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Today, Jules shares four recipes to put a fresh spin on traditional Thanksgiving vegetables:
As our household chef, every year for Thanksgiving I love cooking my family's favorite classic dishes, and I also love getting creative with traditional ingredients. Here are four side dishes that I've whipped up, all using classic vegetables, but with a fresh presentation. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
The holiday season is upon us and I'm super excited to announce Minimalist Holidays, a series of posts inspired by the central theme of Minimalist Parenting: that you can enjoy life more when you do less. Yes, we are formally giving you permission to do less -- woo hoo! I'll be posting Minimalist Holidays content here and Asha will post over at Parent Hacks and The Accidental Expert; the main repository for all of these nuggets of wisdom will be here. Bookmark it. Pin it. Live it. You'll be so much happier! And now, let me share 7 reasons why holiday meal delegation is awesome.
Today, Hillary of Mass Audubon shares fun turkey facts you can impress your kids (and guests!) with next week:
Now that the Halloween candy stash is all but depleted, chances are you're thinking less pumpkin and more turkey. We make turkey-inspired crafts, we contemplate whether or not to brine, and we look forward to turkey leftovers. But, there's more to the turkey than just serving as the Thanksgiving centerpiece. In fact, its story is actually quite dramatic.
Today, Jane (also of see jane blog) shares her tried and true tips for reducing holiday stress for the whole family:
Particularly as a mother, I've noticed over the years that the holidays can be both difficult and joyful -- for kids and adults. Big expectations tend to provoke stress: Getting the right gifts for friends and family. Doing well on final exams. Seeing family members you haven't seen in a long time. Saying yes to every invitation and demand on your time. Also, extended time together allows more opportunities for emotions to rise to the surface. Here I share what I have found to be the most effective ways to reduce holiday stress, for my immediate family of six and beyond:
If you didn't have a chance to watch episode 4 of Life.Style live on Thursday, please check it out! It was a fantastic episode, in which Paige Lewin of Mudroom Boston shared easy and inexpensive tips for holiday décor and tabletops, Jane Maynard of This Week for Dinner offered fantastic recipes for traditional side dishes, twist-on-traditional side dishes, and perfect-for-potluck dishes, and Sheri Gurock of Magic Beans shared great ideas for toys to keep babies, toddlers, and older kids entertained while traveling. Check out the segment to see additional images, video, and inspiration, but as promised, for easy reference below I link up recipes and leads shared by my guests. Enjoy!
I'm not sure what my problem is, but I'm having the hardest time wrapping my brain around the fact that Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday!) is next week. If you also need help getting in the holiday spirit, and/or want to pick up some awesome tips and inspiration, tune in to Life.Style with Christine Koh tomorrow at 1pm EST. I'll have three wonderful guests on to share fantastically easy and chic holiday décor and table setting ideas, great Thanksgiving recipes (spanning traditional, less traditional, and perfect-for-potluck), and awesome picks for travel toys for kids and babies (to burn those hours in the car or on a plane or train next week). You're welcome to call in or tweet questions during the live episode, or e-mail me a question in advance to pose to the experts.
Today, Paige shares easy ideas for creating holiday tabletops with a twist:
“With just four days left until Thanksgiving, the holiday excitement (and stress) is beginning to set in around my house. I enjoy cooking, but truthfully, my favorite part of hosting Thanksgiving (or any party for that matter) is creating fun, beautiful, and sometimes unexpected tabletops. So with just days to go until the beginning of this year’s holiday season, here are some last-minute, easy ideas that will help kick your tabletop up a notch. Use one idea or combine a couple...and have fun!
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