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thanksgiving 2016 round-up
As usual, we had so much fun last weekend at small group Thanksgiving. I posted my menu notes on Instagram, but did not get a chance to do a planning…
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thanksgiving tips and tricks
I’m not an expert on Thanksgiving by any means, but I do have some big meal hosting under my belt. I’m pretty sure my mom won’t let me host Thanksgiving until…
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thanksgiving planning
I know I’m behind in getting you a Thanksgiving planning post that you’ll actually be able to use since Thanksgiving is only a WEEK AWAY, but I just love the…
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[g-rant] simplifying christmas + hundred dollar holiday review
Note from Sara: Grant is the jolliest elf I know. He loves Christmas like no one else I know, so when he kept talking about this book, I asked him…
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speculaas cookies (Dutch Christmas cookies)
As a little girl, we celebrated St. Nicholas Day by putting our shoes outside the night before December 6th. St. Nicholas would come and fill our shoes with treats. It…
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jalapeno cranberry sauce
I’m rushing to get this post written and posted because you still have time to make this version of cranberry sauce for your Thanksgiving feast. It’s so good. Grant says it needs…
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smoking a turkey + to brine or not to brine
As I’ve mentioned here many times before, my mom does Thanksgiving, and she doesn’t really like much help except when it comes to the dishes. This is great with me…
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thanksgiving round-up
My mom doesn’t let me cook for Thanksgiving, and we’re going to Grant’s parents for Thanksgiving, so I’m only hosting Thanksgiving for our small group, which is one of our…
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broccoli cauliflower gratin
Our co-op has been having some great deals on broccoli and cauliflower lately, so I, of course, can’t pass up a great deal and have been ordering lots of it.…
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cranberries!
You know when you go camping or the hot water heater breaks at home or for whatever reason, you don’t have access to a hot, clean shower for a few…