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Planning a Happy Thanksgiving 2020 – 2 Weeks and Counting!

This post was edited from the original published on November 10, 2011.

Life is unpredictable, but Thanksgiving is not and it is 2 weeks away! My family and I are excited! Don’t let these Thursday posts stress you out. The whole point is to show you what you can do in advance, not what you must do in advance. All these tips and strategies are most relevant to the hosts and hostesses who are preparing most or all of the meal themselves and who have a busy schedule leading up to the holiday. If I didn’t get a lot of these tasks completed early, I don’t see how I could pull off this meal without tons of stress.

I’m so thrilled so many of you are happy with the Thanksgiving ebook! Thank you for sharing all of your feedback. For those of you on the fence, if you are planning ANY large holiday gathering or meal with many components, this ebook will be the best $15 you have ever spent! Click here to get your ebook. 🙂

Gluten-Free Chocolate Pumpkin Tart Recipe

Usually, I am a Don’t-Mess-With-Chocolate kind of gal, but I am also Team Chocolate-Makes-Everything-Better. I am definitely in the latter camp for this recipe. Pumpkin Pie is not the one I go for on Thanksgiving. I like it perfectly well, but with everything else I make, it’s not my #1. Unless I add chocolate.Continue reading

Dinner Planner – Week of November 9th, 2020

Thanksgiving is less than 3 weeks away and my family and I are super excited! We needed something to be super excited about!! It’s going to be the smallest Thanksgiving we have ever had, but I am doing it up anyway – a whole turkey, all the fixings, 3 pies and homemade ice cream. Yes, yes, yes! My new, updated Thanksgiving ebook is finally available and will help you with every detail, every prep-ahead tip, ALL my Thanksgiving recipes in one place with color photos. All for $10. $10 to have a stress-free Thanksgiving!

In other news, I’ll be doing a special Instagram live with one of my oldest and dearest friends, Dr. Henry Cloud, on Monday, November 9 at 5:00 pm PT. We will be discussing the missing piece to the Thanksgiving puzzle – how to prepare for familial dysfunction! Bring your questions or just come to listen to our discussion which I know will be super interesting! Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

Planning a Happy Thanksgiving 2020 – 3 Weeks and Counting!

This post has been edited from the one originally published on Thursday, November 3, 2011.

If you followed the advice in my post last Thursday, perhaps you you thought about how many guests you will be hosting on Thanksgiving. What about your menu? The more solified your menu, the more you can start prepping. Coincidentally, I taped a Thanksgiving segment with Rachael Ray that aired on her show on Friday, November 2nd, 2018. It was a very fun segment to do and I shared some of my favorite things to get done three weeks before Thanksgiving. I actually did 90% of my grocery shopping! Another reminder that my 2022 Thanksgiving ebook is available! For $15, you will get all my Thanksgiving recipes, tips and tricks, do-ahead strategies and more! You will have everything you need to plan and execute your best Thanksgiving ever. Click here to access the Thanksgiving ebook. My November online cooking class has just been uploaded and is available here for individual purchase. This month’s menu is AMAZING! If you haven’t committed to a menu, use this one.

This week we have a few more tasks that we can check off the list.

Fall Market Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette and Savory Granola Recipe

I think you guys know that I am doing Thanksgiving BIG even if it’s just a few of us. My family and I decided we would all cook together and that we needed something to look forward to. We are so excited! If you are planning to host Thanksgiving big or small, I have the perfect thing to help you out – my new Thanksgiving 2022 Ebook! All the recipes you could possibly need with color images + timelines and prep-ahead tips + turkey troubleshooting + more. And it’s only $15! Click here to pick up your copy.Continue reading

Dinner Planner – Week of November 2nd, 2020

This week is likely not going to be a quiet and calm one. Be prepared for me NOT to make any political statement about the election. I have family, friends, readers, students and community members who align themselves with different political affiliations. My space and social channels are about helping you be healthier through cooking more from scratch with whole food ingredients. My only message is “Please Vote and Let Your Voice Be Heard and Counted.”

Thanksgiving is coming and my family and I are super excited. It’s going to be the smallest Thanksgiving we have ever had, but I am doing it up anyway! My new, updated Thanksgiving ebook is finally available and will help you with every detail, every prep-ahead tip, ALL my Thanksgiving recipes in one place with color photos. All for $10. $10 to have a stress-free Thanksgiving! Here’s your dinner planner for the week:Continue reading

Planning a Happy Thanksgiving 2020 and E-book – 4 Weeks and Counting!

This post has been edited from the original, which was published on October 27, 2011.

Can you believe what today is? It is the beginning of the countdown!! Thanksgiving is 4 weeks from today! No need to panic, friends. We’re going to have some fun over the next month! Even though things are a little different right now, Thanksgiving is still my favorite holiday and we’re still doing it. I love the traditions, the food, the Macy’s parade (is there going to be a parade??) on television while I am making my pies, the football games (fortunately football never takes a holiday!) I love moving the family room furniture after the last football game is over to extend the dining room table. I love hearing everyone share why he or she is grateful. I have cooked every Thanksgiving for the last 25 years, as well as over 150 Thanksgiving-themed cooking classes. I have made lots of mistakes and in the process learned a thing or two about how to execute and enjoy a very happy Thanksgiving. The key is being organized. Every Thursday from today until the big day, I will share my best tips, strategies and a few good recipes to set you up for a successful holiday. Best news of all: My 2022 Thanksgiving ebook is now available! Continue reading

Savory Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

Let the Thanksgiving countdown begin! So what that I am not having my typical 28-person dinner this year. We’ll be a more intimate group of 10-ish and outdoors, but I am still doing it up! Turkey, gravy, side dishes, pies, the whole works. And, I’ve actually already gotten started. Uh huh! And to help YOU get started, my new 2020 updated Thanksgiving E-book will be available for purchase THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, exactly 4 weeks before Thanksgiving!Continue reading