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10 Recipes for Christmas!

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..or literally anything you are celebrating in the next two weeks.

Hello and how is your life! We have moved, had dance recitals, cleaned out our old house via 9,827 trips across town, lost things, found things, donated things, done some Christmas shopping, cancelled a vacation, and now, finally, are getting all in on Christmas, which they tell me is next week.

I have done no planning, no decorating, no wrapping, hardly any shopping. The whole thing is v out of character, but it’s a season we’re in right now so I’m going with it.

Now, though, the dust is settling somewhat and I’m all…oh right so it’s happening NOW. We’re hosting a gathering next week with Jay’s family which will be lovely, and I’m starting to piece together what things I can cook for what stuff we’ll be doing this week and next….

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Meal Prep Quiche

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Hello and welcome to the middle weeks!

There is still school. There are still chores. We’re still working. But we’re in the MOOD for holiday stuff, right? It’s busier, there are more activities, more opportunities to not keep up the great habits we’ve spent all year building. Meal prep quiche is here to save us from takeout temptation.

This is another version of my absolute favorite quiche that I shared several weeks ago – the Kale Roasted Red Pepper Quiche that dreams are made of. Here, we have options because we need our quiche to be exactly how we want it every single time. Meal prep quiche is the best kind of quiche, basically.

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Roasted Spiced Brussels

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One of my best “use the oven at all times” Thanksgiving tips: plan an easy side dish that can roast or broil while the turkey rests and is carved.

EVEN IF you have a few casseroles that need to reheat at the same time, having one veggie that comes out of the oven fresh right as you’re ready to eat makes a really nice balance to what can be a pretty heavy meal.

This technique can apply to tons of veggies, like this 5-minute asparagus from last year or these broiled lemon green beans. This year, I’m doing spiced roasted Brussels. They get washed/prepped early in the week, then tossed with butter and spices early in the day. It’s a raw veg, so no need to clog up fridge space. They hang out on a baking sheet prepped and ready, roast while the turkey gets its beauty treatment, and done! A vegetable for those of us that like some vegetables with our butter.

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Wildly Delicious + Easy Sausage Stuffing

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aka my BIL Ben being all “omg but seriously what the f~ck is in this.”

It’s butter. And sausage. And REALLY good bread, just enough seasoning, and we find that really good stuffing does not have to be really hard to make.

I’ve seen stuffing with TONS of ingredients, sometimes so many that the stuffing becomes a meal in and of itself. I think those recipes are fun and interesting, but for Thanksgiving I’m really into basic recipes so that one thing on the dish isn’t completely overwhelming to the rest of the plate.

Enter, this classic sausage stuffing. It’s got really yummy flavors but just nine ingredients, stuff that is readily available, and can be made well in advance (a few days before your big meal certainly), baked, and reheated right before you eat.

The resulting sausage stuffing is super flavorful, tender with some crispy bits, salty and savory from the sausage and spices.

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