New Thanksgiving Recipes and Thanksgiving Tablescape

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Thanksgiving has traditionally been held at my parents’ house, which means I have only had to worry about bringing a side dish or two. I haven’t had to worry about decorations, a Thanksgiving tablescape, or hosting a lot of people. This year, my mom is thinking of switching things up and having me host. In preparation, I have been planning and practicing some new takes on old favorite recipes, and setting up a Thanksgiving table that will wow the family, all on a budget. I’ve got to give credit to Target, because I was able to pick up everything for the table and my Thanksgiving recipes in one shopping trip!

Let’s begin with the table. I decided to skip the traditional tablecloth and go with something a little different. Target’s party-supply brand, Spritz, makes a brown paper roll that I spread over the table. I thought the brown paper lent itself to a simple time, which Thanksgiving comes from, and I thought it would be fun for everyone to write on it the things they are thankful for. I then sprinkled Spritz confetti over the top. Spritz makes matching name tags, banners and table runners. I just used a Sharpie to write on the banner to give it a Thanksgiving flair.  

I sprinkled in some stuffed woodland creatures, a fall wreath and pinecones, and that’s all there really is to it. The table was super easy to put together, but I couldn’t be more pleased with how it came out. I also love that I didn’t have to spend a fortune on it. 

For the food, I turned to Archer Farms for a fun twist to some traditional dishes. I jazzed up the traditional spinach and pecan salad with a raspberry-and-bacon twist. All you need:

• Whatever green salad mix you like
• A couple of Granny Smith apples, thinly sliced
• Fresh raspberries
• Archer Farms applewood thick-cut bacon, cooked and crumbled
• Red onion, thinly sliced
• Pecans
• Archer Farms raspberry balsamic vinaigrette

Then for dessert, many of you may be familiar with pumpkin dump cake, which is a pumpkin mixture with white or yellow cake mix over the top.

 

I decided to change things up and use Archer Farms cranberry-orange scone mix instead of the traditional cake mix. Boy was this tasty! This added some fun new flavors and was a cool way to change things up, if you don’t like getting stuck in a rut with your Thanksgiving dishes. 

What’s your Thanksgiving #TargetRun?