Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner With the Kidlets | #thanksgiving
Cooking Thanksgiving dinner with the kidlets in tow is no easy task, but it is doable. Thankfully, there are quite a few ways that kids can actually be a big help in the kitchen. Let's start with the little ones, kids six and up can help measure out and pour ingredients for pie. They can wash potatoes for Grandma's creamy mashed potatoes, they can help decorate pies and casseroles, and can fetch ingredients. Older kids can help open cranberry and cream corn jars, help prep side dishes, make the stuffing in the microwave, help wash the baking dishes, and can…
Five Ways to Give Back this Thanksgiving | #Thanksgiving
While retail corporations would have us believe that Thanksgiving is all about the turkey and stuffing, in reality, it's all about giving. And what better way to celebrate this holiday than to give back around your community and around the world? Donate to a charity that feeds hungry children- One in five children go to bed hungry every night and charities working to end child hunger help make sure that children around the world get a meal each and every day. Donate food- Whether it's to a food pantry or putting a few boxes of stuffing into a food donation…
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
The Johnston Gaggle wishes everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!! (And because it decided to get cold in South Texas this week, this graphic is fitting!)
Common Last Minute Thanksgiving Ingredient Substitutions | #thanksgiving
It never fails. You live in a small community, and you wake up on Thanksgiving morning to continue with baking and and you're out of baking powder! Most of the major ingredients, you're going to make sure that you have, but there are some that you think you have hiding in the pantry or but don't. Check out this list of last minute common ingredient substitutions! Allspice This is a BIG BIG spice commonly used at Thanksgiving! It's what gives us that warm, fall flavors to our foods. 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves Baking Powder (1…
Thanksgiving Printable Placemats for Kids | #Thankgiving #Crafts
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and it's time to start thinking about printable activities for the kids. Here are a few of my favorite from different sites around the interwebz. I love, love, love this cute placemat from Kids Activities Blog. It's so adorable! I think it might even be good to laminate and let the kids use crayons or dry erase markers! You can also find other Thanksgiving printables there. I really like this placemat from Embellished Goods. Click on the image to download this file and don't forget to grab SEVERAL other great Thanksgiving Prinables. Here's…
Cast Iron Skillet Cookie Kits | #holidays #thanksgiving
I ran across something else from my new favorite catalog that I think will be perfect for the holidays! I love my cast iron, but I don't have anything this small! My kids like it when we order things (when we have time, extra money, and the patience to actually go out to eat!) that come in these little cast iron skillets! This is actually a good deal because the skillet comes with the mix of your choice. I will ALWAYS choose brownie over chocolate chip cookie. Always. Cast Iron Skillet Cookie Kit comes with practically everything you need for…
Beautiful Handled Baker Set | #thanksgiving #cooking #food
Out of the blue, I received a Ltd. Commodities catalog, and it's got some great stuff at extremely reasonable prices! I love this baking set. It nests for easy storage, and it's stoneware, so it's dishwasher, microwave, and oven safe up to 500°F. Aren't they gorgeous? This will be a great addition to your Thanksgiving table. I'm in love. $ per set Set of 3 includes: 140-Oz. large, 11-3/8" x 11" x 5-1/2" 78-Oz. medium, 9-5/8" x 8-7/8" x 4-3/8" 40-Oz. small, 7-3/4" x 7-1/4" x 3-3/4" I've already started a wishlist from this catalog! These are at the…
Maxine on Thankgiving | #maxine #thanksgiving
I love Maxine. She always seems to say the things that everyone else is too scared to say out loud! Purchase - Maxine Boxed Calendar (2015) And this one is for Alison. :)
DIY Thanksgiving Candle Crafts | #thanksgiving #diy
Check out these really neat Thanksgiving Candle Crafts! Some of these are really simple (they just look complicated!) yet elegant enough to be a center piece for your Thanksgiving meal or just to have around the house to get into the spirit! I saw several different "Giving Thanks" candle sets like this, but this one is my FAVORITE! Maybe it's the plates! We had those when I was growing up! They totally made this work! This is the most elegant of the corn candles that I saw. I did see some with husks on them, but I would be so…
Wait your turn, Santa! It’s the Turkey’s Month! | #thanksgiving
Happy NOVEMBER!! Although I will be posting Christmas deals over the next few weeks (because it's never too early to start), I will also be posting some great Thanksgiving stuff (including humor!) as well! I have a feeling that a few of you will be saying this about my blog in the upcoming days/weeks! We're always so quick to jump from Halloween to Christmas - especially in stores! I love this.