Giving Thanks!

I LOVE the holidays! Any excuse to gather together, cook and enjoy each other is tops in my books! I celebrated by making a few seasonal treats..

The apples were falling from my tree with mad abandon and I couldn't let them go to waste so....

I made a yummy batch of Candied apples!!!!!

Everyone came out to enjoy one, they were such a hit!! I thought they would be difficult but they were unbelievably easy!

The ingredients are few but you would never guess with the taste!

I know this will become a tradition in our house and it should be in yours too...

There is nothing like picking apples and then using your imagination to turn them into something yummy, not that they aren't yummy on there own! This year we have made: Apple Crumbles, Apple Pies, Applesauce, Candied Apples and even some Apple Jelly.

The other thing I made this thanksgiving is my very own Pumpkin Pie! As you know I have a great garden that I adore and this year we grew some pumpkins, and they turned out great! I saved two to carve up for Halloween and used two to make some delicious eats!

The pumpkin pie was a real fun one! I made my very own pie filling, thinking it would be difficult I proved myself wrong yet again. What a treat it was to have after thanksgiving dinner!

For a garnish I made some sugar cookies and sugared some cranberries..it looked so pretty! A great, simple way to dress things up using things I already had around the house.

As I live across the country from all of my family, every holiday I miss them dearly but it is nice to make things that remind me of them. This year I did just that and I felt closer to home.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope your thanksgiving was as special as mine!


Take care of yourself and each other!


E