Plenty to be THANKful for: My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipe

Ok, so I'm not going to lie: I don't really have recipes for Thanksgiving. The one (and only) time I have cooked an entire Thanksgiving dinner, by my lonesome, was last year. It went something like this:

• Turkey in a Bag from the grocery store
• Mashed Potatoes (I did buy actual potatoes and boil and mash them. With cream cheese and italian seasoning. Mmmm.)
• Mashed Sweet Potatoes (also bought actual potatoes and boiled and mashed, with cinnamon sugar and butter!)
• Stuffing from a Bag (not StoveTop, the blue bag stuff...I don't remember what the brand is.)
• Those rolls with the flour dusted on top. SO NOMMY.
• Sweet Baby Carrots (boiled baby carrots, smothered in honey and butter)

Nate made:

• Green Bean Casserole (from the back of the French Onion container)
• Pumpkin Pies (from the back of the Libby's can)

We did make EggNog from scratch. Does that count?

We also drank wine.

So...we are not really recipe people. I'm all about the traditional food. My family never made green bean casserole, and normally our rolls were the frozen yeasty kind in the circular tin. The focus was on fresh vegetables. We'd usually have potatoes, steamed green beans and squash. And pie. Lots and lots of pumpkin pie.

It's the best part.

For me, Thanksgiving is about the people. Hanging with family. Eating at noon and at five. And snacking the whole day.

And then shopping on Friday!

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