Thanksgiving?
This day was known to the colonists who first celebrated with the Natives in the New World as Harvest Home!!

Blessed Harvest Home to you all!!!


We have a tradition in this house where I bake whatever dessert item those who live in the household want.  The requests this year are an Apple Crumb Pie and a Pecan Pie.  I baked both last night.  I am baking a blueberry pie for myself today and a cherry for weekend guests tomorrow.  In addition to baking pies, I baked the cornbread last night and boiled the giblets for the gravy and stuffing and made the Cranberry Compote from a Barefoot Contessa recipe.  It is chilling in the refrigerator now.

This holiday we are having a simple meal with good wine.  Since there are only three of us, I am roasting Cornish Hens with cornbread stuffing, turkey and chicken giblet gravy and I haven't decided whether I'm going to roast or sautee the brussel sprouts.  Of course there will be fresh bread, as well.  For appetizers, I have a good cheese wine with crackers topped with some homemade preserves and/or some Laughing Cow cheese and pretzels.  There is a choice between a Pinot Gris or a Beaujelais for dinner and a nice white wine for dessert. 

I hope your Harvest Meal is full of wonderful foods, smells and most especially friendship and abundance for the winter months.