This is the best cranberry bread I’ve ever had!  My family loves it too.  It just happens to be gluten-free. If you’re on a gluten-free diet, please read the labels of your ingredients to make sure they’re all gluten-free. Recipe for Gluten-free Cranberry Bread Ingredients 1 cup White Rice Flour 1 cup Oat Flour...

"Happy Thanksgiving – I am thankful for my family and friends."  Thanks to Corrina for the Thanksgiving Artwork!

To celebrate Thanksgiving this year in school, my daughter’s 5th grade class invited their families to an event called "Poetry and Pie".  Instead of the traditional little Thanksgiving meal in class, the kids read poems and afterwards served seasonal pies to their families.  Each kid chose their own poem to read.  They practiced reciting their...

I love visiting my daughter’s school at Thanksgiving time.  All around you see the kids’ writings about the season.   Here’s a turkey – the kids each wrote on a paper "feather" what they’re thankful for.  What a great idea! Here’s a close-up… very sweet! We all should take time to contemplate what we have to be thankful...

The poem The Landing of the Pilgrims by Felicia Hemans (1749-1835) is about why the pilgrims made the perilous journey to the new land… to have religious freedom.  Here we present the poem with an mp3 recording. First I wanted to to show a photo of Plymouth Rock.  It’s the site believed to be where the...

The Pumpkin was written by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 – 1892).  Here’s an excerpt – the part about Thanksgiving and pumpkin pie… Ah! on Thanksgiving day, when from East and from West, From North and from South comes the pilgrim and guest; When the gray-haired...

Young children often make handprint projects as gifts for their parents.  These are imprints of their hands, often with short messages attached.  If you are helping a child make one for a card, here’s a lovely saying that can be attached: For all the times that your loving hands have helped me: with homework, or healing...

My husband thinks it’s reverting to the teenage years using OMG!  Yet, sometimes it’s perfectly fitting.  Take this whole wheat cranberry bread I made this evening, OMG! It’s still cranberry season here in New York so I had to get some while they’re still looking so plump and deep red! I used a little cornmeal in...

The other day we posted my friend Judy’s recipe for Gluten-free Sweet Potato Pie.  It sounded so good I had to try it.  It was on the spur of the moment and the only ingredient in the house to make a gluten-free crust was buckwheat flour.  So buckwheat flour it was!  The crust was...

  A handprint turkey towel is a lovely gift for kids to make for Thanksgiving.  As a Mom, I love anything my kids give me with their handprints on it.  Handprint crafts are really special to the adults who receive them. To do this project you’ll need: -A white kitchen towel -Brown, yellow...

You can make many crafts for Thanksgiving with a painted handprint.  Out of a handprint you can make a turkey.  With that turkey you can decorate cards, towels, cloth hot plates, tablecloths, etc. To illustrate this project, I started with orange construction paper.  Construction paper works well for making a Thanksgiving card. Paint your hand,...

I’ve helped at many of my children’s holiday class parties throughout the years.  Often, the kids make a holiday craft and then engorge themselves on sweets. I don’t have a problem with the kids having some sweets at their parties, but it can get crazy. This year my daughter’s teacher is different.  She has the kids...

Here are links to Thanksgiving material we’ve posted in the past…

This is from an exercise teachers do with their students at Thanksgiving time. The kids have to write a letter to a farmer from the point of view of a turkey. They have to convince the farmer not to choose them as the main dish (turkey) for Thanksgiving. This is called ...

This year I made my own homemade Cranberry Sauce, thanks to a recipe given to me by my friend Judy. It came out really good and I plan to add this to my Thanksgiving fare every year. The recipe is easy to make! You can adjust the honey and lemon juice ratio...

Here’s an easy way to spruce up your Pumpkin Pie: follow the normal recipe that you love.  After the pie has cooled off a little, arrange pecan halves around the inside rim of the crust.  Then arrange 7 pecan halves in the center around of the pie around a pretty piece of candy, making...