Maple-glazed autumn carrots with garlic cloves are the perfect side dish for any Thanksgiving dinner. In fact, roasted vegetables of any kind are high on my list of favorites. One of the many things I love about them is that they have such amazing flavor - they even taste great at room temperature. This can come in handy when trying to serve everything hot ...
Delicious Crispy Shallots, Mushrooms, and Green Beans Recipe
Try this delicious crispy shallots, mushrooms, and green beans recipe for your Thanksgiving dinner this year. We considered changing things up this year, going old school, and making a green bean casserole. But when you think about how many dishes, not to mention the turkey, need their turn in the oven, we decided it wasn't very realistic or practical. So we're going with ...
Getting Your Bathroom Ready for Guests
Here are a few ideas for getting your bathroom ready for the holidays and guests. Whether it's a powder bath or a full bath, you can do a few simple things to prepare your bath without renovating! We have a small bathroom on the main floor that we use as our powder bath, even though it has a shower. I'm joining Mary Ann and Cindy for our Sunday favorites, as I do every Sunday, and on Monday, ...
The Very Best Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
Today, we are making the best browned butter mashed potatoes, perfect for Thanksgiving! The side dish will be the most popular dish on the table. Even the pickiest little guests will be asking for seconds. I must warn you that once you make brown butter mashed potatoes, you may never be able to eat any other kind. This mashed potato recipe is relatively easy to make, but they ...
Simple Roasted Turkey With Herb Butter Recipe
Simple roasted turkey with herb butter recipe - Over the years of hosting Thanksgiving, we've tried a lot of different Thanksgiving turkey recipes. However, this herb butter recipe from Williams-Sonoma (circa 2004) is the only one we keep coming back to time after time. And it's the one we're doing again this year and probably next year as well. Defrosted properly and roasted at the correct ...
Homemade Potato Chips for a Picnic Lunch
Joining a few friends today to talk picnics! We made homemade potato chips for our picnic lunch. The lunch was so simple that we knew we had to add at least one homemade element. And homemade potato chips never disappoint! Fall is the perfect time for a picnic. Really, there's never a bad time if you have good food and a view. It could even be in the winter! If the weather doesn't cooperate, ...