5 Easy Dinner Recipes to Help You Survive a Busy Holiday Week

It is the week of Thanksgiving, and as the host this year, my brain is mushier than a pumpkin pie. We’re not only hosting a crowd for Thanksgiving, but we are also hosting my parents for the entire week, so we’re operating with a full house, packed schedules, and the stress of the holidays. Send help!

All jokes aside, I love getting people together around the dinner table and blending family customs. Growing up in Canada, Thanksgiving falls in October, and after marrying an American, I’m fortunate to celebrate it twice, but with different variations.

After my husband and I’s first Thanksgiving together, I started to incorporate dishes in my Thanksgiving menus that weren’t there before. We added cornbread muffins as well as apple pie to go with our usual homemade cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes with pecan topping, a big kale salad, a sourdough chestnut stuffing and turkey. My favorite part of the meal? Going around the table and sharing something you are grateful for. There’s a lot!