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{ credit: http://imgfave.com/view/1147620 } Thanksgiving- For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Thanksgiving is a time of reflection, especially about family & food, I asked the FSC ladies for their thoughts. -Christina [...]

After a great harvest I’m always looking for a way to use up my root vegetables. It’s so easy to incorporate these little gems into your Thanksgiving festivities this week. Root vegetables are so flavorful and also oh so good for you. Back in September, I snuck out to my dad’s house for a whole [...]

Thanksgiving in my family is a big deal. Usually anywhere from 35-50 people, mostly related (my mom is one of nine… two generations later and there are a lot of cousins to go around), gathered together in one home. Several turkeys, Pop’s special stuffing, potatoes, veggies, tons of pies, you get the idea. I’d like [...]

Have you thrown a fondue party yet? No? What are you waiting for? Take the plunge this Thanksgiving by trying out a fondue appetizer while the turkey is in the oven. It’s a great excuse to keep your family and friends lingering around the table, lazily dipping crudite and hunks of warm bread into a [...]

We hosted Thanksgiving this year, and even though we did a potluck style dinner, we still have a fridge FULL of leftovers. I have big plans for our turkey that were not difficult to figure out(creamy rice soup, sandwiches, and lots of pot pies for the freezer!). Other items have left me a bit stumped [...]

Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful Thanksgiving, Alexis, Amanda, Christina, Leslie & Sarah

Our last thoughts for the biggest foodie day of the season… Alexis: “Do like me and get someone else to cook you a rockin’ Thanksgiving dinner.  If you are the chef, be sure to drink wine while you are preparing the meal, or, preferably, while waiting for someone else to make it.  My general advice [...]

Sarah authored a beautiful ” What I’m Thankful For” post on her personal running blog, Chasing Down a Dream, a few days ago and I was inspired. She discussed family, food, her From Scratch friends and her dog and running partner, Georgia. Please read the post, its inspiring what she’s been able to accomplish in [...]

In case you’re still in need of some main, side dish or desert inspiration, I’ve trolled the blogs and newspapers to find the ultimate Thanksgiving recipe link love list. Enjoy! -Christina Mark Bittman’s 101 Thanksgiving Ideas on NYTimes Mark has more on his own website NYTimes’ WELL SECTION Vegetarian Thanksgiving Meatless Monday has a Thanksgiving [...]

PLEASE NOTE: This is the second installment of our series, {Desperately Seeking} Reader Advice, where one of us ask YOU for help. I need it people, bring on the advice! -Christina Okay Readers, I seriously need your help. My husband & I are in a bind. We pre-ordered two turkeys from a local farm, that [...]

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in our series, {How You Do It}, written by guest contributor Dianna. Dianna is a staff attorney (and my co-worker) in the Albany Office of Prisoner’s Legal Services of New York. She is wife to Michael, mama bear to Max, Jacob and Rudi and grandmother to Kaylee. Dianna [...]

Thanksgiving….it is one of the holidays that revolve around tradition.  All week we have been talking about what our family traditions are when it comes to Thanksgiving. My family loves this holiday.  My husband loves to entertain, cook and he especially enjoys preparing the annual turkey that we refer to as “Willie Bird”.  The kids [...]

I have a strong preference for canned cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving and it is my personal tradition to hassle my mother until she agrees to have can at dinner for me.  I know that it’s probably made from gelatin and corn syrup and artificial flavors, but I love how it tastes with turkey.  Anyway, this [...]

I’d love to share with you a relatively new Thanksgiving family tradition that we have come to really enjoy. First, though, a little back story. A few years ago, my husband & I made the decision to give up factory farmed meat. Like most people, we were aware for some time how disconnected we were [...]

So maybe some of you have done this before.  The Fisk household has not.  We have never deep-fried a turkey.  I’ve heard stories.  Good stories, bad stories, horror stories.  We have been fascinating and I’d say pretty intrigued at the whole idea of deep-frying an entire turkey.  Earlier this week a good friend of ours [...]