With Thanksgiving in a couple days and Christmas just five weeks away, my mind is going to “what should I cook for the big events?” There are standard dishes that our family has every year because we love them and they are recipes from my grandparents. We also try to throw in one or two new things each year….
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The Ultimate Cheese + Charcuterie Board I don’t know anyone who doesn’t see one of these and immediately start snacking. Why is that? Because a good cheese board has a little something for everyone. We’ve had cheese boards at family occasions since long before they were cool. My Aunt Kristen, who lives out of town, first started making these probably…
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The first Thanksgiving is believed to have been celebrated between September and November of 1621. The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians came together to celebrate a good harvest. Congress eventually passed a law in 1941 that Thanksgiving wold be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November every year. What Thanksgiving Means to Me Thanksgiving is less than three weeks away……
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‘Tis the season of cool weather, fall scenery, lots of turkey, and fall pictures. Doing a family photo shoot is not only just an opportunity for Christmas card photos, but it is a great way to bond and have a fun day with your family. Make it fun and go to an apple orchard, or have a picnic and you…
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Halloween is next week and the costumes + candy have been bought…. so what’s next? Safety, of course. I vividly remembered my mom worrying about us when we went trick or treating, even back then. My parents would check every piece of candy to make sure it hadn’t been tampered with. And now times have changed and I think I’m…
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