Getting Ready for Thanksgiving

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Cute Thanksgiving Place Cards

via Holly Mathis Interiors

Remember these from last year:

via Martha Stewart

To help you create decorative place cards for the Thanksgiving table,

Martha Stewart has free clip art. Download and print the place cards

(cream or neutral-colored card stock will work best),

cut along the dotted line, inscribe your guest's name,

and score down the middle with a bone folder.
You can also make a flat card with a border by using double-sided tape to affix the place-card design to a piece of card stock 1/4 inch larger than the place card. You can punch a hole in it and use twine to tie it to a napkin, or simply tuck it into the napkin.

via picky palate

note from Jenny at Picky Palate: 
Another simple recipe that’s perfect for brunch or any 

time of  day for that matter.  The cream cheese frosting on top is good enough to keep on hand for dipping fruit or crackers.

Pumpkin Spiced Cream Cheese Breakfast Rolls

Rolls:

• 2 packages/cans Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
• 4 0z cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 Cup brown sugar
• 1/4 Cup canned pumpkin (Libby’s)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Unroll crescent rolls to form 4 rectangles placed side by side.  Pinch seams together to form one long rectangle.  Place cream cheese, brown sugar, pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg into a mixer; beat until well combined.  Spread mixture over crescents leaving a 1/2 inch border around edges.  Starting at long end, roll up then cut into 1 inch pieces.  Place around 2 9 inch cake pans that have been sprayed with cooking spray.  I left the centers open so the rolls form a circle.
2. Bake for 28-30 minutes or until rolls are golden brown.  Remove and let cool for 10 minutes.  Frost warm rolls with cream cheese frosting recipe below.

Frosting

• 4 oz softened cream cheese
• 1/2 Cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 Tablespoon canned pumpkin (Libby’s)

 Mix all ingredients into a large bowl until smooth.  Spread over warm rolls.

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