Thanksgiving dinner

Little House on the Prairie Inspired Christmas Tablescape

Little House on the Prairie Inspired Christmas Tablescape

Ma liked everything on her table to be pretty. —Little House in the Big WoodsI remember reading how excited the girls were about receiving not only a stick of candy, but also a penny. And not just any penny, but a shining bright, new penny! And how Ma gushed over her sweet potatoes. When you think about it, it puts everything into...

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Country Ham with Cranberry, Mint and Brown Sugar Glaze

Country Ham with Cranberry, Mint and Brown Sugar Glaze

You can’t beat hickory-cured ham. —Little House in the Big WoodsIn Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House in the Big Woods, Pa and Uncle Henry butcher a wild pig. It’s fascinating to read how not one piece of the pig is wasted. Remember when Pa takes the pig’s bladder and blows it up like a balloon? It may sound gross to us today, but the...

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