I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving. Mine was spent in Atlanta with Gerrit’s family, with plenty of food, going to see the new James Bond movie, and beautiful weather. And while I so enjoyed spending time with Gerrit’s family, by Friday I was ready to get home and see my own family that was…
Here’s just a quick something to consider for a side dish this Thanksgiving. We’re going to Atlanta with Gerrit’s family, where I am in charge of bringing basically whatever I want (in this case, some pumpkin bread and some chocolate pecan pie bars) and contributing the Grand Marnier for the pumpkin pies. I’m sure I…
Gerrit pointed out to me this past weekend that he had not woken up on a weekend day without obligation for two months. Between him having to work some weekends, our going out of town for football games, and various other family happenings, he hasn’t had a completely lazy Saturday or Sunday in months. So…
There are always recipes in the back of my head that are constantly on my to-bake list but that I apparently don’t seem to have recipes for. I’ve been wanting to make a pumpkin cheesecake for probably two years. And last week, when I decided that I finally had a perfect excuse at the perfect…
I’ve always been one to think that Thanksgiving deserves is own un-interrupted holiday attention. We shouldn’t be decorating our trees before Thanksgiving or putting out lights. We shouldn’t be playing Christmas music or baking Christmas treats or watching Christmas music. Thanksgiving should get its own attention, its own aisle of decorations in the store…