Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

• green salad (every item green) dressed with lime juice and olive oil
• grilled steak
• baked sweet potatoes
• homemade rolls
• mashed potatoes
• autumn mixed-grains bake with butternut squash and cranberries
• quinoa salad with dried apricots
• sauteed mushrooms and onions in butter and red wine

• rainbows sprinkles birthday cake from a box mix for the 4 year old and the 34 year old
• vanilla ice cream with real ingredients anyone would recognize
• tofu chocolate pudding for the dairy-free
• pumpkin pie (the Betty Crocker standard)
• apple pie with an oatmeal crumb topping
• whipped cream freshly whipped from a carton of whipping cream (the bowl and whisk kept in the freezer beforehand)

I am thankful that we have enough food, actually more than enough. I am humbled that through my church I can take part in feeding hungry people a spaghetti dinner every week. I am thankful that my son and daughter were home to join us for the pre-Thanksgiving Wednesday feast this year. I am thankful for a loving Hubby, our home and our neighbors, our jobs, and our pets Leo and Squeaky.

I am thankful for all you who read my blog. I am thankful to get to know a little bit of each of you by reading yours.

And there are many more blessings I am thankful for. I will try to be grateful each day.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all.