Nikas Culinaria

No disrespect to Martha and those who aspire to her homemaking pinnacles

I just have to be honest about this - my act doesn’t include perfect house cleanliness nor coordinated napkin rings.

Our table is more likely to be set with Ball canning jars and mis-matched plastic plates (antique ones marked on the back from some hospital cafeteria lord knows where!) than the china that Martha got handed down to her from her great-grandma. I just do not have that sort of family. I have nothing handed down. And, more importantly to us, we tend to spend the money we DO have on the food versus the plates it goes on.

I make do with what I have.

So with that sort of off my chest (it will climb back on soon, no doubt), I thought I would share what I am doing to try to attain some semblance of a turkey day dinner for us and the visitors on that day.

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