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  • Feasting

    We cooked for two days. Ruth , Susie, and I did our usual "day before Thanksgiving" cooking marathon. It's a good thing we cooked so much because a whole bunch of hungry people showed up. As the time of feasting… Continue reading

  • Music to Prepare By

    Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays. Way back in August I was feeling a little blue about the fact that so many of our children were going off to college and we anticipated that many of them would be… Continue reading

  • King Arthur’s Other Table

    For about 12 years the same gathering of family and friends have met together to celebrate Thanksgiving. The adults sit in the dining-room and the kids sit at the "kids table". That was until our children grew up and we… Continue reading

  • Happy Thanksgiving

        The year has turned its circle,The seasons come and go.The harvest all is gathered inAnd chilly north winds blow. Orchards have shared their treasures,The fields, their yellow grain,So open wide the doorway —Thanksgiving comes again! Old Rhyme.  I… Continue reading

  • Feast from the Middle Sea

    Before we were even married my sweet man from Lebanon had to endure the traditional meal of Thanksgiving. I say endure because I had never cooked a Thanksgiving meal in my life. We were living in Switzerland and I had… Continue reading

  • Postcard from Thanksgiving

     With gratitude we wish peace in your place, joy in your heart, and may you have an abundant and blessed Thanksgiving. Happy Day of Thankfulness! From yesterday, acts of readiness and preparation for the big day, I proudly present the kitchen crew and homecoming… Continue reading

  • Mimi’s in the Kitchen

    There is much anticipation for Thanksgiving at my house. It is one of our favorite holidays. As a mom, one of my favorite things is watching my children love and embrace our traditions. I was extremely busy this Thanksgiving and… Continue reading

  • Thanksgiving

     This Thanksgiving was just wonderful. My business partner Per Svangren and his family flew in from Sweden to experience an American Thanksgiving. We had about 3 days of constant cooking and fun. One of my favorite family traditions is our… Continue reading