Thanks for continuing to check out our blog! Lots to share as Thanksgiving is fast approaching. If you are looking for a fun craft project, take a look at our “Thanksgiving Tree”, which is pictured above. Like most folks this time of year, a big focus of ours is FOOD. This week, we are sharing two of our recipes for variations on cranberry sauce. Enjoy!

THANKSGIVING TREE

We were brainstorming about what sort of Thanksgiving decoration we could create and came up with our “Thanksgiving Tree”! It is a great way to combine holiday decorating and giving thanks. It’s also a fun way to get kids and guests thinking about all the things they are thankful for this holiday season.

You will need a vase or coffee can, a branch with no leaves, fall-colored cloth large enough to wrap around vessel, raffia (or twine or ribbon), plastic or real leaves (about…

This week, try our turkey chili, and check out our decorations, gift ideas, garden update, and, of course, the bears!

TURKEY CHILI

This easy, money-saving chili recipe makes a big batch and stretches a pound of ground turkey or beef. It’s a warming, make-ahead meal and leftovers freeze great, too! You’ll gobble it up!

Ingredients:

• one lb. lean ground turkey
• one large onion, chopped
• one tablespoon minced garlic
• one tablespoon olive oil
• three 15.5 oz. cans each of black beans and red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• one 16 oz. can fat-free refried beans
• one 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
• one 10 oz. can diced tomatoes with chilis
• two cups water
• one quart box (32 oz.) of reduced sodium chicken broth
• one lb. bag frozen pepper strips
• 1/2 cup chili powder
• one tablespoon cumin
• one teaspoon oregano
• one tablespoon red pepper flakes
• one tablespoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons masa flour (in a pinch…

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Happy Thanksgiving! As Turkey Day approaches, we revisit updated versions of a couple of our favorite side dishes, a hostess gift idea, some of our favorite Thanksgiving things, what we are thankful for, the garden (now patio) update and, of course, the bears!

FAVORITE HOLIDAY SIDE DISHES

Sweet potatoes with bananas

Check out the recipe here!

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Cranberry sauce with jalapenopeppers

This zingy favorite is sure to surprise!                     Heat one 14 oz. can of whole berry cranberry sauce over medium heat until it liquefies. Finely chop one jalapeno pepper (remove…