Prep for Thanksgiving meal

Thanksgiving is upon us!

Are you cookin' for 25 or are you keeping it simple with under 10!

No worries either way!

TODAY IS THE DAY TO PREP FOR THURSDAY!

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Yeah... I know... I harp on prep ALL THE TIME! But do you see where that simple habit could have gone far by now? uh huh?

Today you can...

1. Chop your onions and celery for stuffing.

2. Get that frozen turkey in the fridge to defrost slowly.

3. Make that homemade cranberrie sauce, and get it in the fridge...

SOOOO EASY!

1 CUP WATER

1 CUP SUGAR

1 BAG CRANBERRIES

BRING TO BOIL, COOK FOR 10 MINUTES...LET SET A COUPLE OF HOURS, THEN REFRIGERATE!

4. Make your dough for bread and put it in the fridge!

5. Wash, clean and store your veggies and just cook them the day of!

See?

Simple!

All you'll need to do on Thursday is make a salad, buy a pie or two ( I would... I don't bake)

and mash some potatoes!

It's the little things that turn into huge jobs if left till the last minute...

Enjoy our holiday...

grab a glass of wine... and sip and cook for your family with ease!

More prep steps

Oy!

It's been a while...I know!

I have been cooking and taking pictures galore...but the upload isn' working.

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Are you doing you prep?

Are you spending 5-10 minutes each night getting ready for the next day's meals?

Even if you pre cut an onion... you'll be pleasantly surprised how much time that saves you tomorrow.

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I have been setting out the breakfast dishes and utensils the night before, to cut down on the morning rush. We have to take the freeway to school each morning... and it is becoming increasingly more jammed each day... so saving a few minutes of bowl and spoon getting really saves precious minutes the next morning.

If you can stand it... set the table for dinner in the morning either before you get ready for work, or just before you leave for the day.

I swear, you will thank me!

One more thing you won't have to worry about doing just to get dinner on the table.

Hope this helps!

Breakfast for Lunch

Todays lunch... French Toast. I always get these backwards. The men wanted pancakes this morning, and I just didn't want to spend the time, so I had a leftover, going stale, loaf of homemade bread just sitting there looking pitiful and ready for the breadcrumb heaven it was destined for, and made a lovely french toast instead. I paired it with fresh mangoes and juice, and OF COURSE! I forgot to get a picture of the finished product... and they inhaled them so fast, the plate was empty before I remembered. Tonight is chicken with my Apricot/Pineapple glaze.