From the monthly archives: November 2008

Thanksgiving, Part Deux

On November 30, 2008 · 3 Comments · In babies, family, holidays

Yesterday, we went over to my in-laws’ house for Thanksgiving with Michael’s family. His aunt, uncle, grandfather, cousins, sisters, parents… quite a crowd. And of course, our beloved nephew, Brendan. It was fun.

The best part when we do this every year is that we don’t have turkey again–instead, we eat something else fabulous. My [...]

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Chicken Noodle Soup

On November 29, 2008 · 4 Comments · In recipes - chicken, recipes - pasta, recipes - soup

After the feast that was yesterday’s Thanksgiving dinner (and dessert), we wanted to make something simple and “light” for dinner tonight. We have another day of eating scheduled for tomorrow (technically our Thanksgiving celebration with Michael’s family), so we needed to take it easy.

Chicken noodle soup was the perfect solution. Another very simple recipe, [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

On November 28, 2008 · 1 Comment · In family, holidays

It’s hard to believe that the holiday season is officially upon us. I hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving. We had a lot to be thankful for this year.

First off, because it is most recent–we are thankful for Tessa’s negative biopsy results. Her lymph nodes are still swollen, and we are already a [...]

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Easy Apple Pie

On November 27, 2008 · 1 Comment · In holidays, recipes - dessert

This afternoon, I went to my mom’s to get a jumpstart on the pies for Thanksgiving. We decided to make two apple, two pumpkin, and two chocolate pudding pies this year. I took on the task of the apple pies, which are the most work–so many apples to peel, core, and slice!

I used Dorie’s [...]

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Cupcake Bites

On November 26, 2008 · 2 Comments · In holidays, recipes - dessert

Yesterday, one of my lovely internet friends, Crafty Bitch, mentioned that she was planning to make Cupcake Bites. Once clicking through to the link, I realized I had been to that blog before, and had admired the cake bites… I had just completely forgotten about them.

But I did want to give them [...]

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