Whether you open up a can of cranberry sauce or make your own fancy compote, cranberries are a requisite part of the Thanksgiving menu. These tiny jewel-toned fruits actually have a rich American history that justifies its place on our tables. Here are fun facts about cranberries that you can break out at Thanksgiving dinner to impress your family and friends!
Thanks to craft brewers it’s cool to drink your beer out of a can again.
According to Quartz, there has been a recent resurgence in small craft brewers packaging their brews in cans instead of bottles. Why? Because it might actually be better for the beer and for the beer drinker.
Calling all stylish men (and anyone who thinks their man could use a lesson in style). Apartment Therapy has teamed up with Dappered, TRNK, and Indochino to give away a package of home gear and fall fashion, plus the new iPhone 6!
Prizes: A custom suit, blazer, shirt, and tie from Indochino; $1000 to spend at TRNK; and the new iPhone 6!
From: Apartment Therapy, Dappered, TRNK, and Indochino
Value: $3380
As our wardrobes change from flip flops to socks, fall cocktails typically turn golden brown (just like the leaves!) and pick up some warm spicy notes to keep us toasty. This pretty pitcher drink is a serious sip that captures all of the above. It’s a great choice for any fall gathering and it was a perfect match for the menu we planned for The Kitchn’s Thanksgiving Dinner Outdoors!
I’ve always felt very neutral about pecan pie. You won’t ever find me rushing to make pecan pie, but I certainly won’t turn down a slice if it comes my way. These maple “pecan pie” bars, on the other hand, are a fantastically different thing. In fact, they are everything I’ve always wished pecan pie would be, I just didn’t know it yet.
When the photos of this kitchen renovation hit our inbox, we were shocked by the transformation. Especially given that the reader, Laura, who sent them isn’t an interior designer (although she tells us she is in her dream life), but an English teacher at a university.
Laura and her husband took this incredibly dated (have you ever seen an oven that color?) kitchen and gave it a whole new life. Take a look at how this kitchen went from 70s Tang to farmhouse chic.
Looking for a way to take your home cooking from good to GREAT? Kelsey Nixon gives us the key. Hint – it’s one part confidence and one part something else. Watch the short clip for her secret!
At our October Maker Talk, we asked Kelsey Nixon: if she were stranded on a deserted island, what would she bring? Watch this clip people; it’s important. If you’re ever stranded on a desert island, you should probably bring this too…
Today we want to share our brighter, sunnier outdoor Thanksgiving menu and party. Outdoors? you say. Sunnier? Those of us who live in colder climates scurry from car to house in a wintry mix on Thanksgiving, but this year we threw a party with the rest of the country in mind — California, Texas, Florida, and all the blessedly warm regions where folks can enjoy their feasts outdoors in style.
But I think that there’s something here for everyone to love in our California party, regardless of whether you’re wearing a sweater or a sundress. The holiday is a harvest celebration, and our menu honors that, with vegetables at every turn, and casual desserts that are easy to make ahead. Read on for our California-inspired Thanksgiving menu, the relaxed and romantic table ideas, and how the whole shebang went for us and our 10 guests.
So you’ve made a delicious meal and you’re about to sit down to eat. Maybe you have friends over, or maybe it’s just you. Hold up! Are you forgetting something? Find out what Kelsey Nixon believes to be the most important step to making a good meal great!
