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Pecan Pie

Pecan Pie

When you think dessert and thanksgiving you automatically think PIE! My top pies are pumpkin, pecan and apple. My grandma always handles the mashed potatoes and the pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving and so I don’t often make pumpkin pie unless it is for my husband’s 

Crock-Pot Turkey Breast

Crock-Pot Turkey Breast

The iconic Thanksgiving turkey. There’s nothing like it. Right? I mean can you compare a Christmas ham to Thanksgiving turkey? Or is it Easter ham? I don’t know. All I know is this is a meal I look forward to for months, and now that 

Mashed Potatoes

Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes while delicious the rest of the year are certainly synonymous with Thanksgiving. There’s the turkey sure…but personally I really look forward to the side dishes. Mashed potatoes is on the top of the list. The Potatoes My personal favorite potato for mashed potatoes 

Broccoli Casserole

Broccoli Casserole

There are certain recipes that just continue to show up on holidays with my extended family. It’s like we all know what the menu will be, but it’s just a matter of who is going to make what. Really, I guess it’s true in every 

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

As soon as that fall air starts coming through the windows, I start searching for soup recipes. Anyone else? I know I’ve already said that fall changes my kitchen, but soups are just one of the best cold weather fixes. I love them because they’re 

5 Reasons to Use Place Cards

5 Reasons to Use Place Cards

Place cards….some people love them and others think they are totally unnecessary. I’ve held parties both with and without them and have certainly noticed a difference. Overall, I do think that having place cards creates a smoother environment at the dinner table. Take a look 

Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet Potato Casserole

It’s time! The glimmer of hope and magic that we have all waited for this year. Casserole season! But seriously, are casseroles now just known as “one pot” meals? I think they’re the same thing. Anyway, now that it’s really November, I’m thinking about Thanksgiving. 

Thanksgiving Tablescape

Thanksgiving Tablescape

The idea of family and friends gathered around a table with a delicious meal and tasty drinks is my happy place. Grace and I started this blog because we both have a love for sharing our kitchen and our homes with people. Perhaps it’s partially 

Fall Cookies

Fall Cookies

One of this year’s many quarantine goals was/is getting better at decorating desserts. I can confidently say that I’m good at the making it taste great part of baking but decorating those tasty treats has needed some work. My biggest challenge this year was making 

To Trick or to Treat

To Trick or to Treat

Trick or treat? I mean, who doesn’t prefer the treat? I’m about to go buy a large pack of Reese’s peanut butter cups for myself since trick-or-treating doesn’t seem to be happening this year. Plus, I’m a little old for it now I suppose. When