Posts Tagged ‘Thanksgiving’
Pumpkin Bars
Ingredients: Bars: 4 eggs 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 15-ounce can pumpkin Icing: 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar 8-ounce package cream cheese, [...]
Five Steps For Planning A Thanksgiving Dinner
It is that time of year again. Thanksgiving is two weeks away and it is time to start planning. Yes it takes a plan, if you want to have a less stressful Thanksgiving holiday dinner that is. Thanksgiving is the perfect holiday to have friends and family come together but it takes a lot of food and a lot of work. In order to make [...]
Ten Facts About Thanksgiving
Instead of some long history lesson on what Thanksgiving is all about, I am going to give it to you easy. Below are some interesting facts and figures about Thanksgiving. After all the exploring, the first Pilgrims came to this New World aboard the Mayflower in 1620. The journey took 65 days to complete. During the first year over half [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
The new man in my life is not from the United States so Thanksgiving is a brand new experience for him. While we were discussing our Thanksgiving plans he innocently asked why we celebrate Thanksgiving. I answered, “to give thanks of course”. He laughed and responded sure you do but WHY do you celebrate it…how did it start? I had to pause [...]