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Happy Thanksgiving!

Here's wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving today!   I'm looking forward to a lovely day with my family.   We'll be busy eating too much, talking too loud, and  just enjoying being together.   Here's what's on our menu for the day:

What's For Dinner {the Thanksgiving edition}

It's almost time for the big day!  I love Thanksgiving and am really looking forward to it this year.  We'll be having our meal at my parents' house--which is very close by--with family and friends.  I've been busy the past few days finalizing our menu with my mom and sister and making my grocery list.  As usual, we have gone overboard and are preparing a ridiculous amount of food!  I can hardly wait! :) Here is our menu (links are included for the recipes we'll be using): Thanksgiving 2014 Appetizers Stuffed Date Rumaki Pickles & Olive plate Main Course Roasted Turkey Crockpot Dressing Giblet Gravy Cranberry Sauce Mashed Potatoes Green Bean Casserole Corn Casserole Brussels Sprouts Sweet Potato Casserole Baked Macaroni & Cheese Buttered Corn Copper Pennies 9-Layer Salad Fruit Salad Rolls Dessert Chocolate Cream Pie Deep Dish Pumpkin Pie Apple Pie P.S. if you're looking for a great {...

Relish! {a review}

Since the fall I've had the opportunity to try out a fairly new meal planning website: relish!  I have tried a meal planning site before, but usually do my planning on my own--and have for six years.  I really love meal planning!  And sometimes I wonder if a meal planning website would make that job easier for me.  So I was curious to try out relish!   and see how it worked. When you first log into relish!   there is always a feature article on the home page.  They vary in topics from breakfast items, special seasonings or sauces, to how to make homemade cocoa.  I often enjoy reading these.  There are also other articles with links toward the bottom of the home page that are about similar topics.  These can be very helpful to your meal planning--if you have the time to read them.  You can read more about their member benefits here. I usually click right over to menus to see what recipes they're offering for the we...