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Friday, November 27, 2015

Scenes From A Pennsylvania Thanksgiving



Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours! I love Thanksgiving. The kids are off from school for a few days, we get to relax and spend time together and with our family, and we get to enjoy each other's company while we share a wonderful traditional Thanksgiving meal together. We have a lot to be thankful for! We are healthy, happy, and we have each other. What more could anyone need? 



My sister Lisa sometimes hosts our Thanksgiving celebration. She is a fabulous cook and has great style! I love her beautiful home. She always goes out of her way to make the celebration extra special for our family. Each year I take lots of photos, and this year I am sharing them with you! I hope you enjoy a peek into our traditional Pennsylvania Thanksgiving.   


The table is set!






 Rachel with Sam.

Let's see what's going on in the kitchen...
Pronto smells turkey!








Yum!




The cutest salt and pepper shakers ever!



Have a seat!



What a pretty table! 


We are thankful.



Traditional Thanksgiving foods vary from region to region across the United States and each family has their own particular favorites and their own traditions. 

Our dinner typically includes an oven-roasted turkey, a stuffing or filling made with bread, onions, celery, butter, mashed potatoes and spices that is baked in the oven, turkey gravy, sautéed green beans, a baked casserole of cauliflower with a cheese sauce, some type of lettuce salad (this year we had a Caesar salad), mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, bread rolls or some type of bread, and sweet potatoes or yams that are usually boiled and then fried in butter and brown sugar. 

Our traditional deserts are pumpkin pie, apple pie, and sometimes pumpkin roll (a thin, rolled cake with a cream cheese filling), and pecan pie. Served with coffee of course! 



Fried candied sweet potatoes are my favorite...

...tied with homemade mashed potato bread stuffing.




My mother makes the best pumpkin pies!


...and my daughters and their cousin Frankie made this fabulous apple pie!





We are thankful for...


...each other.






Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your day!


Have a great week!
Laura

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Friday, November 9, 2012

Giving Thanks: Thankful Decor & Family Customs




Thanksgiving is all about giving thanks. Check out these great ideas for expressing gratitude
with your friends and family during the holiday season and maybe you'll be inspired
to start a new tradition in your own home.


I love this Harvest Table Runner from Emerson Fry!





Thanksgiving pallet art by Fancy Frugal Life




Write quotes about gratitude, appreciation, and giving thanks onto strips of paper 
and attach to goblets with double sided tape. via Delish




Give Thanks fall banner by Bekahjennings via Etsy




Give Thanks scripted Thanksgiving pillow cover in linen by The Lauren Collection via Etsy






Giving thanks banner download from Carnia Gardner




Thanksgiving autumn wreath by Little Birdie Secrets




"It is not happy people who are thankful; it is thankful people who are happy."




Give thanks napkins from Lemonademakinmama








Give thanks shadow box by Blue Cricket Design




Beautiful! Give Thanks mantle by A Diamond In The Stuff




Thankful charger plate by Today's Fabulous Finds




Free Thanksgiving printable from Silverbox Creative




Give thanks fork by Ashley on Etsy




Thanksgiving printable fall subway art by eighteen25




Give Thanks primitive blocks by Mommy Misfit




Turkey project that great for kids from Parents magazine




Floral Thankful Frame free instructions from Michaels




"Thank you for the food before us, the friends beside us, and the love between us"






Give thanks banner from Miss Mustard Seed




Spiced Brown Sugar Cut-Out Cookies by Annie's Eats






{Grateful} by Catherina's Creative Corner




Simple Thanksgiving garland by Imperfect Homemaking






Give Thanks gratitude board tutorial by Jellybean Junkyard




Thanksgiving subway art by Sand and Sisal





Be Thankful banner by ParamoreArtWorks via Etsy



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