Best Thanksgiving Cooking Tools (and Recipes)
Our Thanksgiving cooking tool guide is full of ideas to help you stay organized and stress-free in the kitchen and beyond. These cooking tools are total must-haves. Yay! Gobble-Gobble.
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21 Ideas for Celebrating a Simple, Natural Thanksgiving: Eats, Decor, Gratitude
Thanksgiving is truly my favorite holiday. In fact, it is the one holiday my husband and I ask the entire family to come over and celebrate what we are most grateful for while eating delicious food surrounded by gorgeous and natural Fall decor. Can we say YUM and how THANKFUL we are for good food, good friends, and a beautiful family? Amen and Gobble-Gobble.
A Few of My Favorite Thanksgiving Things
I was inspired this year to collect my favorite Thanksgiving things into one place. Here they are…and I’d love to hear what yours are too!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Keeper of the Home!
Planning and Preparing a Real Food Thanksgiving Dinner
By Hilary Bernstein, Contributing Writer Growing up, Thanksgiving dinner was a wonderful time with family and plenty of food. Yet many of the dishes served were made with processed food: Green bean casserole made with cream of mushroom soup and French fried onions, Pre-made rolls, Gravy from a jar, Canned sweet potatoes topped with brown…
Frugal Real Food Thanksgiving Menu + Stress-free Cooking Timeline
Guest post by Tiffany Terczak I’ll be the first to admit — this is the time of year when we typically throw caution out the window. We toss aside “healthy” recipes and reach for the shortening and corn syrup and pre-packaged short-cuts that we’ve always used, all for the sake of tradition. I’m including myself…
Thanksgiving Meal Planning Made Easy
By Kresha, Contributing Writer I love big feasting holidays. I love the excuse to gather with people I love to give thanks for the blessings in our lives, I love the little traditions that spring up over the years, and I LOVE the food. But when it’s a large meal with more food than can…
Making A Family Gratitude Journal {A Simple Thanksgiving Tradition}
Throughout history, many cultures have held celebrations of thanksgiving to recognize their gratitude for what they have. Most often, traditional thanksgiving celebrations have been held during harvest time in the fall. In the United States of America, our Thanksgiving has evolved into the start of the Christmas shopping season. You’ve probably heard jokes about how…
31+ Fun & Frugal Thanksgiving Activities & Freebies for Kids
By Crystal Paine, Contributing Writer Looking for some inexpensive and simple Thanksgiving-related activities for your tots, preschoolers, or grade schoolers? I’ve culled the internet and put together a list of over 31 of my favorite Thanksgiving-themed activity ideas, plus a number of free downloads and printables. Enjoy! Fun & Frugal Activities Make Turkey Footprints or…
Happy Thanksgiving
I’m rereading Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts and I am reminded of how true this is. Gratitude really does change everything, most of all our hearts and our attitudes, regardless of our circumstances. I know that you will all be celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow with your sweet families and friends. Blessings on your day and your celebration! As…
A Thanksgiving Gift Exchange
Written by Sherri Cook, Contributing Writer The day after Thanksgiving when friends jokingly ask me if I’m finished with my Christmas shopping, I can always surprise them with an answer in the affirmative. At my house, not only have we finished the shopping, we’ve also finished the wrapping as well as the unwrapping. How do we…
Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Recipes and Tutorials to Keep You Busy Until Thanksgiving
Preserving season is in full swing! I’ve taken a brief break from it myself the past couple of weeks, after a busy bout of preserving in July. Now it’s time to jump back in with both feet, as I get set to tackle pears, peaches, tomatoes, pickles, herbs, apples and probably more. Wanting to provide…
Happy (American) Thanksgiving!
I was just commenting to my husband last night that my traffic seems oddly low and slow. He wisely said, "Hmm, maybe because it's American Thanksgiving tomorrow." Oh yeah. You think? 🙂 I hope y'all are thoroughly enjoying wonderful times with your loved ones, and please, a second helping of turkey and pumpkin pie, just…
Happy Thanksgiving!
For those who may have been wondering where I was yesterday, I was celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving! This is the picture of my table centerpiece, which I unfortunately didn't think to take a picture of until after dinner, instead of when the table was first set and looking beautiful with cloth napkins, etc. I also…
20 Holiday Essential Oil Diffuser Recipes
This time of year, the sense of home and holiday cheer is SO tied in with the smells of the season. We’ve found some holiday essential oil diffuser recipes and more. That pumpkin pie baking in the oven… The smell of hot cocoa rising from your mug after a hike through the snow…. That fresh Christmas…
Does Eating Real Food Make Us Healthier?
Does eating real food make us healthier? Can eating well cure everything that’s wrong? Here are some considerations that may make you change your eating…
How to Make Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter
By Kelly Smith, Contributing Writer If you’re a pumpkin pie aficionado, you’re going to fall in love with this delightful pumpkin-spice spread that captures the delicious flavors of fall with every smooth and creamy bite! This spread also makes a thoughtful gift! Simply spoon it into adorable little mason jars and add some pretty ribbons or twine…
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Welcome to Keeper of the Home! We’re so glad you’re here! If you are a woman like me, you want the people you care about to live happy, healthy lives. But let’s face it—living a naturally healthy life is not easy these days. Does This Sound Familiar? I know it can be tough to get reliable…
How to Preserve {Pretty Much} Anything: Part 2
By Kresha Faber, Contributing Writer Did you miss Part 1 of How to Preserve {Pretty Much} Anything? Go right on over HERE to read it. It will give you some fantastic information about: Why we preserve food The 7 types of food preservation A note about safety How to choose which method of preparation to…
10 Ideas for Celebrating Christ at Christmas with Young Children
This post was originally published in December of 2012 but we find these suggestions to be a great list to revisit each year for inspiration and ideas as to how to introduce the holiday season to your little ones! By Jessica Smartt, Contributing Writer Isn’t Christmas with little ones wonderful? It’s been quite a Christmas here, already. We’ve…
Maple Glazed Pumpkin Donuts (Grain-Free, Dairy-Free)
By Kelly Smith, Contributing Writer Mmm, pumpkin donuts! The aroma of sweet pumpkin pie spices filling the air with subtle maple syrup undertones is enough to wake even the sleepiest sleepy heads in our home. Combine these irresistible fall treats with a side of crispy bacon sizzling in a pan and I can guarantee you there will be a…
Rustic Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe
I suppose “rustic” is just a fancy way of saying that I make mashed potatoes with the skins on. Why keep the skins, you ask? Not only does it make the name sound fancier, it also makes for a more nutritious mashed potato. The skins house most of the nutrients in the humble potato, including:…
My Handpicked Tools for Busy Moms & Healthy Families
; This year’s Ultimate Healthy Living Bundle 2014 is now OVER. We hope that you all enjoy your bundles and watch for the next sale to come around again next year.; We usually also do a homemaking sale every spring. If you’d like to hear about it, make sure you sign up for our emails…
Flash Weekend Giveaway! (#3: Water Filtration + Natural Body Care Products)
Thanksgiving may be over for this year, but the gratitude just keeps on coming! We are so grateful for you, the awesome Keeper of the Home readers who make this all possible. We wanted to throw a party to say thanks for being here, so we put together seven amazing giveaways just for you, all…