One of the Littles made this fancy menu card for our Thanksgiving table. The fold-over card opens to reveal our Thanksgiving Day menu. Our day will start with all the Littles snuggled up close to watch The Macy’s Day Parade. We’ll head over to Mia and Popa’s for the actual feast and later in the afternoon Husband & I…
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Texas Cornbread Dressing … a legend of sorts
Ever since I was little, my favorite Thanksgiving side has been cornbread dressing. I have fond memories of my grandfather, Poppy, cooking up the annual feast in their tiny, yellow kitchen. Poppy loved to cook at the holidays and is the source of many of my cherished family recipes. Growing up I loved Poppy’s dressing, but I never gave it…
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Pecan Pie
Husband grew up with an enormous pecan tree in his front yard. It yields massive amounts of pecans each year and we are the grateful recipients of any amount my mother-in-law choses to give us. Some years we come home from visiting with buckets of unshelled pecans. Other years we get baggies full of perfect pecan halves. This year we…
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Spicy Pecans
Last week my mother-in-law sent me home with pecans from her front yard. You would not believe the amount of pecans the old tree produced this year. She has pecans in buckets, cardboard boxes and grocery sacks. I’m talking a ton of nuts people. Of course I knew immediately what to do with the first batch she gave me. I’ll…
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