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2024 Thanksgiving Menu and Meal Prep Timeline

* image These past few months have been busy for our family, especially since our oldest joined a local swim team. Between juggling our work schedules and balancing school with practices... we're all pretty wiped out. Although it's a lot of work, I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. Preparing the holiday meal for our family fills my heart with joy, and I can't wait to get started. To make things easier for me, I don't deviate much from  our first Thanksgiving  as a family. The dishes I make are familiar ones, and the recipes for them live at my fingertips. Keeping the same menu year after year means I don't have to spend time researching recipes or planning a new one. Here are my tried-and-true Thanksgiving recipes, as well as my prep timeline for the big day!

Mother's Day Gift Guide

Mother's Day Gift Guide | Taste As You Go - A few great gift ideas to show all the moms in your world just how much they mean to you.

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It's been a couple of years since I last shared a Mother's Day gift guide (here). It was still early in our lockdown period, so sharing a gift guide didn't feel right last year. 

Besides, I was much more focused on my birthday and finishing my 40 Before 40 list before I ran out of time.

To be honest, I wasn't sure I wanted to write a Mother's Day gift guide this year. But then I thought about everything we've been through as a society... And I realized that moms do deserve a little extra love and attention this Mother's Day.

I'm guessing my kids will pour their little hearts into something handmade for me. But, if any of the items I've included on my Mother's Day gift guide this year show up alongside those handmade gifts... I wouldn't be mad about it! ðŸ˜‰

Mother's Day Gift Guide

Ultimate Apron | Five Two by Food52

You know how some most women get really excited when they discover their new favorite dress has pockets? That's how I feel about this apron

I'm always tucking things into apron pockets while I'm cooking, so this apron is very intriguing to me. Plus... the color is so pretty!

Custom Silhouette Art | Minted

Did anyone else grow up in a house that had silhouette art hanging on the wall? ðŸ™‹‍♀️ I love the idea of doing this with my kids' silhouettes... especially now since they're still young.

Sheepy Fleece White Shortie Robe | The Outlet

While I already have a robe, I've been meaning to buy a new one for a long time. My current robe is gray with blue and white stars on it... and, frankly, it's not quite my style. So a classic white robe like this one would be a definite upgrade!

Park Slope Turtleneck in Terry Fleece in Periwinkle | Dudley Stephens

If you follow me on Instagram, then you know all about my new obsession with Dudley Stephens. (See here and here.) Well, this turtleneck just dropped recently and I can't get enough of this periwinkle color.

PS. Click here to receive $25 off your first Dudley Stephens order of $150+!

Monthly Flower Subscription | Revased

I feel like Mother's Day flowers are a pretty standard gift. Personally, I love having arrangements of fresh flowers in the house. Just seeing them makes me happy. 

However, the cut-flower industry has a serious impact on the environment. And since we're our family is making strides toward a more sustainable lifestyle, I'm really into the idea of ordering flowers from this company because of their commitment to sustainable practices.

I may sign up for a monthly subscription as a treat for myself!

10 Silicone Straws & Travel Cases | Five by Two by Food52

Speaking of living green, I'm loving this set of silicone straws. We use metal straws at home, but these would be perfect for life on the go. And with the travel cases, it would be so easy to keep a set in my bag so I never have to worry about it!

Hydrangea Cream Stemless Wine Cup | Corkicle and Rifle Paper Co.

Who wouldn't want to sip wine out of this stemless wine cup? Especially while enjoying a home-cooked Mother's Day brunch!

Crown Garden | Lula's Garden

We have succulents on the window ledge in our bathroom, but they're small. This would look much, much better.

What gift ideas would you add to this list?

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