Tag Archives: Thanksgiving

Big Daddy

The Saturday before Thanksgiving – a very busy day in the Italian Market! This is an enormous turkey in the window of Hollywood Meat Market. If you’re bringing this over to grandma’s house, you’d better check the shocks on the … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Place Cards

Thanksgiving will be here before you know it. I’ve been doing a little ahead of time prep – the tablecloth and napkins are washed and ironed, pie crusts are in the deep freeze, and my turkey will be ordered this … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

This was my Mom’s recipe, over the years it was doubled to make extra because the first loaf never lasted long. A slice of this bread and a cup of coffee on Thanksgiving morning was our fuel before we hit … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Just Desserts

The Apple Tart and Upside-Down Cranberry Cake are two of the Thanksgiving standards for dessert at Casa di Cranki. The tart, with its nicely fanned apples isn’t overly sweet like most apple pies, which means you can indulge without guilt. … Continue reading

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Black Friday Beckons or Tis The Season to Be Stressful

Time flies. Somebody said something in work about the coming week being short, and then it dawned on me that it’s THANKSGIVING! That means that Christmas is right around the corner! Oh, crap! So soon? Don’t we still have Halloween … Continue reading

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