Every year when Thanksgiving approaches we try to remember what is so important to us about the holidays. One thing that I ,and I think most people, find so important is being with  family, creating a holiday environment, and of course the food.
 

I've learned some great ideas for holiday recipes; here they are.
 Georgia Chocolate Pecan Pie
 Kentucky Bourbon Brown Sugar Pound Cake
 Plymoth Apple-Cranberry Strudel
 Mapple and Tarragon Sweet Potatos
 cookie candy turkey
 Walnut-Apple Stuffing
Cornmeal Topping
One Pot Goulash
Turkey and Wild Rice Bake
Streusel Topping
East Coast Turkey Chowder
Jicama Coleslaw with Citrus Dressing
Turkey Waldorf Sandwich
Pumpkin Streusel Pie
Sweet Cranberry Relish
Roast Turkey with Pan Gravy
Pueblo Corn Pie
 

Here is a  great  menu for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

ThanksGiving Beginnings                         

The tradition of the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving is steeped in myth and legend.  Few people realize that the Pilgrims did not celebrate Thanksgiving the next year, or any year thereafter, though some of their descendants later made a "Forefather's Day" that usually occurred on December 21 or 22. Several Presidents, including George Washington, made one-time Thanksgiving holidays.  In 1827, Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale began lobbying several Presidents for the instatement of Thanksgiving as a national holiday, but her lobbying was unsuccessful until 1863 when Abraham Lincoln finally made it
a national holiday with his 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation.