Cooking and walking together
Mama and I donned treasured aprons and cooked our brined turkey breast together today. It turned out juicy and delicious! And it went wonderfully with the Grand Marnier cranberry sauce […]
Spacing out the prep
Chronic pain and fatigue mean I have limited energy for holiday cooking. So I have to space out all of the food preparations for Thanksgiving. I purchased a couple of […]
Thanksgiving mini-feast
Mama and I celebrated Thanksgiving today with a small feast full of store-bought “cheats.” We found a nice little fully cooked half turkey breast at Trader Joe’s. I bought our […]
Post-Thanksgiving tradition
Our Black Friday customs have nothing to do with shopping and everything to do with leftovers! When Mama was a little girl, her grandmother used to make the holiday dressing […]
Eating Thanksgiving backward
Since I finished making the sides and dessert a couple days ago, this was the easiest Thanksgiving we’ve ever enjoyed. All that was left to do today was put the […]
The earliest I’ve ever finished holiday cooking
Two days before Thanksgiving and I’ve finished cooking, mostly! I’ve been preparing our Thanksgiving feast since I was 12 years old and this the earliest I’ve ever been ready. Our […]
Grand Marnier cranberry sauce
I’ve begun Thanksgiving holiday cooking early this year because I’ll be otherwise occupied on Wednesday when I’d normally be cooking up a storm. Mama adores homemade cranberry sauce and so […]
Holiday in pajamas
Mama and I enjoyed a quiet Thanksgiving at home. It was a day filled with naps and reading, Paisley cuddles, and tasty food. We stayed in our pajamas all day, […]
Holiday ready from head to tummy
This morning Mama and I went to the hair salon for touch-ups — Mama had a bang trim and it was a clean-up for me. As always, it was an […]
Mama’s post turkey day tradition
For as long as I can remember, my adorable Mama has always had a single day-after-Thanksgiving tradition — and it isn’t shopping. When she was a little girl, her grandmother […]
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