…and Girls
My sister and I have built gingerbread houses on Thanksgiving since we were teenagers. Now we live 2000 miles apart so this is the first time we have made them together in years; and we got to involve our kids too.
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My granddaughter is 3 years old and loves to dress up as a princess. This month we chose Pocahontas from Disney’s Pocahontas because I think of corn and sunflowers in the fall. Also, her dress is brown like the November fall leaves. Princess Pocahontas is an adventurous, bold, respectful, generous, daring 18 year old girl […]
I made a turkey cake for a friend’s birthday on Thanksgiving day this year. I used Nutter Butter cookies, Candy Corn, and Fruit Roll-up to decorate the turkey cake. Buttercream Recipe Ingredients: 1 cup butter 1 cup Crisco 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs) 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 tablespoon milk (if thick) Directions: Cream together […]
Our family Thanksgiving tradition is making Gingerbread Houses. This year we used a Wilton House Kit with the icing and candies. We use the icing like the glue to hold the gingerbread house together. Then once it was pretty sturdy, we used the glue to attach the candy decorations. This is a tradition that my […]
One of our family Thanksgiving traditions is making Gingerbread Houses. This year we continued our tradition with mini Gingerbread Houses and Waffle Cone Christmas Trees. I also tried something new this year, I made a Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board with foods that my family enjoys. Mini Gingerbread Houses Ingredients: Directions: Waffle Cone Christmas Trees Ingredients: Directions: […]