Welcome to the
Thornton Thanksgiving!
At this time of year, the air is chilly, leaves are falling,
and families are starting to make plans for the holidays! Although I love all
the holidays, Thanksgiving is probably one of my favorites because it's all about
having an attitude of gratitude! This year all of our family's relatives will
be here at the Thornton household. I'm so excited!
In order to get ready for our special dinner, I've been
going on Pinterest
to get great appetizer and dessert ideas so I can spend time preparing great
dishes with my children. As they continue maturing, it seems like they've
developed an interest in helping their Mom out when she's in the kitchen.
Although I'm always grateful for their help and want to spend as much time with
them as I can, I have to remember to keep their food tasks as simple as
possible. If it gets complex, it gets messy. For this reason, I want to find
recipes that can be made easily! And making them has to be fun, too!
In my opinion, traditional Thanksgiving meals are always
amazing. Personally, there are certain foods that I always prepare such as
turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and my personal favorite-mashed potatoes and
gravy. Although these staples are wonderful, however, I'm going to experiment
with some new dishes this year. While I was doing research online, I found an article
on Gogobot featuring the dishes that various luxury hotels are going to
prepare for their guests for Thanksgiving!
To keep my family's dinner fresh and alive this year, I'm
going to remake some dishes. Hopefully my family will appreciate my efforts at
spicing up our beloved traditions. Recently, I read an article stating that the
Waldorf Astoria of Orlando will be making a great pumpkin soup with lobster as
an appetizer for their Thanksgiving dinner. Since my family loves soup, I'm definitely
going to give this recipe a try.
When I reflect on all the blessings and joy that I have in
my life, I am constantly reminded of the fact that I have numerous things to be
grateful for. And that's why I'm excited about one of my family's most treasured
traditions of going around the table and mentioning several things that we feel
grateful for. My kids and I are going to create Thanksgiving
thankful craft tonight that will help us get our minds thinking of what to
share on Thursday!
Maybe your family can adopt this great tradition during your
own Thanksgiving dinner! No matter what you do this year, I hope your holiday
is filled with great food and even greater memories!
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