My Aunt started a tradition years ago to have a crab feast the night before Thanksgiving…because why not stuff ourselves multiple days in a row? I’ve carried that tradition on, even when we couldn’t all be together. This year was extra special, as my daughter was home from school and my boyfriend was able to join us too. Over the years, I’ve grabbed whatever I can get my hands on at Costco, for the seafood. The lobster is always delicious and I typically love the King crab legs, but they just had clusters this year. I’m not complaining, they were just a little more work, although the flavor still very good. This was our pre-Thanksgiving seafood feast…
For Thanksgiving, my responsibility was to bring the Mississippi Mud. This is always a crowd pleaser!
Thanksgiving is over and now it’s time to prepare for the holidays. I wanted to take this time to officially introduce you to Tastefully Simple. As you come into the holiday season, Tastefully Simple is not only great for you to use on a daily basis to save you time with delicious quality meals, but we also have great gifts. From homemade gifts (give the gift of baked beer bread) to kits or seasonings. Tastefully Simple is a great solution.
Our meal kits (pictured above) take the guess work out of meal planning. These come with recipes to make the meals, seasonings and sauces…and plenty left over for other meals. Below are some of my top picks, our Dips to Dinner is one of my favorite gifts to give. You get 10 seasoning samplers to either make a dip or a flavorful dinner. Our One Pan and One Pot kits are perfect to have on hand when you just don’t know what to make for dinner.
Who doesn’t love to have some bread or a little something sweet? We have plenty of variety. If you haven’t tried our beer bread, you are missing out. If you have been the lucky recipient of my beer bread, my secret is out. Just add your favorite beer and butter…sometimes I add some of our bacon bacon seasoning and cheddar cheese to kick it up a notch. You can’t go wrong with any of our breads, cakes or cookie mixes!
Lastly, here are some of our essential seasonings. The days of having jars of marinara sauce and taco seasoning packets are over. I always have our seasonings on hand, as they pack a punch with flavor. All of our products are so versatile, you can go to my website and type in a product and click on recipe and you have a slew of different ways to use our products (check out different ways to use our pumpkin spice cheese ball mix below). It’s tough for me to pick a favorite seasoning…I’d say my top 3 are onion onion, garlic garlic and bacon bacon. Our products are exactly that – full of flavor and very simple!
So very thankful for your support in this little journey of mine. I’m thankful for my wild roller coaster of a life, as it has made me the strong woman I am today. I’m thankful for my family and friends for being who they are. Should you feel compelled to support my small business, check out my Tastefully Simple site. I also have some great Heal Cook Love merchandise that I cannot wait to share with you VERY soon – stay tuned and subscribe to my blog so you can be in the know.
As I was typing this blog, my boyfriend and I decided to take a quick post-Thanksgiving trip to visit his family. We did a 48-hour trip to Oregon and it was amazing. Sunsets are just so stunning, as no two are the same. I took this photo from the car. I am just so thankful for this crazy beautiful life I’m blessed to live…and where ever you are in your life, even if you have to dig a little deeper, please count your blessings. You are on this earth for a reason and I’m happy you are here! Enjoy this time of year, go easy on yourself and simplify things a bit. Don’t forget to buy yourself flowers!
