Working on Thanksgiving food prep today!
Here’s our menu:
For appetizers and drinks at a friend’s house we are bringing:
Olive tapenade stuffed cherry tomatoes
Cucumber slices topped with white bean dip and pomegranate seeds
Red wine
For our Thanksgiving:
Mashed potatoes
Mushroom gravy (from the Oh She Glows cookbook)
Green Bean Casserole from Isa Chandra
Stuffing
Steamed Carrots
Cranberry Sauce
Chocolate Hazelnut Torte from the Oh She Glows cookbook, similar to this one.
My little helper
It was such a joy shopping and working on food prep this morning with my four-year-old. He’s so eager to help and loves spending time together and having a purpose. (You may have seen photos of him drying dishes or washing fruit peppering my Instagram account). From using tongs to select crimini mushrooms at Whole Foods to eagerly peeling carrots, things are just more fun with his energy and enthusiasm right next to me keeping everything from feeling like a chore.
The trouble is… I don’t have these one-on-one opportunities with his big brother. I’ve started to dread picking my oldest up from school because I go from precious one-on-one time to sibling squabbling.
I need to find ways to spend more time with just my older son, whether it’s arranging a playdate for my youngest or finding a really engaging craft that he can do in another room. That may even help with the sibling squabbles because I think my 6-year-old can sense that we had a lot of fun without him. That would make anyone feel left out and cranky.
I think it’s time to find some Thanksgiving prep for him and me to do alone together!