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Cherry Tomato Pesto Bites ~ A sweet and savory holiday appetizer for Thanksgiving.

So now that I’m done with my side dish run for Thanksgiving, I’m going to try to cram in two fast and easy appetizers-this one and one tomorrow.

I realize that this maybe a little late, but trust me, these little guys are fast and easy and always a crowd pleaser. If you can’t fit this into your Thanksgiving appetizer menu, be sure to bookmark it for your Christmas appetizer menu.

How fast and easy is this? This is a fifteen minute fast and easy appetizer that you can even make a day in advance. Yeah, can you tell I don’t like kitchen chaos during the holidays? Continue reading Cherry Tomato Pesto Bites

Spaghetti Squash with Arugula Walnut Pesto ~ A Fall squash gets kicked up with spicy pesto for a Thanksgiving side dish.

Every year there’s always bound to be a vegetarian. With that in mind, I always like to provide a few side dishes outside of the traditional ones that have a little more sustenance. This pesto spaghetti squash is one of them. For a vegetarian entree, I’ll be making a butternut squash lasagna that I’ll be posting in the coming days.

Speaking of which, if you’ve noticed, I have been posting everyday for the last four days. Wow, it’s a marathon. But I wanted to share with you some of my simple side dishes since Thanksgiving can be hectic enough that the food should be easy. The side dishes that I’ve chosen to post are the ones my family and friends love most.
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