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Nov 26 2015

Recipe: Turkey & Cranberry Dog Treats

by Marilyn McKenna

Posted November 26, 2015 Our yellow lab Stella is so much a part of our family I couldn’t imagine leaving her out of the Thanksgiving celebration. She loves the Homemade Peanut Butter Bacon treats I make for her, but when I found this recipe I knew I had to try it. No surprise, she loves these! […]

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Recipes Tagged With: Dog Treats, Healthy Thanksgiving, Peanut Butter Dog Treats, Thanksgiving, Turkey and Cranberry

Nov 8 2015

Recipe: Turkey Soup with Super Greens

by Marilyn McKenna

I’m getting a jump on my after-Thanksgiving meal planning with this nutritious, yet drop-dead delicious soup. Use the leftovers from the turkey, or roast a turkey breast and make it anytime! Serves 4. Ingredients: 3 T extra virgin olive oil 2 large onions, halves and thinly sliced 1 tsp sea salt 8 cups chopped kale (I […]

Filed Under: Comfort Food Makeover, Recipes, Veggie-palooza Tagged With: Super Greens, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Leftovers, Turkey Soup

Nov 27 2014

Gather ’round

by Marilyn McKenna

The tables are set, the stuffing and cranberry are sauce are made, and the star of the show is brining in the fridge. It’s Thanksgiving morning and I wake up to a house that’s quiet, but not “too” quiet, if you know what I mean. Three out of four of my kids are home (my […]

Filed Under: Close to Home, Healthy Families Tagged With: Thanksgiving

Nov 25 2014

Bite-sized Thanksgiving desserts to die for

by Marilyn McKenna

BAM! I have got this Thanksgiving dessert thing figured out! Let me just say up front that I am a dessert fiend. I love them all: tarts, crisps, pies, cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes, trifles, flans, glacees, gelatos, truffles … you get the picture. I love making them, I love eating them, and I love the leftovers […]

Filed Under: Comfort Food Makeover, Healthy Families, Recipes Tagged With: Cheesecake Bikes, Dessert, Healthy Thanksgiving, Pecan Pie Bites, Pumpkin Pie Bites, Thanksgiving

Nov 21 2014

Happy Thanksgiving from the McKennas

by Marilyn McKenna

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Videos Tagged With: Marilyn McKenna, Rob McKenna, Thanksgiving

Nov 17 2014

10 kitchen gadgets you need for Thanksgiving (and 3 that you DON’T)

by Marilyn McKenna

Even those of us who don’t spend much time in the kitchen the rest of the year are dying to gather up our favorite tools to make the most-anticipated meal of the year: Thanksgiving dinner. Not hosting? Take a healthy side dish to share, or maybe bring one of these Thanksgiving-essential cooking tools for your […]

Filed Under: Close to Home, Healthy Families Tagged With: Close to Home, Cooking, Kitchen Gadgets, Thanksgiving

Nov 24 2013

Knock, Knock: It’s Your Mother-in-Law

by Marilyn McKenna

It’s not fair to pick on mothers-in-law, but since I’m not one yet I’ll use them here to illustrate my point. Having out-of-town family and friends stay with you in the days before and after a big holiday can be helpful if they pitch in and offer constructive help in a non-judgmental way. Unfortunately, that’s […]

Filed Under: Close to Home, Healthy Families Tagged With: Close to Home, Entertaining, House Guests, Thanksgiving

Nov 29 2012

Holiday Horror (or “Mom’s Gone Wild”)

by Marilyn McKenna

Posted November 29, 2012 My husband (aka “resident comedian”) has said for years that you can time the guests’ arrival at any family gathering by the arrival of my nervous breakdown.   Haha! Funny guy! He can afford to make light of such situations because it’s not his keister on the line.  Cooks across America know […]

Filed Under: Close to Home, Healthy Families, Weight Loss Tagged With: Holiday Entertaining, Perfectionism, Thanksgiving

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