This week we challenged ourselves to create a Thanksgiving tablescape using only things we already had on-hand in our homes (except for a quick trip to Trader Joes for centerpiece supplies). It’s certainly a place we’ve all found ourselves: You want to set a beautiful table, but time and/or budget just don’t allow for new […]

We’ve all heard the saying that it’s never a good idea to try a brand new recipe when having guests, but what about the Thanksgiving turkey? It’s certainly not every day that we’re cooking a whole turkey for our families. To be honest, it’s been about a year since we cooked our last turkey! Seems […]

If you’ve hosted Thanksgiving before, or volunteered to bring a dish to another Thanksgiving, you know the stress that can come with preparing a meal for such a food-centric holiday. There can be so much going on with timing dishes to be hot, managing oven space, setting a beautiful table, and trying to spend time […]

We’re always on the lookout for cleaner, healthier alternatives in our lives: from the things we use, to the things we make, and the things we eat. For this edition of Clean Swaps, we took a look at everything Thanksgiving: from prep work through desserts and cleanup. Just like before, we challenged ourselves to not […]

We’re four weeks before Thanksgiving and it’s when we’re feeling our most creative! About four weeks out from the big day, we start to think about the kind of Thanksgiving we want to have. How do we picture gathering together? Large crowd or small group? Will food be passed around the table or do we […]