It's here! Thanksgiving eve. We have done a lot to get ready over the last four weeks. Just take a look. It's time to start cooking. How do you feel? Excited? I am. I'm really looking forward to some of our favorites. In my family, it's always been the ...
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Countdown to Turkey Day: Pie and Prep Day

It’s here! Thanksgiving eve. We have done a lot to get ready over the last four weeks. Just take a look.

It’s time to start cooking. How do you feel? Excited? I am.

I’m really looking forward to some of our favorites. In my family, it’s always been the tradition to make the pies the night before. This saves time and keeps a lot of traffic out of the oven bottleneck. Additionally, unlike many other items made on Thanksgiving, pies are often much less forgiving of a...

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Countdown to Turkey Day: Hands off That, It’s for Company

Hi.

Today’s will be short and sweet.

If you have been playing along, we are switching from planning to doing. If you need to catch up, click here.

You don’t like going to the store when it’s full of people, do you? Me neither. I also want to ensure that I have no reason to try to find any place open on Thanksgiving (nor do I want to encourage non-essential places to be open.

So, how do I ensure this in a household of eight? Aside from mostly empty threats, verbal...

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Countdown to Turkey Day: Do you Decorate?

Welcome back. It’s the last weekend before the holiday. With all the preparation we’ve accomplished so far, you should be able to pretty much stay out of the supermarket except for a quick trip for the weekly necessities. Isn’t it funny how everyone insists on eating the rest of the time?. If you need to catch up on what we have covered so far in the countdown, here you go.

Decorating is such a personal decision. Socioeconomics, culture, and family traditions all drive...

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Countdown to Turkey Day: The Ingredient Double-Check

Hi there!

We are now in the home stretch of our series. If you need a review of everything we have covered so far to get ready, here you go. You have done a lot.

Yes, you still have the actual cooking to do, but you have a plan,. Yes, you may have some less-than-perfect relationships to navigate, but you’ve got boundaries in place and plans of action to handle them, too.

In the end, it’s just one more day. One more day with a lot of good food.

Everything is going to...

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Countdown to Turkey Day: Cocktails and Mocktails

Psst hey. We’ve got one week left.

How is your house looking? Is the table still clear?

Excellent. You’ve got this, but just in case you are joining us, here’s a list of everything we have covered in our Countdown to Turkey Day.

Yesterday’s task was to confirm the number of guests, as it gives a good idea when it comes to planning how many drinks we need to have on hand for guests, both alcoholic and non.

Our personal friend works with Responsibility.org,...

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