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A Night on The Town & Some Cute Gingerbread Houses
My hubby and I have had good intentions through the years to take our children out on individual “dates” but we haven’t been consistent in it at all. So we decided since we’re not doing that well taking them out individually, we’ll do it together. What I mean is Russell & I will go together with the child instead of just one of us going. We’ve already gone on 2 dates this month. I could really get into this! I like eating out. 🙂 No cooking, no dishes… Are we on the same page? First we went to Wal-Mart since Audrey wanted to go shopping.:) Shopping she did – all up…
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Our 2011 Thanksgiving Tablescape
Not counting the experiment in our Thanksgiving menu, 🙂 we had a lovely Thanksgiving celebration on Sunday. I used the table runner I made with some muslin, scraps of material and the kids’ handprints. Gobble, Gobble, Gobble The centerpiece was simple. I took the idea from Melissa at Life on the Farm – a candle setting in corn. I found the pinecones and other decorations on clearance at Wal-Mart. There’s my turkey plates that I got on clearance last year from World Market for $.69 each. The red plates were being clearanced at Kmart a few years ago because of slight imperfections. The napkins came from World Market. The small cards…
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Our Healthy Nourishing Traditions Thanksgiving Menu – The Results
So how did our healthy and nutritious menu turn out? As you know, I was trying a lot of new dishes that were from Nourishing Traditions. Here’s the complete run down on our meal. Turkey – Great! Onion Cranberry Compote – NT pg.392 (this was to replace the sugary cranberry relish I normally make and love!) This tasted very good by itself, but when I had it with my turkey, it just wasn’t the same as having the sweet/tart taste of cranberry relish. You could definitely taste the onions. Mashed Potatoes (was going to make NT recipe on pg.401 but couldn’t find celery root at the store) – Great! Sweet Potato Puree –…
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Cranberries, Onions & My Thanksgiving Table Runner
That was really cruel of me… to write a post about how we are killing ourselves with our white flour and sugar right on the brink of one of the biggest holidays of the year. Really, I didn’t plan it that way, it just happened. Promise. I started the food for our Thanksgiving meal yesterday. I’m using mostly recipes from Nourishing Traditions and have never tried any of it before. My family will love it, I’m sure. probably ban me from making anything ever from NT. They’re good sports but I guess Thanksgiving’s like the sacred cow – you just don’t mess too much with tradition. I made the Onion…
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A Simple Project and a Healthy Thanksgiving Menu
We’re celebrating Thanksgiving early. As in 2 days from now. It’s going to be a small affair, (just my little family) but we’re going to make some memories anyways! I’ve got plans to make this table runner that Frantically Simple made for her own family… And of course, I always get excited about the food. This year I’m going to do something different. I’m going to make the majority of the meal using recipes from the book Nourishing Traditions. Here’s the menu plan presently… (NT stands for Nourishing Traditions) Turkey Onion Cranberry Compote – NT pg.392 (this is to replace the sugary cranberry relish I normally make and love!) Mashed…
