s logical to start planning and test running some of your dishes. Whether you’re the host(ess) of the evening (which I’ve never been) or whether you’re simply bringing a dish (that’s me), Sweet Potato Casserole should be on your menu somewhere. In fact, I’ve never been to a Turkey Day feast that didn’t offer sweet potato “something” as a side dish. Last year I made the sinfully sweet and sticky Sweet Potatoes w/Marshmallows and also baked a Sweet Potato Casserole with a sweet topping of brown … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake
November 25, 2013 By 10 Comments
Today it’s the Secret Recipe Club reveal day. I’m honored to be a part of this diverse international group of food bloggers. In case you forgot, everyone in the Secret Recipe Club gets “assigned” a blog from which we are supposed to pick a dish to cook. But, it’s all done in secrecy. It isn’t until the ultimate reveal day (today) that everyone showcases the dishes and discovers who’s been their secret foodie link. This club has provided me valuable exposure to blogs I might not otherwise encounter. My November assignment was K&K … [Read more...]
Roasted Red Pepper Dip
November 22, 2013 By 3 Comments
I have a note on our kitchen bulletin board. The note is the last one my mother wrote to my daughter before she died. Mom secretly stuffed it in her lunch box on the way to day camp. My daughter, then 6, thought enough of the note to save it and to not throw it away like any 6 year old would in the fury of scavenging for their lunch food. So, you can imagine how my heart raced when a childhood friend posted a handwritten recipe card of Mom’s in a Facebook message to me. The Roasted Red Pepper Dip recipe! I remember eating it … [Read more...]
