Happy Turkey Day!

Skinny Layered Apple Pie Recipe

Oh my, I have to try this! I was going to make it for Thanksgiving, but I don't think I can wait. Instead of the calories of a traditional pie crust, the baked cinnamon and sugar wontons are the perfect replacement. They look pretty, they are flakey and delicious, and are only 20 calories each! Add a little whip cream (low calorie, fat free or regular) and cinnamon, and you have all the taste of a classic apple pie without the calories! 

Ingredients For Pastry Layers:

• 12 wonton wrappers
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp sweetener of choice

Fall Room Decor: Burlap Wrapped Candle Holders

Having guests over for a party, for a dinner party or Thanksgiving? Here's a beautiful idea for fall centerpieces or room decor we love...burlap wrapped candle holders. Love the look? Here's an easy tutorial from Restore Interiors.

Decorate for your Fall Party with Brown Paper Flowers

You've mailed out your fall party invitations, and now it's time to get your home ready for the party. Create these beautiful brown paper flowers to place as wall art, table decor or hang on your front door.  Step-by-step tutorial by A Place for Us Blog. Let us know if you made them!

Setting your Table for a Fall Party

You've sent out invitations to your fall party, now it's time to get your house ready.  We found this stunning centerpiece and table setting guests would drool over. The centerpiece could take you from October right through December. I love the red and the feathers. This would fit nicely in my dining room and would look splendid with my blonde walls and sixteen foot red drapes. The entire room can be seen on Embellishments by SLR.

Little Turkey Baby Hat is Perfect for Thanksgiving

How cute is this?  Would be fun for baby's first Thanksgiving. You can buy this hat at Melondipity.com

Sponsor a Family this Holiday

At Christmas, our company sponsored a local young couple with five children and another baby on the way. On a Saturday afternoon, my mother, sister, husband and I delivered two carts of groceries and an artificial Christmas tree complete with lights and decorations to the delight of some very excited youngsters.

It was so rewarding to see them clapping their hands and jumping around with joy with each trip we took to bring everything in from our cars. My mother immediately held the attention of the one-year old girl and passed out green-frosted Christmas tree cookies. My sister took pictures of all the activity and my husband set up the Christmas tree and helped the children decorate it.

The oldest boy asked me, "Are you the lady that brought us all these presents?" as he pointed to the pile of gifts we had delivered earlier in the week for their parents to see and wrap for their children. It made my heart smile to say, "Yes, I'm one of those ladies."

Before we left, they all proudly lined up in front of their Christmas tree and smiled for our final picture. What a wonderful day!

Cello Bags: Scarecrow Fall Favor Bags

Scarecrow Cello Favor Bags are printed with a header of a row of cute scarecrows in front of a picket fence and groups of pumpkins decorate the rest of the cello party favor bags.

These cellophane bags are perfect for Halloween party favor bags, Halloween birthday party goodie bags, fall favor bags, autumn favor bags. The bags are 3-1/2 x 2 x 7-1/2, the perfect size to fill with your Halloween favorite candy or Halloween party favors. Close the filled cello treat bags with any color 10" ribbon for a knot or a 24" ribbon for a bow (ribbon sold separately.)

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Chinese Takeout Boxes

Chinese Takeout Boxes make perfect party favor boxes for any occasion. Our favorites for Halloween and Fall favors are the made of brown kraft paper. Decorate them with add-ons, stickers, ribbons and gift tags for treat and favor boxes that will delight your guests. These boxes come fully assembled in your choice of two sizes.

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Donate to your local Food Bank

Donating to your local food bank is fast and easy when you use an on-line grocery delivery website.

A suggestion for a Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday basket for a family of four is the list I just ordered on Vons.com for delivery to our local food bank South County Outreach tomorrow in memory of my dad, our fabulous Thanksgiving turkey carver:

Holiday Meal Order Summary:

• $11.00 Butterball Turkey 16-20 Lb Frozen
• $ 4.00 Stove Top Turkey Stuffing Mix - 6 Oz (2 @ $2.00)
• $ 4.00 Sara Lee Classic Dinner Rolls - 17 Oz (2 @2.00)
• $ 1.50 Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce - 14 Oz
• $ 1.58 Safeway Cut Green Beans - 14.5 Oz (2 @ $0.79)
• $ 3.98 Princella Cut Sweet Potatoes And Yams - 29 Oz (2 @ $1.99)
• $ 1.58 Safeway/Genuardis Corn Whole Golden - 15.25 Oz (2 @ $0.79)
• $ 2.99 Reddi Wip Whipped Cream Topping- 7 Fl. Oz.
• $ 6.99 Sara Lee Signature Selections Traditional Pumpkin Pie - 46 Oz.
• $ 1.25 Safeway Wide Egg Noddles Pasta - 12 Oz
• $ 1.60 Campbells Cream Of Mushroom Condensed Soup - 10.75 Oz (2 @ $0.80)
• $ 2.00 Safeway/Vons Fruit Cocktail - 15.25 Oz (2 @ $1.00)


• $42.47 ORDER TOTAL

Optional items families need:

• $ 1.79 Safeway/Vons Grape Jam - 18 Oz
• $ 2.00 Safeway/Vons Peanut Butter Creamy - 18 Oz
• $ 3.15 Mahatma Long Grain White Rice - 2 Lb
• $ 1.89 Safeway/Vons Pasta Spaghetti - 32 Oz
• $ 5.00 Hunts Classic Italian Garlic and Herb Spaghetti Sauce - 26 Oz 4 @$1.25)
• $ 4.00 Campbells Chicken Noodle Condensed Soup - 10.75 Oz (4 @ $1.00)
• $ 2.00 Safeway/Vons Light Sugar Yellow Cling Peach Halfs - 15 Oz (2 @ $1.00)


• $19.74 OPTIONAL ITEMS TOTAL

It's easy to give, just google local food banks/pantries in your area and a local grocery delivery service or choose to deliver food yourself. Fifteen minutes of on-line ordering time and around $42.47 will put a smile on your face and the faces of another family this holiday season. Donating to your local food bank will feel so good it might become a new habit.

Thanksgiving & Fall Party Invitations

Fall, Autumn and Thanksgiving Party Invitations featuring the stunning colors of autumn are perfect for fall dinner party invitations, autumn wedding shower invitations, moving announcements, rehearsal dinner invitations and more.

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Tom Turkey, Ben Franklin and Football

The Pilgrims first Thanksgiving celebration was in the fall of 1621 at Plymouth, Massachusetts, and it lasted three days. Us modern day Americans are lucky if we can stay awake long enough to clear the table after the feast. We do still celebrate with the drink the Puritans brought with them on the Mayflower - beer! What's a Thanksgiving Day football game without it.

Did you know Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird of the United States to be the turkey? He was opposed by Thomas Jefferson. It is thought that Franklin then name the male turkey "Tom" to spite Jefferson.

Did you know Californians are the United States' largest consumers of turkey. I wonder if it's because the state has so many people or if they really, really like it.

Do we need invitations for Thanksgiving dinner? Obviously not, but what fun it would be to send these humorous invites to spice it up at bit.