A RocketMoms Thanksgiving Day Feast!

Featured Rocketmoms Gratitude Lenses 

~Thank You and Gratitude Lenses~

An Angel thought these lenses were special!

There are so many good members on Squidoo who visit and leave comments. BUT there are some very special members who are "official" angels on Squidoo. These wonderful folks take the time every day to drop by lenses and leave a blessing. How do they...

A Time for Thanks Giving

As I considered what I would write when given an assignment to write a lens about a holiday, I thought why not write a lens about what we do, or should do, on all holidays. We should always give thanks for whatever we believe worthy of celebration....

My List of Lenses ~~ Blessed by an Angel

Dear, Squid Angels. I've been trying my best to make my lenses better and it's been a big surprise when a Squid Angel has decided to drop by and Bless one of my Lenses. These blessings have really encouraged me to try to make my lenses even better. W...

Featured RocketMoms Thanksgiving Tips 

Need some ideas and tips for a stress-free Thanksgiving this year. Here are two wonderful lens with themes and tips for your Thanksgiving Dinner by boutiqueshop Wednesday_Elf. Thank you, Sylvia and Pat.!

Ten Tips For A Happy Stress-Free Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving dinner fills us with thoughts of delicious turkey, cranberry sauce, candied yams and pumpkin pie.  If we're hosting that Thanksgiving dinner, suddenly we get a sinking feeling just thinking about all the cleaning, cooking and a...

Thanksgiving Themes from Kitchen to Table

  Whether decorating for Thanksgiving Dinner, preparing the meal, or needing a special host/hostess gift, here are a few ideas with fun Thanksgiving Themes to save you time and tension while preparing for the holiday.

Featured RocketMoms Tradition Lenses 

Are you looking for different ideas for Thanksgiving Traditions this year. Here are two wonderful lenses on starting some new Thanksgiving Traditions by Comfortdoc and mjbphoto. Thank You, Kirsti and Mary Beth!

Start a New Thanksgiving Tradition

Around the world Thanksgiving is celebrated with a wide variety of various traditions. Yes, it might not be called Thanksgiving in every country, but you will find Pongal in south India, the Moon Festival in the far east, Succoth in Israel and many o...

A Thanksgiving Bowl

One valuable way to help everyone in the family remember that Thanksgiving is about giving thanks is to include a tradition of a Thanksgiving bowl, jar, box or wreath. Using some kind of object helps family and friends pause for a moment to be grate...

Featured Beef Recipes 

~Beef Stew~

Crock Pot Beef Stew

There's nothing like coming home to find dinner already made. It's especially nice, on a frosty winter's day if that dinner is a delicious hot beef stew. I love the simplicity of cooking with my crockpot. Get everything ready in the morn...

Featured Fall Recipes 

~Recipe Plans~

A Fall Dinner Plan With Make-Ahead Recipes

The weather is starting to cool and fall is approaching. Now is the time to start planning a special fall dinner. Whether it is for your family, your friends or both, this menu plan features delicious recipes some of which can be made in advance. The...

Featured Turkey Recipes 

~Roast Turkey & Easy Turkey~

Quick And Easy Turkey Recipe

I learned how to make my Thanksgiving Turkey from my Papa Harper. He made the Turkey every year for our big family Thanksgiving dinner. This Turkey Recipe is supper easy, but very tasty. I want to share this family recipe with you and hope you and yo...

Roast Turkey and Tasty Bread Stuffing

Thanksgiving dinner at my house used to be a massive undertaking. I have learned over the years to simplify. I learned to cut way back on the  ridiculous number of dishes I always prepared. I finally realized I don't need do everything myself...

Featured RocketMoms Bread and Stuffing Recipes 

~Stuffing, Biscuits and Homemade Bread are on the Menu~

Old Fashioned Homemade Bread from Grandma's Kitchen

Everyone who remembers the enticing smell of fresh baked bread longs to experience the pleasure again. Combine that with the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, and your house will be filled with warm hospitality. You have an incredibly aromatic treat...

Favorite Baking Powder Biscuit Recipe

I love this recipe and so does my family. I have to triple it to make enough for my family of five! If we're lucky enough, there will be a few left over the next day, which I Iike to snack on cold, with butter spread on them. The trick to making your...

Traditions - Best Turkey Stuffing

One of my favorite meals to cook for my family is Thanksgiving! I love making the big meal - with lots of our families favorite recipes to go along with it. One of the recipes that can involve everyone is making the stuffing for the turkey. Ever sin...

Featured RocketMoms Potato Recipe 

~Potato Gratin is on the menu~

Main-Dish Potato Gratin

A potato gratin memory: I'm sitting with my husband and in-laws in a charming, relaxed restaurant in Paris's Latin Quarter. With understated pride, our server lays out classic dishes: two hearty stews (pot au feu, boeuf bourguignon), steak frites, a...

Featured RocketMoms Vegetable Recipes 

~Squash & Sweet Potatoes are on the Menu~

Candied Sweet Potatoes

Candied sweet potatoes are a side dish consisting mainly of sweet potatoes prepared with brown sugar, maple syrup, molasses, or other sweet ingredients. Many also add marshmallows to theirs.  Often served on Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, this s...

Sweet Honey Carrots

As much as I love cooking, it's often hard to find enough time to make meals which are healthy, simple and delicious at the same time. That was a reason why I was so lucky to get this recipe! This recipe was shared by one of my friends and as soon a...

Mothers Squash Casserole Recipe

This is one my favorite holiday dishes. When we plan a holiday dinner, which is every major holiday and every family birthday, this is my first request. I have always loved growing my own squash for this recipe. If you are a squash lover, you may fi...

More Vegetables for Thanksgiving 

~Lots of Green Veggies are on the Menu~

Need some ideas and tips for your Thanksgiving vegetables this year. Here is some ideas for your vegetable dishes. This year our family had broccoli mixed with carrots and cauliflower, and of course, mashed potatoes with gravy. Enjoy having some different vegetables this Thanksgiving.

Top 10 Green Veggies - My Favorites

I Love my Vegetables and I Love My Green Veggies. I am lucky to enjoy a variety of vegetables year-round whether they are grown locally or imported. Here is a list of my Top 10 Favorite Green Veggies; the ones I eat and use most often; the Green Vegg...

Featured RocketMoms Soup Recipes 

~Butternut Squash & Pumpkin Soups are on the Menu~

Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

Enjoy the fresh bounty of your own garden or the harvest of your local farmers this fall. Now is the time of the year to enjoy all the delicious varieties of squash, apples, and pumpkins. One way to make use of squash, especially butternut squash, i...

Pumpkin Ginger Soup

I'm not sure if this would be considered a Halloween or a Thanksgiving recipe, but I do know that it will warm you up on a chilly Fall evening. Pumpkin ginger soup is not only delicious, but is sure to please any guests that may pop by during the...

The Best Thanksgiving Soups

Soup is such a comforting thing. It warms and nourishes your body. It soothes the soul and perhaps brings back comforting memories from childhood. Throughout time, women have made soups and stews for their families. The Pilgrim women were no differen...

Featured RocketMoms Gravy Recipe 

~Gravy is on the Menu~

Making perfect gravy

This method of making perfect gravy has been used in my family for generations. Interestingly, it has always been my Dad who's made the gravy for our Sunday Roast Lunches and it was he who taught me how to make gravy. My Little Oxford Dictionary, th...

Featured Thanksgiving Stories Lens 

~Even a Turkey can Tell a Thanksgiving Story~

Thanksgiving for Turkeys

Can you imagine turkeys having a Thanksgiving? What would they say? "Ha! I made it through another year!" "No, no, no, not on anyone's plate! I won't do that for love!" What would you have them say? Come join in the fun. Come spread the word. T...

RocketMoms Featured Bars Recipes 

~7 Layer and Gooey Bars~

7 Layer Bars

Sometimes I like nothing better than to make complicated confectionery creations in my kitchen (of course afterward, I fantasize about someone ELSE cleaning up the mess). In reality though, I don't usually have too much time for those extravagant bak...

Gooey Bars Recipes

It seems when we are asked to any sort of pitch-in dinner I'm usually asked to bring a pan of my Gooey Bars. Doesn't matter if it is family, church, or the office everyone remembers this delightfully rich and buttery dessert. Our Rocket Moms...

RocketMoms Featured Cake Recipes 

Bundt Cake Recipes

Are you looking for the perfect bundt cake recipe? These really popular cakes are easy to make with just a little time. No one is really sure where it got it's name but popular belief is that the bundt may have originated from the German Gugelhupf,...

RocketMoms Featured Chocolate Recipes 

~Triffle and Pie~

Black Forest Trifle And Other Flavours Too

Trifles are a favourite dessert in my home. When my husband suggests a dessert for me to make it is often a trifle. His favourite is Black Forest Trifle. There is the traditional English style trifle that is made with custard and sponge cake or lady...

Chocolate Chip Pie

Do you need an extra yummy desert for a special occasion? A chocolate chip pie is a scrumptious, chocolate-y desert that is very rich and yummy to eat.

Featured RocketMoms Dessert Recipes 

~Elegant Desserts~

Quick Elegant Desserts

For some reason we all seem to want a sweet ending to our meals, no matter how stuffed we are from the main course. In fact there are those among us who would rather skip the meal altogether and just eat dessert. (me) This spawned the quote: "Life i...

Featured RocketMoms Pumpkin Lenses 

~Bread, Bars, Bites, Cake & More Pumpkins Recipes......... are on the Menu~

Pumpkin Bread

I have been making pumpkin bread for my family for many years. It is a favorite, and the year I didn't have time, they didn't let me forget it. So, here's my recipe:

Pumpkin Pie Bites

Without a doubt, Bakerella is one of the most creative persons I've known. She creates unique and delicious treats and goodies. One of my favorite things from Bakerella is that she loves to bake in mini sizes or bite sizes. Her bite size cupcake...

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting are the perfect fall recipe. These are good for any occasion. I have made pumpkin bars for Holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving and even Halloween. There are several variations of these bars from more pie lik...

Pumpkin Recipes

Fall is my favorite time of year, and it just so happens my favorite fruits are ready for harvest in the fall: apples and pumpkins. Here, I'm going to introduce you to a variety of pumpkin recipes. I'm sure most have tried pumpkin pie, but did you kn...

Homemade Pumpkin Cake

With the season of autumn nearly upon us, it is time once again to set up the fall decorations, pull out those warmer clothes, and just enjoy the beauty of the season. For many people, this also means preparing for the holidays, and what better way t...

Featured RocketMoms Fruit Desserts 

~Apple~

Apple Crisp Recipe

Looking for a delicious, easy to make, Apple Crisp recipe? Here you will find one of my Grandma's favorite recipes, Baked Apple Crisp. She always like to eat it with cream, I like it with ice cream! Either way it's a great recipe for anytime of year...

Featured RocketMoms Fruit Recipes 

~Fruit Dessert is on the Menu~

Light and Fruity Dessert Salads

Is it dessert or is it fruit salad? With everyone trying to eat a little healthier these days combining fruit with salads has become very popular. There are so many delicious varieties that one can make and share. Experience the rich taste of fruits...

Featured RocketMoms Fall Lenses 

~The Table will be set with Fall Decorations~

Perfect Vegetable Wax Candles For Fall

I love vegetable wax candles. Jar candles, specifically. And I highly recommend them. These natural veggie wax candles offer: 1. Incredible scent right to the bottom of the jar. 2. Long burn time. 3. Vibrant colors that add to the atmosphere. 4. Nat...

Fabulous Fall And Autumn Tableware

It's fun to decorate for Fall Dinner Parties ~ A cozy dinner table is easy! I love decorating for the holidays! It's fun, it can be easier than you think, and it gives the home such a warm and cozy glow. Let's talk about our Fall (or Autumn, if yo...

Featured RocketMoms Thanksgiving Lens 

~We will keep the kids busy with some crafts~

Thanksgiving Kids Crafts

Of the hundreds of Thanksgiving crafts I've seen over the years, these five are my favorites. They are easy to make and are a hit with kids. Most can be prepared ahead of time so that minimal help is needed from adults and children can...

Featured RocketMoms Cookie Recipes 

Easy Cookie Recipe

I'm so cute aren't I? It's important for you all to know that I don't cook, bake, or grill well. That's an understatement. Some trigger in my brain goes off that just shuts down it's entire processes when cooking. I get flustered, unaware and agitat...

Lumberjack Cookies

One summer I had the privilege of living with my Grandmother, an incredible cook, who taught me how to bake Lumberjack Cookies. She was famous for her skills at baking and often won the Vermont State Grange baking contest. This is the recipe that she...

Black and White Cookies Recipe

This is the Traditional New York White and Black Cookies recipe. I grew up in upstate New York and my favorite cookie was, and is, this cake-like cookie. My Dad used to bring us these beautiful, large, soft cookies - half vanilla frosting, half choco...

My Wheat Free Dairy Free Oatmeal Cookies

I love cookies, but being allergic to wheat and dairy at first was a real challenge. I was in my late twenties and always sick. After lots of allergy testing I found I was allergic to dairy and wheat. How depressing! Through years of trials and error...

Featured RocketMoms Potluck Lens 

~It's a Potluck Thanksgiving Feast~

Here is a fabulous lens on Potluck Parties with handy ideas and tips for your next Potluck Party by mysticmama.
Thank You, Bambi!

Potluck Party Guide

Personally, I think all parties should be potluck! It's fun for all, guarantees variety, and best of all, it makes having more parties, more often, more affordable, for everyone! I come from a very large family, we had over 300 people at our last f...

~Learn More About RocketMoms~ 

Who Are The RocketMoms?

Rocket Moms are making a big buzz all over the web. Now you can get to know these amazing women and find out for yourself why these Moms Rock! One of the Rocket Mom's projects is to create a beautiful bio lens, to help you get to know us better. To...

RocketMoms HQ

RocketMoms is an invite-only gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses and a whole lot more. Here is a sneak peek at just a few of the lenses they're busy creating. RocketMoms are committed to raising t...

Add Your Holiday Session - Week 2 Lenses 

~All Charity, Cooking & Holiday Gifts~

Holiday Shopping with the RocketMoms: Week 2

This week the RocketMoms are teaming up with Squidoo HQ and RocketMom WindyWinters for some great Holiday cooking and kitchen gifts! Here's what we're working this week on: 1) Squidoo HQ is sponsoring a really neat charity challenge for the H...

Featured RocketMoms Holiday Stories 

Make Me Laugh - Funny Thanksgiving Gifts Items

Find funny, interesting and light hearted Thanksgiving gifts for the entire family. Each was selected as it made me laugh - out loud. I hope you enjoy them as well. I have included aprons, t-shirts, DVD's, recipe binders and other funny surprises...

Read All About the Cookoff Contest Here 

~Squidoo will be Donating $1000 a day to Charity~

The Official Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff (for Charity)

Starting November 2nd, Squidoo has been donating $1000 to charity every day through Thanksgiving. With a $5000 grand prize on Thanksgiving Day. It's up to you which nonprofit gets it. Vote below!  

Thank You, Angels 

My List of Lenses ~~ Blessed by an Angel

Dear, Squid Angels. I've been trying my best to make my lenses better and it's been a big surprise when a Squid Angel has decided to drop by and Bless one of my Lenses. These blessings have really encouraged me to try to make my lenses even better. W...