I’ve got your Thanksgiving recipes, right here…

montage500This is probably going to be my only post this week. I plan to be slacking at my sister and brother in laws. We will eat more than we should and I may be persuaded to have a tiny glass of wine – to be polite of course. In addition, there will be poker. What? Your family doesn’t celebrate togetherness by playing poker? I thought everyone did – it is right up there with the stuffing for us. If you start your kids playing it early, you can get all of their allowance back, for a few years at least. And it’s way more fun than Candyland.

But I digress – I though I would put together a page of recipes that might come in handy this week. I’m not going to tell you how to cook a turkey, but I have a few odds and ends that might make nice additions to your meal. Most of them are very easy, they use fresh ingredients and they will help make your dinner more special. And when I am counting the things I am thankful for this week – and there are many of those – you folks who come to read my blog each day are definitely among them. Happy Thanksgiving – I hope you are thoroughly blessed this year!

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Squash Cinnamon Bread

Rich and amazing for breakfast - Squash Cinnamon Bread

A luscious starter - Stuffed Mushrooms

A luscious starter - Stuffed Mushrooms

Chili Roasted Winter Squash - this ain't your Mama's squash!

Chili Roasted Winter Squash - this ain

Sesame Green Beans - a bit of fresh crunch

Sesame Green Beans - a bit of fresh crunch

Pumpkin Spice Bread

Pumpkin Spice Bread - a little sweetness to go along with the turkey

Don't want to bother with mashed potatoes?  Try these Roasted Potatoes and Vegetables

Don't want to bother with mashed potatoes? Try these Roasted Potatoes and Vegetables

Buttermilk Cornbread

Buttermilk Cornbread is light and fluffy and ready in munutes

Crash Hot Sweet Potatoes

Crash Hot Sweet Potatoes - add a little spice to Thanksgiving Dinner

Pomegranate Applesauce

Pomegranate Applesauce - this stuff is even good for you

Apple Walnut Kuchen

Apple Walnut Kuchen - another make-ahead that would be great for snacking while you wait for the turkey to get done

Butternut Squash Gratin

Butternut Squash Gratin - Something a little different for this year

Pumpkin Raisin Yeast Bread

fabulous fall flavor - Pumpkin Raisin Yeast Bread

Honey Lemon Butternut Squash

Super easy and so full of flavor - Honey Lemon Butternut Squash

Brussels Sprouts with Peppered Bacon

They practically cook themselves - Brussels Sprouts with Peppered Bacon

Save room for this - Candied Ginger Pumpkin Cake

Save room for this - Candied Ginger Pumpkin Cake

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Honey-Lemon Butternut Squash

This recipe has been updated and moved to the new blog.

You can now find it here: Honey Lemon Winter Squash

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Mellow

We have gorgeous light in the early morning this time of year, and it could not be prettier on one of my favorite trees along the creek. The view is from our front porch a few days ago. morning tree

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Pumpkin Raisin Yeast Bread

Pumpkin Raisin Yeast Bread on The Creekside CookThis recipe has been updated and moved to the new blog.
You can now find it here: Pumpkin Raisin Yeast Bread

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Interview With a Grandson

I know Grandmas aren’t supposed to laugh when grandsons fart, because it just encourages them to do it again, and then their parents blame you, but when an interview is stopped practically before it even starts by such an event, do you have any choice but to put it on your blog?

I think not.

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