My dad and grandfathers built the house I grew up in, from running the electricity to doing the brick work. Maybe that’s why Around the Table That Grandad Built (Candlewick Press) jumped out at me. This perfect-for-Thanksgiving book celebrates everyone’s unique contribution to a festive family meal. And you can win the book!
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Not sure yet what my Thanksgiving contribution will be. I’m hoping your comments will inspire me!
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Spinach salad and no bake chocolate cookies.
I will make my mom’s famous cranberry salad. She is no longer with us to make it.
Everything! My husband used to do all of the cooking but that’s gone the way of the dodo.
The house, table, and most of the meal.
Cracker dressing. Fruit tray in the shape of a turkey and dip. Pie bombs.
I will be contributing dinner at Cracker Barrell followed by movie tickets to see A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood!
Green bean casserole and pecan pie.
My mom was killed in a car accident in April 2018. She was famous for her homemade candies, her potato salad, her cheese cookies, and her ham/cream cheese/pickle rolls. My sister, my daughters, & I will be carrying on these traditions in her memory. 🙂
Cauliflower “mashed potatoes”
My mom’s olive nut spread.
Pumpkin and Pecan pie
Meat and cheese board.
I will be bringing lots of vegetable sides!! And some yummy chocolate brownies.
I will be offering my home, my love and my family favorite, lasagna!
I will be helping make the meal, but my specialty is corn casserole!
a bottle of wine
I will contribute a dish of green beans seasoned with smoked turkey for our Thanksgiving table.
I contribute humor, fun and flexibility!
I will bring a love and gratefulness for my family, creamy-melt in your mouth-mashed potatoes, and stories of Thanksgivings past!
I will be bringing the apple pie.
Fruit and vegetable tray
I will make be bringing to the table, food made with love and at the end of the meal ,after playing Yahtzee and deserts, I hope lots of good memories!
As the first thanksgiving with out my father, we are working together to lighten the load for my mom. I will be helping with cooking one of the Turkeys as my mom teaches me to make the stuffing.
I will be hosting Thanksgiving and providing food, deserts, drinks and a warm loving home! We will be counting our blessing as My dad and my Aunt both 89 will be joining us again this year..
Our house to host our family from out of town and a creamy Brussels
Sprout dish. (My husband loves to do most of the cooking) 🙂
I will be making the turkey!
Oddly enough, I will be traveling to my daughter’s and having to earn my Thanksgiving dinner. I will be helping her paint rooms in her new house. Then she assigned me the role of making appetizers which will be a mixed vegetable salad. Boy…what a person has to do to get a turkey dinner. ????
I always take my thanks to my mother-in-law who prepares the dinner. I will also make and take the green bean casserole. I wish I would have seen this book before I did my STEM activity with second grade-they had to use dominoes and craft sticks to build a table to fit the most cut out pieces off food without overlapping. They loved it and this book would be a great lead for this activity.
I will be running the Feaster Five that helps raise funds for different organizations. Then home to watch my favorite, the Macy’s parade while cooking for my beloved family. Later enjoying my husbands late Aunt Gretas Chocolate Cream Pie that’s a must every Thanksgiving.
I will prepare nothing for dinner because we celebrate with a special Holiday Breakfast and now the older kids handle it.
I’m traveling to my brother’s new house to help christen it with the first holiday meal….the only contribution I am not making is several well-deserved bottles of wine!!!! =o)
I will be contributing a dessert – either pumpkin pie made with vanilla pudding and Cool Whip or a sweet potato cheesecake.
Sopapilla cheesecake…mmm!!!
I will be making stuffing and pumpkin cheesecake.
I’m bringing the wine! 🙂
My mom’s amazing stuffing will be what I share.
Sweet potato casserole.
I will be providing labor this year as I struggle to adapt to the payout I took to work at a really great charter school.
My home, fall decorations, roasted multi-color carrots, some type of brussel sprouts and desssert. My 85 year old Mom still wants to cook the turkey, stuffing and gravy and I will be happy to let her!
Sicilian stuffing, an enormous veggie tray and organized activities for all the children to sprinkle throughout their day.
I typically bring bread and a dessert – the best parts!!