Friday Fragments VGNO – Ghosts, Bedtime, Homework and Thanksgiving Feast Part 5: Pumpkin Cognac Crème Brûlée
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Friday Fragments VGNO – Ghosts, Bedtime, Homework and Thanksgiving Feast Part 5: Pumpkin Cognac Crème Brûlée

I’m late, I’m late – for a very important date!  With Mrs. 4444’s and the gang for Friday Fragments.  Usually I have my post all written and scheduled to post at 12:01am, but this time I’m writing them before the crack of dawn.  This should be interesting!  It’s Friday, after all, and that means it’s…

Spinning up Halloween Past…and Thanksgiving Feast Part 4 – Cranberry Sauce with Ruby Port and Cinnamon
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Spinning up Halloween Past…and Thanksgiving Feast Part 4 – Cranberry Sauce with Ruby Port and Cinnamon

This week’s Spin Cycle is Halloween!  I’m taking trip down memory lane with Princess Nagger’s Halloween moments…won’t you join me? First Halloween: Second Halloween: Third Halloween: Yes, I did indeed use the exact same costume 3 years in a row…I figured why not since she didn’t seem to mind, and since she’s always been petite…

Wordlesss/Wordful Wednesday – Pretty Pilgrim and Thanksgiving Feast Part 3 – Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes
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Wordlesss/Wordful Wednesday – Pretty Pilgrim and Thanksgiving Feast Part 3 – Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes

I’m recycling this picture from last year for Wordless/Wordful Wednesday since this week I’m posting a series of recipes I make for Thanksgiving each year and thought this would fit in perfectly. Princess Nagger made this Pilgrim hat and collar in Kindergarten last year – this was the day before Thanksgiving when she wore it…

Thanksgiving Feast Part 2 – Slow Cooker Apple Stuffing/Dressing…Random Tuesday Style
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Thanksgiving Feast Part 2 – Slow Cooker Apple Stuffing/Dressing…Random Tuesday Style

I say Po-tay-to, you say Po-tah-to… Is it Dressing, or is it Stuffing?  Usually it’s called ‘dressing’ if it’s served outside the bird, you know, not stuffed.  Which makes stuffing stuffed.  I still call my ‘dressing’ stuffing because more people relate to that, rather than something that ‘dresses’ something else like a condiment or a…

Thanksgiving Feast Part 1.2 – Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes
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Thanksgiving Feast Part 1.2 – Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes

Sorry to disappoint my loyal Wino’s, but my regular Homemade Wine post has been preempted this week in lieu of food.  Next Monday we’ll be back to our normally scheduled program, and trust me, you’re not going to want to miss it. Jan over at Jan’s Sushi Bar went hog-wild last week spinning up a…

Spinning up a Champagne Thanksgiving Turkey
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Spinning up a Champagne Thanksgiving Turkey

This week Jen from Sprite’s Keeper has spun up a challenge for cold weather recipes.  Since Thanksgiving is only 5 weeks from today (I know!!) I thought I’d share my mama-tested and nagger-approved recipe for the Thanksgiving Turkey I cook each year.   If this sounds familiar, I posted this recipe last year, but that was…