This year was the first time that we hosted Thanksgiving at our house and my first time to cook a turkey!  And I’m happy to report that it was all a success and the turkey came out great.  There were 15 of us and we all ate really well.  The boys took an afternoon trip to the movies and a large number of the adults (not me) took an afternoon nap.  I thought they were watching the football game.  I wanted to share some pictures including some of my decorations and Thanksgiving treats.

I made Thanksgiving Blessing Mix and bagged it up for all the kids.  Well mostly they aren’t kids any more but that’s what I call them anyway.

• I used the Gusseted Cello bags – they had them on the Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack – filled them with the mix.
• Tied the bags shut with some of the wide striped ribbon in Chocolate Chip – it is retired now but we have lots of other ribbon you could use. The Burlap ribbon would have been perfect too – it’s in the Holiday catalog right now!
• The tag is from the Tags 4 You stamp set – I stamped in Chocolate Chip ink on Very Vanilla card stock and punched out with the Label Bracket Punch (you can get these as a bundle).  I sponged some Tangerine Tango and Summer Starfruit ink over the image to give it some fall color.  And attached them to the ribbon with a small safety pin.  We have some in the Vintage Trinkets embellishments.

I set two tables and used the Thankful Tablescape kit to make the place settings and the candle wraps in the Dining room.   Here are a few more pictures for you…

This is my first turkey that I have ever cooked.  I bought a 20 pound turkey and did some research on the internet on how to cook it.  I decided to put in in a brine and then roasted it – first in a really hot oven to seal the skin and then turned the oven down and used the probe thermometer that came with my oven (first time to do that too).  It was all done at just the time I had planned – which I wasn’t sure that was going to happen but it did.

I tried a new salad recipe and a new green bean recipe (instead of the traditional green bean casserole).  Both were a big hit so I need to add those to my recipe box.

I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving.  I was very grateful to have our families with us – parents, siblings, nieces & nephews – only a few people were missing.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the holiday weekend!

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