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Since I've been gathering my recipes in anticipation for Thanksgiving, I came across my mother's recipe box. I love seeing her handwriting on the colorful index cards. Not only does this treasure trove hold so many food memories from years past…

Since I've been gathering my recipes in anticipation for Thanksgiving, I came across my mother's recipe box. I love seeing her handwriting on the colorful index cards. Not only does this treasure trove hold so many food memories from years past, but as a writer, my mother was a careful historian as well. She would make lists of the meals she served and who was there to eat them. She said it was to make sure she didn't repeat recipes. For me, it's a look back to social occasions where food, friends and family trigger warm deep recollections and keep her memory close since her death several years ago.  In the age of computers and typing, handwriting almost seems like a lost art. I'm keeping it alive through my own collection of handwritten recipe cards in a special recipe container I've created. Click on the photo above if you'd like a unique recipe box to store your own wealth of recipe cards.

Push The Pause Button

November 23, 2015

As much as I love creating clay art in the studio and meeting customers at sales events, I also treasure family time. This coming week I am preparing for a Thanksgiving table of 18! I couldn’t be happier! Gathering together around a ceremonial meal complete with tried and true favorites and an experimental recipe or two – it’s a lot to be thankful for.  

I like the added bustle and hustle of grocery stores and markets. I like the ritual preparation of the meal. I even like to clean and organize the house in preparation for staging and serving the meal. It's a pause from my usual routine. The preparation gives me a chance to reflect and of course be thankful.

So here's one of our family Thanksgiving favorites! Please share some of your own family favorites with me. I love trying new recipes -- especially when they come highly recommended!

So here's one of our family Thanksgiving favorites! Please share some of your own family favorites with me. I love trying new recipes -- especially when they come highly recommended!

I hope you will have a chance to push the pause button in your own life this week. Despite all the crazy preparation for this American holiday, it is time to reflect, share gratitude and be together. 

Here's one of the largest bowls I ever made while working on the potter's wheel. I think it is a good size for the new recipe I'm planning to try while the family is gathered. It's a caramel corn recipe from a fellow potter/blogger 'Dr. Deb.' I foll…

Here's one of the largest bowls I ever made while working on the potter's wheel. I think it is a good size for the new recipe I'm planning to try while the family is gathered. It's a caramel corn recipe from a fellow potter/blogger 'Dr. Deb.' I follow her blog posts. Click on the photo above to get the recipe. You won't be disappointed!

 

 

 

Tags Thanksgiving, Pause Button, Recipe, Recipe Box, Favorite Recipe, Corn Pudding, Carmel Corn Recipe
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