I love Thanksgiving. Cooking, baking, family, stories, laughs and lots and lots of eating. Oh how wonderful it is.
While the food is always a highlight, my favorite is getting to spend time with my family. Every year we host a brunch and my family joins us. I love that my Grandma and Papa, Grandma Budell and my parents always make it each year. I love to cook for them and catch up on what is going on in their worlds. I always say I am going to make it over to their homes more often and then the days, weeks just slip away from me. So Thanksgiving is always a special day when I know I will get time with all of them. And what a morning it was!
Luckily Mom came over and helped me the night before. I was beat and would never have finished it all if it weren’t for her. Thanks Mom! This year I tried all new recipes and lived on the edge by not testing them before hand. I am happy to report that they were all delicious and everyone loved them! Below are links to the tasty treats.
Maple Sausage Casserole by Cordon Pink
Soul Sweet Taters by The Pioneer Woman
Cranberry Pomegranate Sauce by The Pioneer Woman
Winter Fruit Salad by Smitten Kitchen
Pumpkin Bread
We ate, we laughed and we ate again. Yay for the holidays!
After brunch we cruised over to Payette for Round 2. My MIL always has amazing food and she did not disappoint this year. I am still craving the green bean casserole and scolded hubby when he came home today empty handed without any leftovers of it. It is that good. As was the turkey, ham, desserts, and on and on and on. I am hungry again just from typing this.
I am grateful for my incredible family every day of my life. Thanksgiving just gives me an excuse to be gushy without everyone thinking I am a total sap. I love you all.
PS: I had a little helper stop by Thanksgiving Eve to help me too. Isn’t he the cutest?
Thursday, November 25th, 2010, 9:51 pm | 
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