Wood and Plaid holiday table and Smashed Turkey Dinner Panini Sandwiches

The Thanksgiving holiday is centered around the dining room table which gives me good reason to adorn our table with lots of fall pretties. 

 This year for Thanksgiving, I threw a throw on the table. ;) This plaid wool blanket brought our gathering table a bit of warmth.

 My little squirrel candle 

tucks himself into a lot of our Thanksgiving tables...

Light birch vases cupped around fresh burnt colored flowers and wheat...

Pinecones on bare branches...

Leftover cluster of nuts from the boys collection they've used

to feed our backyard squirrel.

Acacia wood dishes are the loveliest for this season! 

 

 Blades of wheat at every place setting...

I finished each setting with creamy cloth napkins 

and a string of simple yarn. 

We celebrated the night before Thanksgiving with friends and panini sandwiches.  These sandwiches are the BEST way to use up Thanksgiving leftovers. 

They're super easy to make too.  

Take everything you LOVE about Thanksgiving dinner 

and smash it between two slices of bread 

and BAM, dinner is served.

The HOW TO

- First spread a bit of mashed potatoes on one slice of think Italian Wheat bread.  

- Then spoon a bit of gravy onto the other slice of bread.  

 

   (this is NOT pb&j loves) ;)

- Top each side with a half slice of provolone cheese. 

- Add cranberry relish {if desired}.  

- Stack turkey breast slices and stuffing.  

- Smash together and sizzle in your panini machine. 

 

- Serve with a side of green beans.

 - Repeat as needed until your lil belly is full. 

Smashed Turkey Dinner Paninis

"a cranberry Thanksgiving'

We had an extra full school day so this pumpkin mousse 

was made with love by our local grocery store.

 

PS  Special bread and butter make cozy gifts for friends, neighbors, or family.  

This pumpkin maple butter is coupled with 

an adorable loaf of fresh baked cracked wheat bread 

made to look like a pumpkin. Too cute! 

I found it at a local bakery.

 

From our home sweet home

to your home sweet home

Happy Thanksgiving. 

Gather together and be blessed.

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