The Better Letter

... with Maple Cream Cheese Buttercream!

Is your house home base for the family get together this weekend? We’ve got the goods on where to go—for everyone in your family:

Sure, it’s just a week away, but you still have time.

I love Thanksgiving and this opportunity to gather, play, cook and dine with those I love best.

Make It Better participated in the Fall Family Repack Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9:30-12 and it was an incredibly rewarding experience for all the families involved.

The traditions of Thanksgiving are special—gathering with family and friends, preparing and planning the meal and giving thanks for all the good things in life.

The pilgrims didn’t pop their turkey into a pre-heated convection oven—they grilled their birds over real fire. If you’re tired of the same-old turkey each November, give cooking over the coals a spin.

You’re having your kitchen redone. You broke your arm. You don’t know how to cook. You don’t like to cook. Damn it, you just want someone else to make the food and clean up!

Just start with a local, fresh turkey, don’t overcook it, and you’ll have a main course that will remind you why we serve turkey on Thanksgiving in the first place.

Thirty-two members of our extended family stood shoulder to shoulder in a crowded circle around our dining room holding unlit candles.

Need some fresh culinary inspiration this Thanksgiving?

There’s a chill in the air and the ground is carpeted with a crisp layer of leaves; it’s time to think Thanksgiving!

Looking for a Ho-Ka turkey? Check out these local resources by community.

The most basic of turkey recipes.

My only complaint with this recipe is that it doesn’t make enough for leftovers. But this is pretty much as many potatoes as I’m willing to peel at one time, so get a helper and double the recipe if you plan to make Inside Out Turkey Dinner.

As you prepare for the foodfest that is Thanksgiving, we've compiled a shopping list that corresponds with our traditional Thanksgiving recipes and will be a good starting place for yours.

Every family has a classic stuffing recipe. Mine uses canned water chestnuts, which we started adding when we lived in Hawaii. Here’s a more traditional dressing, which you can tweak and customize to make your own.

You will enjoy your feast more after this family to family basket of groceries donation.