Gone are the days of scanning piles of new recipes to try for the holidays.
My kids aren't huge fans of traditional American Thanksgiving food.
Years and years of trying something new has only produced
more food that ultimately gets dumped in the trash.
No one wants to eat leftovers for days and days anyway.
Even if the leftovers have been upcycled into something new.
This year, I decided to simplify everything.
No panic.
No stress.
No expectations.
No disappointments.
I spent roughly $15 on a bouquet of fresh flowers to split up
and add some simple nature to our table.
I pulled out my Grandmother's Blue Willow serving dishes
and what fun to enjoy those at no cost!!
No worries that the glasses had a winter theme on Thanksgiving Day.
I'm not sure a single person at our table even noticed!
They were much more concerned about what was IN the drinking glass.
No more spending hours in the kitchen in preparation for a lunch feast that
is gobbled up in 15 minutes.
I spent just a few minutes dropping our fully-cooked,
spiral sliced ham into a crock-pot,
as well as Cranberry BBQ meatballs,
and Cinnamon Sugar Butternut Squash.
No stuffing.
No green bean casserole.
No turkey.
Abby and I made 10 pounds of mashed potatoes the day before
and simply reheated.
Roasted asparagus was tossed under the broiler just as we were sitting down,
and I didn't even warm up the store bought potato rolls
purchased at the grocery store.
Everything went so fast as we were gathering around that I didn't even manage
the traditional table photo of the whole family!
We had a friend who just moved into her home the previous day
join us for our lunch,
and what fun to have a guest this year!!
Everything was gobbled up in moments and the table cleared for dessert!
Our non-traditional, family favorite, Chocolate Eclair Cake,
had been assembled the day before
and hailed with joy and happiness!!
In a flash, it was over.
Simple.
Happy.
Thankful.
Thankful.
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