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Hi friends,

Dean, Liam, Stella, and I want to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. This is one of my favorite times of year, acknowledging all that we have to be thankful for and surrounded by family and friends. Here are some of our family's favorite ways to celebrate this wonderful occasion.

My favorite part of Thanksgiving is cooking and baking. I make recipes that my family made growing up. I love how that tradition carries on! I always faithfully make apple pie, pumpkin pie, pureed sweet potatoes with roasted marshmallows on top, green bean bundles, cranberry sauce on orange slices, monkey bread, stuffing, and turkey of course! My favorite family recipe is the green bean bundles. So yummy! I've posted the recipe here -- please let me know what you think!

Dean and I are hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year at our house. It sets a tradition for our kids and we get to celebrate with the family we've created and those whose own families don't live in LA. Suzanne, Mehran, Bill and Scout, and Marcel will be joining us for dinner, plus Patsy and our kids (of course)!

We start decorating for Christmas at the beginning of December. We usually get our tree after Thanksgiving (we like to let the turkey digest for a few days before we move on to the next holiday!) We're looking forward to having Stella's first Christmas in LA and to starting our own family traditions now that Jack lives here.

Holidays are about overindulging! It's about not being too hard on yourself and letting yourself enjoy being with your family and friends. It's always important to be healthy though and eat well-balanced meal. As a family we stick to that.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Love you all!
xo, T

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