Happy Cyber Monday! I trust you all had a fantastic weekend — I know I did. Matthew and I spent the last few days decorating for Christmas and our house is totally holiday ready. This year was the first time that I co-hosted Thanksgiving. My uncle and I put together quite the spread, with help [...]
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Chocolate Chip Pomegranate Cookies
November 23rd, 2011 
Emily Not one for pumpkin pie, I love me some chocolate at Thanksgiving. Is anyone else with me? With a fresh batch of pomegranates from the tree at my brother’s house, I decided to make these cookies found at Dana Made It. They are a fun cookie, especially when you don’t tell people what is in [...]
Posted in Dessert, Food, Holidays, Thanksgiving 
Tags: chocolate, dessert, pomegranate, Thanksgiving 
4 Comments »Gran Evan’s Corn Bread Dressing
November 22nd, 2011 Emily This is Matt’s favorite Thanksgiving dish, as I mentioned on Monday. I don’t really like dressing/stuffing, so I hadn’t paid attention enough to know that this dish was from my Great Grandmother Evelyn, who we called Gran Evan. She died when I was young so I didn’t really know her well. From what I hear, [...]
Posted in Family Recipes, Food, Holidays, Thanksgiving Tags: dressing, side dish, stuffing, Thanksgiving 3 Comments »My Dream Thanksgiving Menu
November 21st, 2011 Emily Ashley at This Valley Life had a great idea to put together a dream Thanksgiving meal. I too dream of hosting Thanksgiving dinner, but it doesn’t necessarily work when you live in a condo. Since we’re talking dream menu here, I’m going to go a little non-traditional. I suggested foregoing the turkey this year, after we [...]
Posted in Entertaining, Food, Holidays, Thanksgiving Tags: dinner party, holidays, hosting parties, Thanksgiving 1 Comment »Tips for a Stress-Free Turkey Day
November 21st, 2011 Megan I know it is only the Monday before Thanksgiving, but we just wanted to stop in with a few ways to spend the day stress free. Ready? OK! (Can you hear the cheerleader in me??) Don’t get turkey grease on you. According to my dad, it stains forever. He has lost his favorite pair of [...]
Posted in Entertaining, Family Recipes, Holidays, Thanksgiving Tags: Thanksgiving, tips, turkey 3 Comments »
