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As a woman of tradition, turkey is always the star of my Thanksgiving menu. With its immense size, caramel-colored crispy skin and savory aroma, turkey is not only delicious, but a show-stopper and a family favorite. As a family, we have always eaten our Thanksgiving meal at around 2:00 p.m. I don’t know why – it’s just tradition. But to…
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My dad was the “master” at making Turkey Gravy, so I feel that I learned from the master. Once Charlie and I started hosting holiday dinners around ten years ago, making the turkey gravy was always my father’s contribution to the family holiday meal. But, in recent years (probably at least the last four), I’ve had to take over this…
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So, I’ll get straight to the point; here are my top 3 reasons to have turkey for Thanksgiving: It’s Tradition! It’s Delicious! Leftovers! It’s Tradition I like tradition. I think traditions have a place in a family’s history, a culture’s history, a society’s history. I don’t remember ever having anything other than turkey for Thanksgiving and I don’t really WANT…
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Some dishes are so special that you only get to enjoy them a couple of times a year. In our family, my mom’s famous Spinach Casserole is the coveted, waited upon side dish that is only served at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Every year since I can remember, my mom has always made Spinach Casserole. Most families are familiar with the…
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“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot Tootles,
As a mom, wife, woman, etc…we always have a list (or many lists) of things. So many lists! There are always at least 10 Things I NEED to do today, WANT to do today and what I actually DID today. 10 is a magic number, but in reality I usually have more like a million things I NEED to do, a bazillion things I…
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