Turkey Cake Pan to bake the perfect turkey shaped Thanksgiving cake
When it comes to Thanksgiving desserts, pecan pie is usually the pie slice of choice. Pumpkin pie comes in at a close second, but you simply can’t beat the taste of crunchy pecans, brown sugar, sweet molasses, corn syrup and melted butter all baked up in a pie.
Yes, pecan pie is every pilgrim’s pleasure, but according to Men’s Health magazine, one small slice of pecan pie has approximately 450 calories, 21 grams of fat (4 grams of saturated fat) and 65 grams of carbohydrates, and that’s from a small slice! What about seconds?
This year I’m foregoing the pecan pie and baking up my own healthy version of a Thanksgiving dessert with this Turkey Cake Pan from Goosberry Patch.
Sing a song of Sixpence
A pocket full of rye
Four and twenty turkeys
Baked in a pie!
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Handmade ornaments and more unique gifts online for the holidays
I don’t play favorites with my kids. I love them equally… except when they tick me off. When the holidays roll around, there’s nothing I love more than gathering all the kids together in front of a roaring fireplace (I don’t have a roaring fireplace, but I’m asking Santa for one this Christmas) where we gather round, sing Christmas carols, drink egg nog and trim our traditional family Christmas tree. I don’t have a favorite child, but I do have favorite ornaments. Mom’s Favorite Handmade Ornaments to hang on the Christmas tree are from Current Catalog. Read the rest of this entry »
This Halloween won’t stink with fun party costumes, supplies and decorations
Halloween is just around the bend, and I never know what to be. This year I’m taking the guesswork out of Halloween dress up and going as a Whoopie Cushion with this Cool Halloween Costume from Oriental Trading Company.
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Instead of bringing fireworks and a six-pack of beer to this year’s 4th of July festivities, I’m showing up wearing this Patriot Adult Mascot Costume from Anderson’s Spirit! What better way to show my undying love and loyalty for my country than to show up on my friends’ lawns screaming “The British are coming, the British are coming!!?”
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