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We at WhipperBerry want to wish everyone a happy, healthy holiday! Enjoy your day giving thanks and appreciating all the pleasures life brings.

 

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Just in case you are still looking for some last minute Thanksgiving inspiration, here are a few goodies that I have found…

Spiced Brown Sugar Cut-Out Cookies from Annie’s Eats.  These look and sound lovely!!  I can’t wait to try her variation on the basic sugar cookie.

Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE glass in any form, but I especially love bottles.  This would be a fabulous addition to a Thanksgiving table-scape, thanks to The Nester at the Nesting Place.

Just in case you need a little chocolate heaven at your feast, here is a glorious recipe for Chocolate & Hazelnut Meringue Cake via Tartlette.

Finally, sometimes we need an alternative to the standard pumpkin pie and Bree from Baked Bree delivers with a Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake.

Whatever you do, all of us here at WhipperBerry hope you have a tasty, fabulous, and fun Thanksgiving!

We are tickled pink to be guest posting on TWO amazing blogs today!!

Emily has created the cutest paper snowmen for Kari over at Ucreate…

…come on over and check out her tutorial here.

And for our second guest post of the day…

I am participating in Stephanie Lynn’s handmade ornament event at Under the Table and Dreaming…

 

Come on over and learn how to make these fun (and super easy) ornaments for your tree, or to dress up your holiday décor, here.

Thanks, Kari and Stephanie Lynn, for inviting us to join all the fun over at your amazing blogs!!

This may be weird, but I grew up with a Grandmother who hated potatoes.  She would not eat them in any form: fried, mashed, baked, cheesy, or plain.  This made for some creativity on our family’s part when it came to Thanksgiving dinner.  Because, as Bobby Flay recently found out, you can not have Thanksgiving without mashed potatoes!!  {Sorry, I’m a huge fan of Throwdown on the Food Network, and an even bigger Ree Drummond fan—a.k.a. Pioneer Woman.  She just schooled Bobby on the finer points of Thanksgiving and won the Throwdown last week.  Way to go Ree!!}  Anyway…this recipe from Erin may fit the bill for your non-potato loving guests this year.  It is adapted from a Rachel Ray recipe.

Cheesy Smashed Cauliflower

1 cup chicken broth

1 large head cauliflower

1 tbsp. of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/3 cup Boursin cheese or 1/3 cup other garlic & herb spreadable cheese

1/4 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese or 1/4 cup romano cheese

1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg

3 tablespoons chives, chopped

Add chicken broth and extra-virgin olive oil, to a deep pot.

Trim away greens and stems from the base of the cauliflower. Cut away the core with a sharp paring knife. Set cored head into pot with broth.

Cover pot and bring liquid to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and cook cauliflower, covered, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes.

Uncover the pot and let some liquid cook off as you smash the cheeses into the cauliflower.

 

As the mixture thickens, turn off heat and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Stir in chives and transfer cauliflower to a serving dish. Enjoy!!