enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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On Thursday, our families flew and drove into town and we hosted thanksgiving dinner for eight. Other than a minor turkey de-boning issue and the fact that my apple pie was seriously undercooked, it went so well. We have awesome families. And we're so thankful that they get along and are willing to spend holidays together.

Above are a few pictures of our little feast. As mentioned, we didn't use a table and instead sat in a circle in chairs and on the couch – resting plates and glasses on sidetables and a coffee table. It couldn't have worked out better. And I don't think I ever want to go back to traditional thanksgiving turkey. Turkey roulade & stuffing won the day.

I hope you had a great holiday (or weekend!) wherever you are.

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25 responses to “happiest thanksgiving.”

  1. Funnelcloud Rachel Avatar

    Looks beautiful and delicious, Elise! And I spy one of those West Elm canape plates I’ve been coveting – looks beautiful as a butter dish!

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  2. elise blaha Avatar

    oh, I LOVE those plates! They were on sale last week and I snapped two up. I wish I could have 12 and they could be my everyday plates.

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  3. Mandie segura Avatar

    Looks wonderful! I love your bottle/candleholders! Great arrangement! 🙂

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  4. Suzanne Avatar

    tasty spread! and love the decor you created! What is the garland on your window and is that a cool chalkboard your avocado baguettes are sitting on? YUM!

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  5. jessica o'brien Avatar

    looks lovely! glad you had your families in town + such a warm, beautiful celebration. xo

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  6. elise blaha Avatar

    thank you! Ill be talking more about the garland soon! I am going to be adding to it now that its Christmas-time! And the chalkboard platter is from Crate Barrel.

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  7. Lyndsey Avatar

    I love all of your serving dishes, so pretty and unique!

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  8. Giuseppina Avatar

    looks like so much fun! so glad it worked out so well for your families 🙂

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  9. Sarah Avatar

    I love that Barefoot Contessa – I am glad to see your Turkey roulade turned out well 🙂 And I am definitely going to have to try that walnut bread. It looks like a challenge, but the results seem worth it!

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  10. elise blaha Avatar

    so worth it. And really not too bad. Makes A LOT though.

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  11. KissMyTulle Avatar

    Dude. Are those baseball bat salad tongs? Because if they are…I need them.
    P.S. Your Thanksgiving looks lovely (and tasty)!

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  12. elise blaha Avatar

    lol, looks like it, doesnt it! but no, just simple wooden ones.

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  13. Sarah Avatar

    oh your dinner looks lovely. 🙂

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  14. Thinkie Avatar

    How fun! Those pears look yummy, what did you do with them (before eating them, that is!)?

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  15. Johanna Avatar

    I love that you celebrated together with both your families. We will all be celebrating Christmas together again this year and I am so grateful that everyone is actually looking forward to it. It just makes me so happy and thankful, so I am super glad when it works out for others, too. … and I just might try that turkey recipe you used! Did you have any experience with cooking turkey before this? I don’t, so I wonder if I could pull it off.

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  16. elise blaha Avatar

    Paul took care of the turkey, but we did not have any turkey experience. It wasnt too hard!

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  17. Johanna Avatar

    Thanks! Now here’s an idea of handing that over to the husband … but then I actually want to try it myself 😉

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  18. Libbi M. Avatar
    Libbi M.

    so happy to hear your holiday was a happy one. wondering if you are planning on blogging your photos + words on a daily basis when you do your december daily. can’t wait to get started on mine.

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  19. elise blaha Avatar

    hi Libbi, I was planning on doing it on a weekly or twice weekly basis. I got started yesterday and will share the begins on Tuesday!

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  20. susan Avatar

    Hi Elise,
    Not sure if the Canadian Poppytalk is on your list of fav blogs or not. When I saw this petite handmade book this morning I instantly thought of you – very sweet
    http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2010/11/diy-holiday-mini-book-from-cori-kindred.html

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    Libbi M.

    thank you and i love your tuesday post.

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  22. sophie Avatar

    Hello Elise,
    All of your food looks SO yummy! What was the best thing you made that day? My boy and I are trying to eat at home more and I’d love to have something new to make next week. I’m glad to see you had an amazing first Thanksgiving with both of your families. Happy Holidays!

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  23. elise blaha Avatar

    the green beans were amazing. and I highly recommend the stuffing. 🙂

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