Oh boy, I just cannot wait for Mom's homemade cornbread dressing and the turkey breasts that she will roast. And I must not forget all of the delectable desserts that will grace the table. Hmmm, 🤔 I better start my diet a little early so I can have an extra helping of dressing. Hee! Hee!
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Sooo... I have started to prepare a menu for Thanksgiving. Mom used to make EVERYTHING! But nowadays I give a helping hand along with my sister .
What am I planning to take? Well here is my preliminary list of yummies. These are some family faves. I will provide a colored link for any recipes that I have shared in the past.
Over the Top Green Bean Caserole
Candied Yams
Nanny's Cornbread Salad
Potato Salad
Stuffed Celery
Pumpkin Pie
Pecan Pie
Image from Pinterest.
I am still pouring over recipe books for something new to bring. Do you have any suggestions?
There will be about 18 of us if everyone attends. After we eat dinner, Mr. Pinker and "our crew" will truck on down the road for a late night supper with his side of the family. We will bring in tow sides for there too. It is going to be one grand day !
Did you notice my little house ? It is hot off the presses and finishing table and is called The Maize House.
It is another grand but simple house flanked by cornstalks. The roof is adorned with a bountiful basket or maize just perfect for cooking for the holidays.
There are only 6 colors used in this little ole' house. I am consciously trying to use as few colors as possible in some of my houses. Anywhooo... The Maize House is stitched on 14 count Aida that is coffee/ tea dyed.
I used DMC floss colors : 422, 610, 844, 936, 3011, 3820.
SYMBOL FLOSS COLOR
l 422 Light Hazelnut Brown
X 610 DK Drab Brown
• 844 Ultra DK Beaver Gray
O 936 VY DK Avocado Green
U 3011 DK Khaki Green
Y 3820 DK Straw
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I outlined my house in DMC 936 as an afterthought to make the house pop on my coffee fabric. I did not chart this.
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If you are interested in stitching this piece, just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends.
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If you are interested in stitching this piece, you can find the letters for the initials in The Maize Basket Sampler which I shared last week.
Alright , Sweetness, I better get off here. I have recipe books to sift through and grocery lists to make. Like I said the countdown is on!
Now tell me are you dreaming of turkey, ham and all of the trimmings?
Have an awesome day!
As Always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting,
y'all
Melisa
"Family dinners feed my heart. "- unknown.
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
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Oh, I simply love it!
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful house.
It's wonderful to imagine all the preparations and the pre-event excitement before sharing a big night with family.
Hugs from Spain
Thank you for this beautiful house pattern. You call it The Maize House. Do you know the Dutch word for 'corn' is 'maïs' ?
ReplyDeleteHugs and enjoy your day !
I love The Maize House very much. I've stitched a few houses since I found you but I need to do more - lots more. It's just hard to pick one! LOL Earlier this week I discovered a little quilt I love but it was rolled up and now I can't find it again to ask you about it. grrrr!!!
ReplyDeleteIt really is difficult to believe that it's almost mid-November and Christmas is not far behind. I had a horrible 2025 so I'm really looking forward to the end and hope 2026 will be much better. I'll be happy if it's just a bit better - I can't take another year like I've been experiencing.
Happy, happy Thursday. Big Hugs, DarleneJ
Hi Melisa. I'm finally catching up with some blog reading! WOW. You do make a lot for Thanksgiving. We don't celebrate it here in Australia. I've been looking at more of your posts. You have and make such lovely things. Hugs, Christine x
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed day with your families. We'll be having a small group at our home, just our local son and his family. But we will be feasting on a turkey he raised this year. What's our dessert? Ground cherry pie!
ReplyDeleteWow - I'm coming to your place for Thanksgiving! YUMMO! Lol. Thanks for the recipes on some of the dinner plans - going to look at some of them for Thanksgiving - we usually travel to dh's brother's house for the day.
ReplyDeleteLoving your new Maize House. Another on my list to do!
Thank you so so much for sharing your recipes and stitching gift with us. Blessings!
Love The Maize House 🌽 It’s perfect for the fall and Thanksgiving season. Thank you. K from NY
ReplyDeleteLots and lots of yummies for T-Day at your place--wowsers!! ;))) I'd love to see that laden table;))))
ReplyDeleteWe have a simpler meal for the five of us: we two, my daughter and two grandsons--usually more but we share T-Day with my son's inlaws and it's their year to have them for dinner...
I am interested to see how our new stove manages this big meal....we will convection bake Mr. Tom Turkey this year...while my son and family do a drop-in for appetizers...
Only 2 more weeks and then the Holiday "sche-mozzle" (is that a word-hahha???)truly begins...thesw days are flying by faster and faster as we age it seems...
Hugs, Julierose
I clicked on several of your recipe links - looks like you've got everything covered! I see recipes on Dinner in 321 (@dinnerin321 on Instagram) that I'd like to try, but I tend to make the same things every year because the family doesn't appreciate new recipes- lol!
ReplyDeleteYour maize cross stitch is so cute!
Wow! Your Thanksgiving menu looks great. We usually have a large menu too. It looks like it will just be the two of us this year, so I will add a couple items from our usual Thanksgiving menu to each meal through the weekend. Thanks for sharing your recipes. I am going to make the cranberry marshmallow salad this year but I will be making more of your recipes.
ReplyDeleteI have added the Maize House to my stitch list. I love it and it will look wonderful with the Maize Sampler. With a reduced amount of Thanksgiving preparations needed, I will have more time to stitch. Alicia
What a Thanksgiving menu! What a day you have planned!!! I'm bringing sourdough rolls to my daughter's house for dinner. Your maize house is a cutie!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteLove the new house pattern!! Thank you so much for your generosity and for sharing your beautiful designs. I have been stitching a lot of Christmas stamps for the wood bowl on my dining room table. Your Thanksgiving menu is a long list of dishes - enjoy your holiday with your families. Carrie
ReplyDeleteWe've been discussing the menu for our Thanksgiving dinner. I think we've decided on brisket as the main, the daughter and husband are still fleshing out the sides. It's their thing, I'm just responsible for making the lists! Maize house is really cute. Happy stitching this week.
ReplyDeleteOh, my grandma had that turkey platter, such memories! Marjorie Standish has a recipe called smashing squash. It uses zucchini with stuffing crumbs and we usually make it during the summer with the abundance of zucchini but I've also made it as a form of stuffing that is cooked in a casserole dish. Its always a fan favorite, either with a turkey or during any gathering. If you can't find it online and are interested, let me know and I will get it to you.
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