It is very easy for everyone to get caught up in the frenzy of the holiday season, but it is always important to remember to be thankful and grateful for the things in your life that matter most.
As I think back over this year, there is so much I am thankful for, but it really comes down to just a few simple things:
- I am thankful for my family and friends. They always love and support me (even when I am not the easiest person to love).
- I am thankful for my freedom. This thank you really extends to the military and their families for the sacrifices they make so that I can live the life I want.
- I am thankful for YOU – my readers. Without you, I’d be talking to myself all day long!
As we gave thanks, we also toasted one another (with non-alcoholic beverages of course). Our drink of choice? Canada Dry!! It is the one thing my kids actually like to drink and so it was a safe “go to” beverage!!! We always hold hands and give thanks together and then end our meal with a toast to one another. It really makes our holiday personalized for our own family – which is what matters most of all!
So, what are YOU thankful for? Why not share it online with the #thanksgiveitup hashtag. When you do that – Dr Pepper Snapple Group will donate $1 (up to $25,000) to Military Warrior Support Foundation!! This fund raiser ends soon – so get your hashtags out there!
Here is one example I found of someone giving thanks (and a really yummy recipe to boot)!
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Partner with 7-Up to Support the Military Warrior Project Every year as Thanksgiving approaches I look back on the year and look for things I am thankful for. As a mature university student, I’m thankful for the opportunity to go back to school and continue my education. I am thankful for my children, my grandchildren, and the good fortune we have to be able to see them grow up in a country that is free. It is hard not to think of Thanksgiving and not think of the soldiers who fought for our freedom and continue to serve our country each and every day. When I read the news that 7-Up was and Canada Dry were partnering up with the Military Warrior Support Foundation this year to raise money for warriors who in turn need our support, I couldn’t resist. If you would like to help out too, share what you have to be thankful for on your social media pages by using the hashtag #Thanksgiveitup. Dr Pepper Snapple group will donate $1 each time the hashtag is used up to $25,000. Donations are used to provide wounded warriors in need with no mortgage payments! At my Thanksgiving feast this year I will be making the following 7-Up recipe to honor the soldiers who can’t be home with their families this year. Please visit Military Warrior Project to share what you’re thankful for this year and give your support. 7-Up Biscuits
2 cups baking mix (Jiffy or Bisquick) 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup 7-Up soda (any clear carbonated drink will work) 1/4 cup melted butter Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut the sour cream into your biscuit mix. “Cutting in” is simply incorporating your sour cream, butter or shortening into your dry baking mix without using a mixer. You can use a fork, knife, pastry cutter or the tools God gave you, your fingers. You just want to make sure that each portion of your {wet} ingredient gets coated with the dry mix. Stir in 1/2 cup 7 Up. The dough will be very soft, don’t worry. Pat dough out, (no rolling pin needed) and cut biscuits using a round biscuit/cookie cutter. Don’t have one, no problem, you can certainly use a glass or empty soup can to cut out your biscuits. Where there’s a will, there’s a way! Improvising is fine.
Melt butter in a 9 inch square pan. I stick my pan and butter in the oven for a few minutes. Just a few though, the butter will burn, so watch it. Place cut biscuits on top of melted butter and bake for 12-15 minutes or until brown.
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