Thanksgiving Remembrance

This Thanksgiving is bittersweet in our family. We have so much to be thankful for–truly too many things to count. However, our Thanksgiving table is one person short this year, having recently lost the matriarch of my father’s family, our beloved Yiayia. Yiayia was an 

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Pumpkin pie, the Thanksgiving staple, is controversial at our house.  I love it and think it is creamy, sweet and delicious.  My husband abhors it and finds it slimy, disgusting, and strangely textured.  For years, I have tried different variations on pumpkin pie so that 

Organizing Your Thanksgiving Diplomacy

In preparation for Thanksgiving this week, last week I posted a couple of tips on the biggest organizing challenge this week, cooking! Whether quick and easy or culinary challenge, there are many ways to organize your Thanksgiving meal. For many people, however, cooking is not 

Professional Chef Tips for Thanksgiving

It’s been an eventful week for me and I apologize for the disruption in the posting schedule. In my last post, I provided easy alternatives to organizing a full course Thanksgiving dinner for a low-stress holiday for those who don’t cook.  Today, we will go 

Easy Thanksgiving Meal Tips

In the last couple of posts, we have made quite a bit of progress in thinking about emergency food storage. But just as last month, you don’t have time to complete a thought before another holiday pops up. This month, Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is THE culinary