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Now, I don't know about you... but   NOTHING gets me more in the mood for The Thanksgiving Holiday than receiving Trader Joe's Thanksgiving Edition of the Food Pilgrimager.  I LOVE the ritual of thinking about, planning and preparing the holiday meal. Each year I eagerly await the mouthwatering menus and inspired recipes put out by my favorite magazines like Sunset & Bon Appetit. I've been saving my favorites from years past and love pulling them out every holiday season, picking this and choosing that, and then coming up with my own customized version.   (Image via Eddie Ross) Some years I've been so impressed with a menu that I've re-created it dish by dish right down to the desserts Just yesterday I found this delightful recipe for a very untraditional cranberry sauce courtesy of the amazing... MRS. LILIEN STYLING HOUSE BLOG With Thanksgiving exactly two weeks from today - my Mrs recipe assemblage is officia...

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is a great word. It's also a uniquely American Holiday.   I was so touched by my friend Sharon, of My French Country Home , who penned this sweet poem, she calls,  My ode to thanksgiving, or a holiday I can't join in with! I wish we had a turkey day to bring some festive cheer I wish we had good reason to bring our loved ones near I wish we could shut out the cold and warm our house right up with friends, with kin, with family invited in to sup I want to dress my table I want to light warm fires I want to fill the house  with smells of roast meats, sweets and wines I want to have soft music I want to offer thanks for our rich and happy living with oh!  such trivial wants But traditions aren't invented they come down through the times they're in our blood. they can't be bought like some expensive wine, so I'm glad for friends so happy to celebrate Thanksgiving, and I'll wait my turn till Christmas to light my Yuletide pudding! ...