Well as usual I thought I had an extra week before Thanksgiving, but nope, it’s less than a week away! If that shocked you too, this newsletter is perfect for you!
In today’s newsletter, we’re covering all things turkey (whether you are cooking for 20 or 2), plus a free printable with everything you ever wanted to know about turkey! Plus, I’m doing a giveaway (read on), and it wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without pies! I’ve got some great pies and cakes for you, too!
As well as a fun recap of my week, plus I want to introduce you to a fellow blogger! Read on and be sure to use the table of contents below.
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All Things Turkey | Free Turkey Guide Printable
A couple of years ago I made this all-things-turkey guide and free printable, I was tired of always going to the internet to look up the same questions I had every year, I figured my readers are too! Print a copy and store it with your turkey roaster!
Click this link to take you to my Subscriber Only Library the turkey printable is the first one; while in there browse through my other printables like this Delivery Driver Thank you Sign and remember the password is “Thankyou” without the quotes.
How to Roast a Turkey in a Convection or Conventional Oven (+ free printable)
This post covers the basics for turkey roasting; from fresh vs. frozen turkey, how to thaw a frozen turkey, cooking and roasting times for convection or conventional ovens. Plus, how to cook a frozen (or partially frozen) turkey, and finally how to rewarm turkey in the oven and in the crockpot.
Turkey Recipes for Everyone
From a whole stuffed turkey (no brine involved) to turkey breast, turkey thighs, legs and wings! There is turkey for everyone! And while many of these recipes are in the air fryer, I provide oven instructions too!
Best Roasted Air Fryer Turkey Breast Recipe (Boneless or Bone-In)
You can have this easy Roasted Air Fryer Turkey Breast on the table in less than an hour. Loaded with flavor, juicy and tender every time. Use boneless or bone-in turkey breast.
Simple Tender Tasty Turkey
Herb butter-rubbed whole turkey is our favorite way to prepare turkey, slow-roasted with all the fixings!!
Best Instant Pot Turkey Breast Recipe
The best, juicy and tender boneless turkey breast made in less than an hour in your Instant Pot! Need to supplement your white mean this Thanksgiving, or just having a small gathering, this turkey breast recipe is perfect!
Easy Juicy Air Fryer Turkey Thighs Recipe
Enjoy these easy juicy Air Fryer Turkey Thighs in less than an hour. Crispy skin on the outside, juicy and tender on the inside. Perfect for those times you don’t need a whole turkey and are craving dark meat.
Easy Crispy Air Fryer Turkey Legs
Golden brown on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside, these easy Air Fryer Turkey Legs are perfectly rubbed with a smoky seasoned butter and air fried in no time! Yielding tender, juicy and crispy skinned turkey legs.
Best Easy Air Fryer Turkey Tenderloin Recipe
This holiday season, stay stress-free with this Air Fryer Turkey Tenderloin Recipe seasoned with a delicious spice rub, ready in 30 minutes!
Plus, be sure to check out all of our air fryer turkey recipes!
Easy Crispy Air Fryer Turkey Wings Recipe
Ready in minutes, these air fryer turkey wings are dry-brined with savory and sweet seasonings. Serve these as a main dish for a family dinner or appetizer for game day or the holiday season.
Wing lovers, jump in!
My Favorite Wireless Thermometer (ON SALE)
I was so excited to see this Meater Wireless Thermometer on sale this week! This is my favorite, I love it and I know you will too!
Recommended Tools
- Meater Wireless Thermometer, know the temp of your meat without opening the oven, bbq or air fryer!
Turkey Giblet Gravy Recipe (Make-Ahead)
Here’s what readers are saying about this gravy recipe!
I’m 65 years old and have been making gravy for many years…. Best gravy I ever made! This recipe will be passed down for generations!
Lyn
We cook our turkey on the charcoal grill and I’ve bought gravy. Not any more, this is the most spectacular gravy I have ever had and can’t wait to make it again. Couldn’t ask for better; thank you so much!!
Denise
How to Make Turkey Giblet Gravy Video
Pies and Cakes for Days
What is Thanksgiving without pie? From pumpkin pie to apple pie and a little bit of everything in between! Be sure to browse all of my pie recipes! Plus, two new bundt cake recipes you will LOVE!
Pumpkin Custard Pie Recipe (Costco Copycat)
This pumpkin custard pie recipe is spot-on for a Costco pumpkin pie recipe! With a buttery crust, creamy custard filling; this is the best pumpkin pie, perfect for Thanksgiving dinner!
Easy Gluten-Free Apple Pie Recipe with Crumb Topping
This gluten-free apple pie will rock your socks off; with the crust and crumble topping made from the same dough, this is an easy, fail-proof pie.
No Bake Chocolate Pie
It’s pie season! I have the easiest, most scrumptious no bake chocolate pie recipe for you with options for personalization. My mouth waters just thinking about the silky smooth texture and rich flavor in this dessert!
Easy Chocolate Mini Pies Recipe (French Silk)
These chocolate mini pies are a make-ahead and freezer-friendly dessert. Made with real melted chocolate, in traditional French Silk pie style, these pies have a toffee graham cracker crust and are easily made in muffin cups.
Best Cranberry Nantucket Pie Recipe
Cranberry Nantucket Pie is a classic Christmas pie! Only 10 minutes to prep, with fresh cranberries, and walnuts, covered in a sweet, orange cranberry cookie crust. Easiest pie ever!
Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie Recipe
The rich buttery brown sugar flavors mixed into a creamy homemade butterscotch pudding nestled in a flaky pastry crust. This Butterscotch Cinnamon pie recipe is Heavenly!
Easy No Bake Eggnog Pie Recipe
A lighter than air, creamy no bake eggnog pie is for serious eggnog lovers and cream pie eaters alike! With a simple graham cracker pie crust and a few simple ingredients, it will become a family favorite no bake pie recipe too! Loaded with holiday flavor, the perfect dessert for the holiday season.
Chocolate Pumpkin Graham Crisp {+ Video}
Learn how to make this easy chocolate pumpkin skillet crisp! Rich chocolate, blended with healthy pumpkin into a warm, soft, cobbler-like cake with a crunchy graham cracker crisp topping. Heavenly! Easily adapted to be gluten free.
In the here and now | Real-life stories
Since I last wrote you, my husband and I have been to The Bahamas! He made President’s Club with his company and we had an all-expenses paid trip to a beautiful resort in Nassau.
We mostly stayed on the property, because there were numerous pool right at the ocean, a beautiful pier, and a boardwalk.
It was so good for my soul to spend time in the ocean, and what an ocean down there! Our first time in the Caribbean was spectacular. It also conveniently happened over my husband’s bday and our anniversary — 23 years, and I love him more than ever! (years married that is! not the age of my hubby 😉 )
We enjoyed a catamaran and snorkel trip, unfortunately, there was a lot of wind and chop, but it was still beautiful. Check out Gilligan’s island below!
The below pictures are from our last night, we enjoyed a romantic dinner in town at Sapodilla Resort, a Bahamian fusion cuisine. What a treat! We loved our waiter, Lowell, who was so kind, endearing, and professional. We fell in love with the island and the people!
Easy 3-Ingredient Pie Crust (Perfection) + 2 New Bundt Cakes
Easy 3 Ingredient Butter Pie Crust Recipe
Easy 3-ingredient pie crust recipe. Three methods, food processor, stand mixer and by hand. The next time you are making a pie recipe, make this no fail pie crust recipe. This simple recipe will become your go-to easy pie crust recipe.
Best Banana Bread Bundt Cake Recipe with Brown Butter Glaze
Like banana bread in bundt cake form!
This Banana Bread Bundt Cake recipe will become your new favorite way to enjoy banana bread!! It is the best banana cake with a unique tender crumb.
Peppermint Candy Cane Cake with Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting
Add magic to your holiday table with this beautiful Peppermint cake with a luscious cream cheese swirl and a rich candy cane cream cheese frosting.
A festive Candy Cane cake that will have everyone running to the dessert table.
Giveaway!!
Two lucky people will receive one of of these beautiful Emile Henry pie dishes, your choice of available colors! To ENTER, answer this question; “What is your favorite holiday pie?” Use the comment section at the end of this post!
This giveaway is open to residents in the continental US only. This giveaway closes on Monday, November 20th at 11:00 pm MST. The winners will be chosen randomly. The winners will be notified via email.
Blogger Highlight | Life, Love and Good Food
Sheila and I have been in a Mastermind blogging group for the past four years. I learn so very much from Sheila: her creativity, marketing genius, her deep-rooted faith, and, of course, her delicious Southern-inspired recipes! I am so very honored to call her my friend! She blogs at Life Love and Good Food; I love her tagline, Nothing Fancy, Just Good Food!
She is happily married, lives in Tennessee, and has two beautiful grown daughters and three grandbabies to keep her busy! She has authored two cookbooks, The 5-Ingredient Fresh and Easy Cookbook and Easy Chicken Cookbook. #goals
As we enter the holiday season you need to check out her most popular cookie recipes!
- Christmas Sand Tarts melt in your mouth!
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls – only 4 ingredients!
- Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies (so fun and festive)
- Gorgeous Vanilla Bean Sugar cookies
- Fudgy Peanut Butter Brownie Cookies Need I say more?
- Chewy Molasses Crinkle Cookies a holiday fave!
Please browse her beautiful blog, I know you will find new and delicious recipes you will love! And tell her I sent you! 🙂
Weekly Inspiration | Flawless
I love this song by Mercy Me, the video is very creative — I hope you know, you are flawless!
May God bless this week for you with an abundance of grace, joy and laughter. And I pray whether you are with one person or 50 that you find reasons to be grateful this Thanksgiving. Oh and don’t forget to enter the giveaway!!
I’ll catch you next Friday with some fabulous ways to use your leftovers!
With thankfulness,
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My favorite pie is the Tollhouse Chocolate Chip pie. My grandma made it for me when I was a kid and I loved it!
Yummo!!!
Happy belated anniversary to the both of you. You make a beautiful couple wishing you another 75 years.
Not sure we’ll make 75 more but I’ll take at least another 25!! Thank you!
Hi, my favorite pie is my mom’s cherry pie and apple is a close second.
Love them both!!
I have to say that I love a good pumpkin pie!
Mmmmmmm!!
My favorite holiday pie is a warm piece of Cherry pie A la mode. But a classic piece of Pumpkin is a close second!!
I love both of those!
My favorite pie (although not very thanksgiving-ish) is a Key Lime Pie. Always so summery–had one in Florida that was to die for!!
My key lime pie is very popular this time of year!!
It’s a tough call — I mean, it’s PIE! — but I’ll say pecan pie, too!
Right!! Not many pies I don’t like!!
I have to say pecan pie. Although sweet potato pie is a close second. I am the designated family pie maker and apple and pumpkin are ALWAYS the requests.
If you are the pie maker sounds like at least every other year you should make what you want!
I love blueberry pie-add a little chocolate and it is heaven on earth!
Blueberry and chocolate?? Never thought about that but happy to try!!
My favorite pie is a Pumpkin Chiffon Pie. My mom made it every Thanksgiving and I have kept up the tradition. She passed away last year at the age of 99. She always made it special.
YUM and I am so sorry about the loss of your mom!
My favorite is Lemon Meringue pie! Love the tartness plus it brings back so many loving memories of my paternal grandmother.
I love it when food brings special memories.
That’s a tough question! Lemon meringue is a favorite but I can’t pass up a good berry pie, either.
I adore lemon meringue pie too!!
My favorite pie is Pumpkin Pie! I love everything and anything pumpkin and I spend the month of November trying every and any variation of pumpkin pie I can find!
I love it!!!
My favorite pie is Shooflie Pie . . .or Shaker Lemon Pie. The Dad liked the Lemon Pie the best.
How is shaker lemon pie different! Sounds amazing!
My favorite holiday pie is cherry!
Yum!!!!
Such a hard choice…
Pecan pie!
Blessings to you
Blessings back, Mary!
My most favorite holiday pie will always be Chocolate Pecan Pie. I love the pecan pie itself buts it’s a a whole new level with Ghirardelli’s chocolate in it.
Well hello deliciousness!!
Mincemeat is my favorite 😋 I am lucky enough to have my Mother in Law’s recipe from about 80 years ago. You have to make a trip to your local butcher to get some of the needed ingredients such as beef neck and suet. It has enough alcohol (bourbon) that it stays soft in the freezer! Yum!!
I have never had mincemeat. It’s my step dad’s favorite too!!