Thanksgiving in July

Hold the phone. You mean to tell me I can get a turkey dinner, as in Thanksgiving dinner all year long? This is probably the best thing to come to summer since Holiday movies airing on TV in July. There is no need to wait for November; you can have this stuff any time of year. I just found out about this and I have to share it:

Turkey Breast, Magic Mashed Potatoes, Apple Sage Stuffing, Gravy and Cranberry Sauce for a family of 6!

http://www.magickitchen.com/menu/thanksgiving/holiday-dinner.html

This could lead you to ask yourself, “Self, what other Thanksgiving traditions can I carry out in July?”

• Canned Food Drives. You always see big bins for canned food during the holidays but none in July! Take up a collection in your neighborhood, church, office, PTA meeting, soccer games and anywhere else you can think of and take it down to your local food bank.
• T-day themed art projects. Sit the kids down with a glue stick, construction paper, glitter, markers and other art supplies with a paper cutout of their hand and give Mr. Gobble some sweet sunglasses or a Hawaiian shirt for Thanksgiving in July!
• Send out thank you cards. Your dinner may be small and you may not have aunts, uncles or your cousin Sally with her new husband and 3 kids (who just won’t calm down) for the Thanksgiving feast but you can give thanks by sending out some nice notes. Send one to the neighbors who brought in your mail when you went out of town, your car-pool buddy or the lady who always brings those delicious muffins in to work. It’s never too late or early to say thanks.

Next, instead of a traditional pecan pie, make a pecan pie sundae for dessert!

Pecan Pie Sundae

2 srvg.   MagicKitchen.com Pecan Pie, 1 pie, thawed

Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

Whipped Cream

Alternate scoops of vanilla frozen yogurt, and scoops of pecan pie. Serve with whipped cream.

Happy Thanksgiving inJuly!!

Mariel, MagicKitchen.com blogger