Both festive and flavorful, this pine cone cheese ball is the perfect make ahead recipe for easy entertaining at holiday parties. “Grandma and Grandpa really like cheese and crackers.” Kids say the craziest things, don’t they? It was during one of our visits to my in-laws house that our oldest daughter decided that […]
11 Downright Delicious Green Bean Recipes for Thanksgiving
Green bean recipes for Thanksgiving don’t require anything canned. Here are 11 recipes that are delicious, easy, creative, and perfect for your holiday table! I could be wrong, but I’ve always considered green bean casserole to be a Southern thing. You see, although I grew up in Virginia, my family hails from the […]
25 Stunning Sweet Potato Dishes to Make This Thanksgiving
From easy casseroles to tender slices roasted in the oven, this is the ultimate list of sweet potato dishes to add to your Thanksgiving recipes this year. Our family doesn’t play by all the rules for Thanksgiving. The turkey doesn’t see the inside of an oven, I’m not a fan of traditional green […]
Pumpkin Pie Bars with Nutella…It’s Like a Chocolatey Pumpkin Pie!
Pumpkin pie bars with Nutella create a terrifically tasty twist on the classic pumpkin pie. Perfect for parties, you and you guests are going to love them! “Ummm….honey, did you know I already have canned pumpkin in the pantry? And sweetened condensed milk, too.” It’s always interesting when the Husband tries to bake. […]
17 Unique Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes You Have to Try
Tired of turkey hash and pot pie? Change things up with these 17 unique Thanksgiving leftovers recipes that will make you fly through those leftovers! This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for […]
15 Killer Fall Appetizers for Crowd | Recipes You Need to Make
Whether you’re looking for easy make-ahead finger food or hearty choices for a crowd, these 15 killer fall appetizers need to be on your menu. This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for this […]
Thanksgiving Tablescapes | Using Nature for Decor
Budget friendly Thanksgiving tablescapes start with using nature for decor. Learn how to make a table setting using leaves & branches from your own backyard. This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for this […]
10 Stress-Free Tips for Hosting Thanksgiving Dinner
Follow these 10 stress-free tips for hosting Thanksgiving dinner so you can enjoy spending time with family and those who matter most! I am always fascinated when people say Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday. While I enjoy Thanksgiving, something about it just feels so stressful. You work the first day or two in […]
Your All-in-One Printable Thanksgiving Dinner Planner
Stress be gone! This printable Thanksgiving dinner planner keeps your checklist, menu, & notes all in one convenient place with a bonus day-of planner too! This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for this […]
7 Stunning Ways to Decorate with Pine Cones this Year
Whether you like natural and classic or bright and modern, these 7 stunning ways to decorate with pine cones are perfect for fall and winter decor. So you want to create beautiful seasonal decor, but have no room to store gobs of decorations for each holiday or season? Same here. We barely have room […]
45 Pumpkin Spice Recipes So Good You’ll Crave More
Do you crave pumpkin spice recipes once the temperature dips below 80? Then you’re going to love this list of 45 pumpkin spice recipes for every occasion! I have a confession to make. Pumpkin spice flavoring has been making its way into my coffee since mid-August. I know, I know. It’s barely September! […]
An Elegant Woodland Holiday Tablescape (You Can Actually Afford!)
Disclosure: I received free products in exchange for providing my unbiased review of Oriental Trading Company products. All opinions expressed are my own. Even though Christmas is my favorite holiday, we’ve only hosted one Christmas dinner. We have no plans to host dinner this year, yet I stll got an itch to pull together winter […]
Sweet Potato Bars with Maple Frosting
Make these sweet potato bars with maple frosting and everyone will ask for the recipe! Full of seasonal flavors, they’re the perfect fall or holiday dessert. I love it when a baking experiment turns out better than you ever expected. But that’s exactly what happened when I decided one day to bake sweet […]
Cranberry Curd Bars with a Pistachio Crust
Cranberry curd bars with a pistachio crust are the perfect holiday alternative for anyone who loves the sweet-tart combination of lemon bars. This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for this site to […]
54 Fantastic Free Thanksgiving Printables
Take a look at the best free Thanksgiving printables, and have your Thanksgiving decorations and activities ready in a snap! It feels like I wonder the same thing every year…how on earth did Thanksgiving get here so quickly? Wasn’t it just Halloween? Though I can’t say we don’t have any Thanksgiving decorations up […]
15 Pumpkin Recipes to Take you From Breakfast to Dessert
It’s October and I haven’t made a single pumpkin recipe yet this fall. It’s not that I don’t love pumpkin. I do. We had exactly one Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie and I nearly felt scarred for life. (Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but it didn’t feel right at all.) Life has just been a little […]
How to Preserve Pine Cones and Acorns for Decorating
Find out how to preserve pine cones and acorns that you find in your back yard so your fall decor stays bug and mold free for months. Imagine creating a beautiful centerpiece by putting pine cones from your yard into a glass apothecary jar. You’re thrilled that you pulled together seasonal decor […]
Bless This Child: Baby Boy’s Fall Inspired Baptism
What do you do when you’ve got 20 people coming over for a baptism, and all your time is taken up with a baby and a 3-year-old? For us, the answer was to keep things simple and to find a way to combine kids activities with fall inspired baptism party preparations. You might say that […]
{12 Days of Holiday Candy} Pumpkin Gingerbread Truffles
Get your pumpkin spice fix with these two delicious pumpkin truffles recipes: pumpkin gingerbread truffles and pumpkin cream cheese truffles. Are you tired of pumpkin yet? If you are, I’m sorry to say that this post just might put you over the top. Maybe I did a good job avoiding too much pumpkin spice […]
6 Fabulous Thanksgiving Ideas to Try this Year
It’s official. The holiday season has started. The free satellite radio preview started the other day, which means that the kids and I are now officially listening to Christmas music. And this is our year off from hosting Thanksgiving…something for which I am very thankful right now. Though, I don’t want to stay out of […]
53 Free Thanksgiving Printables
I’ve been sitting at my computer trying to figure out how to start this post…or even if to hit publish. If it had gone out yesterday as scheduled, I never would have thought twice. But this morning, I got up as usual, rushed the kids out of the house to school, and for the first […]
How to Grill a Turkey on a Charcoal Grill for Thanksgiving Dinner
Learn how to grill a turkey on a charcoal grill even if you have a big turkey! The smokey flavor is fantastic for your holiday dinner & amazing in leftovers. Yum! This post was nearly titled “How I spent $200 on a Thanksgiving turkey”. Thankfully, it’s more like “How I avoided spending […]
Six Gorgeous Fall Wreaths to Make Today
There’s something about the crisp fall air that makes me want to hang a wreath. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s because wreaths are so inviting, and fall is the earliest start to the holiday season, when we invite family and friends into our homes. A pretty wreath sets the tone for entering […]
5 Delicious Apple Recipes to Make this Fall
Did you know that September 26th was Johnny Appleseed Day? I was clueless, until T’s school celebrated the occasion last week. When she mentioned the festivities to me, I remembered the Johnny Appleseed stories from my youth. Talk about a walk down memory lane! T’s school really made the day fun for the kids. […]
A Rustic & Gold Thanksgiving That Anyone Can Recreate
We officially survived hosting another Thanksgiving dinner. It’s almost hard to believe that seven years ago I swore off hosting Thanksgiving at our house. Two years ago, I broke that promise with a table covered with the colors of fall leaves. This year, I pulled together a gold Thanksgiving tablescape that has me looking forward to […]
{Roundup} 48 Thanksgiving Printables
It’s that time again! Time to round up this year’s Thanksgiving Printables! I bet few of you know that Thanksgiving was the very first holiday that I did a printables roundup. It was way back when I first started blogging, and I was just so impressed with the time and effort that other bloggers would […]
{Roundup} Thanksgiving Printables
Can you believe that Thanksgiving is just a week away? Time just keeps going by faster and faster. That means it’s time again to roundup this year’s best printables to help you plan and decorate for your holiday. Make sure your printer’s ink cartridges are full and you have plenty of cardstock and photo paper, […]
Confession…We Cheated for Thanskgiving
Here’s a riddle for you…can you find the food on this table that’s store bought? Here’s a little hint: it used to gobble. That’s right. We bought a pre-cooked Thanksgiving Turkey last year. I’ll say it again: We bought a pre-cooked Thanksgiving turkey. And I have absolutely no regrets about it. Typically when I take […]
{Looking Back} Hosting Thanksgiving Dinner
Last year we hosted our second-ever Thanksgiving dinner (check out pictures of the first!). It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun as well. We’re not hosting this year, but since we’re less than four weeks away from the big Turkey day, I thought it would be fun to take another look […]
Getting Creative with Casual Yet Elegant Thanksgiving Decor
Taking the stuffiness out of Thanksgiving decor can make everyone relax and have a good time. Find out how to design casual yet elegant Thanksgiving decor. This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means […]
{Looking Back} For those Pumpkin Pie Cravings
I don’t know what happened to me last year. For some reason I was ALL about baking up pumpkin pies and pumpkin pie alternatives! With Thanksgiving in just two days, I figured it was time to take another look at all those scrumptious treats: It pretty much all started with these inspirational pumpkin pie recipes that got […]
{Roundup} Thanksgiving Printables
Can you believe that Thanksgiving is only a week away? I’ve been busily procrastinating on all of the housework, decorating and food/kitchen preparation that needs to be done for the big Turkey day. It’s going to sound corny, but I am incredibly thankful for all the amazing bloggers out there that provide adorable printables for occasions just […]
Thanksgiving…Here we go again
Five years ago, the husband and I hosted our first Thanksgiving. We had just moved into our house, and couldn’t wait to have his family over to cook a holiday meal. That was also the year I decided I never wanted to host Thanksgiving again. Between having such a small kitchen and keeping food warm […]