Happy Thanksgiving!! This has always been one of my favorite holidays. Growing up, most Thanksgivings were spent going out to the family farm to indulge in some of the most amazing food ever. My Grandma sure knew how to cook! Sadly, since Grandma passed away, Thanksgivings have changed quite a bit for our family. My Mom ends up having to work most years, it's harder to get everyone together on the actual day, and no matter how much we try - the food just is not like Grandma's cooking.
We always had the traditional turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes - later years mixed with a cheese spread that was quite delicious, sweet potatoes and other typical foods you see during your Thanksgiving feasts. However, Grandma made the most amazing cabbage salad ever!!!!! It was our little tradition, the recipe unique to our family and something that has luckily continued on for us! Grandma passed the recipe down to us and we faithfully make this dish every year for Thanksgiving. While it probably isn't exactly like Grandma's, it sure does make us feel like there is a part of her still there with us on this special Holiday. We may not be together today, but we do plan to get together this weekend and I can still see my Grandma in the kitchen, getting annoyed with us if we congregated too long in her space - which I may or may not have inherited. And cabbage salad is still very much the most anticipated dish for us and I have the pleasure of making it for my family!
I am so very Thankful that I can bring her memory alive with this little family tradition of ours and will continue to pass it down to my own family in the years to come. While Grandma is no longer with is, she is still very much a part of our hearts and will be right there with us this weekend. It really is the smallest things in life that brings me the most joy and makes me the most Thankful! Happy Thanksgiving in Heaven Grandma!
We always had the traditional turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes - later years mixed with a cheese spread that was quite delicious, sweet potatoes and other typical foods you see during your Thanksgiving feasts. However, Grandma made the most amazing cabbage salad ever!!!!! It was our little tradition, the recipe unique to our family and something that has luckily continued on for us! Grandma passed the recipe down to us and we faithfully make this dish every year for Thanksgiving. While it probably isn't exactly like Grandma's, it sure does make us feel like there is a part of her still there with us on this special Holiday. We may not be together today, but we do plan to get together this weekend and I can still see my Grandma in the kitchen, getting annoyed with us if we congregated too long in her space - which I may or may not have inherited. And cabbage salad is still very much the most anticipated dish for us and I have the pleasure of making it for my family!
I am so very Thankful that I can bring her memory alive with this little family tradition of ours and will continue to pass it down to my own family in the years to come. While Grandma is no longer with is, she is still very much a part of our hearts and will be right there with us this weekend. It really is the smallest things in life that brings me the most joy and makes me the most Thankful! Happy Thanksgiving in Heaven Grandma!
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