Made From Scratch Pumpkin Pie

What would Thanksgiving Dinner be without a pumpkin pie?  I, for one, don't even want to think about it.  When it comes to pumpkin pie you have everything from canned pie mix to 100% pumpkin puree to choose from.  But, since this is one of the most special dinners of the year, why not get craz…

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Homemade Pie Crust

One of the reasons I love cooking so much is that it knows no sense of space or time.  When you are missing someone that is no longer with you, you can simply go into your kitchen, pull out a few ingredients, and they are there. Pies are one such recipe for me.   This is my Grandma Margaret.  This…

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Old Fashioned Bread Stuffing

Thanksgiving has many controversial issues surrounding it.  From the accuracy of historical events to what was actually served on the first Thanksgiving table.  However, the most controversial issue to ever become intertwined with this culinary holiday is the Great "Dressing vs. Stuffing"…

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How to Make Easy Deviled Eggs

Inevitably someone in my family is early getting to my parent's house for Thanksgiving dinner, and of course we all come hungry.  To help keep us "heathens" at bay my mom always has a few things for us to munch on while we wait for them to finish up.  There are the usual meats and ch…

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Country-Style Green Beans Recipe

Green beans are my FAVORITE vegetable!  I love them in a multitude of ways, but my favorite is the  Country-Style Green Beans  or "cooked to death with bacon" way! At Thanksgiving you can never make enough of these for my family. I know what you are thinking "Why in the world would I c…

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Mom's Fruit Pizza Recipe

It's day two of my Thanksgiving 101 series (I haven't settled on a name yet.  I'm hoping that will just organically happen soon lol.) and today we are talking dessert!  There is one thing that you can bank on at any large family dinner, LOTS of desserts.  My family is no different.  Wh…

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Baked Three Cheese and Macaroni

Thanksgiving. It is the most anticipated/dreaded meal of the year.  We get so stressed out over what to make and how to prepare it that The Food Network actually has an entire month dedicated to it. But, let's face it, all of this anxiety is totally warranted.  IT'S A BIG DEAL!  This year, …

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