A Taste of the Holidays, Cook with me in the Alaska Homestead Kitchen.

For Thanksgiving this year my Grandson requested a Maple cream pie with a brown butter pie crust. He even sent the recipe. I had never heard of browned butter pie crust (one thing that I do not do well is pie crust) but since he requested it of course I made it. It was the best pie I have made in a very long time. I hope your family had an amazing Thanksgiving God bless

My sister in law, put cayenne pepper in her cranberry sauce

Duke is just trying so hard to be the best quality control supervisor 😂😂 these are so fun and ill definitely be keeping the recipes ❤

I hope your Thanksgiving was a blessed one. I’m playing catch up on my videos. It was a beautiful Thanksgiving here in Texas. How’s G Mom feeling?

Always yummy recipes. Oh, those pumpkin rolls!! Looks like a great Thanksgiving feast!! God bless you all!

I love love love the Grinch Tree and all the co-ordinating decorations !! It puts a big smile on my face!!! Love your friend from North Carolina!!

Oh no ! Sorry Arron! 😢

Great video, I love how you do everything and make it look so easy instead of these big complicated productions that make it look impossible. Everything looks delicious. Have a wonderful dinner, and blessings for you and your family. 🥧🍗🥧

Hello friend !

Glad you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family. My family and my sisters family went to our moms for Thanksgiving. Mom doesn’t cook much so we made our Thanksgiving dinner. Times too short notice to spend it with your family. Now I look forward to doing the same for Christmas weather permitting.

Oh my heart went out to you when you said you lost two pies! I understand all the time and planning it takes to get things prepped and done ahead of time so you yourself can enjoy the day. And you were already behind schedule..but for a good reason. Plus you were filming! You're in a different season of life right now, but you're doing ok. I would've had a good cry about the pies..to release some pressure..lol
But I'm happy you all had a good Thanksgiving. I know in the big picture of things it's just pie.. but not really. There's more behind those feelings. You're doing great. Remember to be nice to yourself here and there. And I have to say, I have never seen the freezing the pie filling trick before. That's wild..lol..and works! I did get a little nervous when I saw all the dogs in the kitchen, but I thought they'd go for the meat, not the pie. Maybe dogs go in another room until the meal is over next holiday. 😄

Hello.... My amazing friend..!!

Love making the cheese ball into single serving!! Will need to do that for Christmas!!!
Thank you !!

I really enjoyed watching you cook. I’m not a fan of green beans casserole. We never had that in my family. And I never tried it. It grosses me out. Always home grown fresh green beans that were frozen from summer. BUT after watching you make it with onions and mushrooms cooked in bacon grease. I’m going to try making it. Your’s didn’t look gross. I wanted to ask you about the BLT dip? Does the crispy bacon get gummy/soft sitting in the sour cream overnight? Also I grew up with marshmallow topping on sweet potato casserole. But as an adult I learned to make it with a pecan streusel topping. It’s delicious. I always enjoy watching you cook and Aaron cooking that big hearty bean something he did on the stovetop about 6 months ago. I can’t remember what it was called. Alaska sure is different than the east coast. I only been on cruises to Alaska. Going again this summer.

Congratulations on 21 years, we are on 31 years of marriage.😊

Well, that was so fun to watch! Thanks for sharing your kitchen and cooking with us again, now I have a cheese ball and also the BLT dip recipes to make and take to family gatherings this holiday season!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Everything looked so yummy 😊

Fantastic ideas, Jess! Thanks for showing how the filling you froze fits into the crust. 😊 Cranberry Jalapeños?!! That's now on my list. 😊
Love all the pie flavors, your family is very lucky. Take good care, Jess. 😊 See you next time!

Made about 27 jars of cranberry juice and use the left over berries in a cranberry compote. Canned that as well. The cheat method for making pies is awesome. Never even thought about freezing the pie part ahead of time. How great is that. Just made Rhubarb bread. Home grown. I have a pup helper as well in the kitchen. Adorable. Love Fig preserves. Great spread!

Jessica what is the full title
of the cookbook book you showed us?

Love the idea of individual cheese balls. It all looks wonderful. Oh lol I was wondering if the dogs ever get into anything. Our dog climbed a chair to get to the top of the refrigerator to get a sandwich. Smh. Happy Holidays to you all.

I soak my nuts in a good burbon and then put the remaining liquor in the mix , nut use a large tartpan to put it in the crust making it a tart because its so rich.

I love my Gooseberry Patch cookbooks also! ❤

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Hope u had a fabulous day Jess.

Enjoy your day

We dont do Thanksgiving here in Australia,But am a big decorator and fide for Xmas

WOW girl you wear me out just watching you I don’t know how you can be so cheerful and bubbly the next day and not be exhausted from all that cooking! Needless to say very happy Thanksgiving to you and your family and that very happy dog full of pie😂😂😂😂❤🦃💯👍🏻🤗🍽️

I love the Gooseberry Patch cookbooks! They’re so much fun to sit down w/ a cuppa and read! So many great ideas and recipes!

RIP Banana Cream Pie 🙏

Love your recipes Jessica. Living in the UK a lot of them are new to me. For info.. and to make it easier for you. Worcestershire sauce... over here people just call it Worcester ( pronounced Wooster) sauce 😉

Next time add chopped bacon into the mix,,

Brighten the corner your in. I don't know if you realize how far your light shines out into the world. Thank you for bringing so much joy to many in far away lands :)

I love your pie caddy. I’ve never seen one like it. I need to hunt one of those down. Thanks for sharing your Thanksgiving recipes with us. 🦃🍽

Cody has great taste in pies 😊, rhubarb pie or crumble is delicious. Rhubarb and blackberry or rhubarb and strawberry is amazing too.
As a Brit I grew up eating rhubarb fresh from the garden peeled and dipped in sugar, and it was my version of sweets (Candy).
Quick tip. When your down to the last 1/4”-3/8” is the cheese left instead of binning what’s left, pop it in a baggy and pop it into the freezer. And if you make a risotto or soup (creamy) drop it into the soup and let it cook for a few minutes and then take the rind out and it will make it really silky and delicious.

oh my gosh that the cute pie thing is it new?? if so whare did u get it

I bet green onions mixed in would be delicious

he's hungry you know just like teenage boys always looking for food

I had never heard of mac n vhs for Thanksgiving n I had nvr had real mac n chs . as a k8d I had kraft type 1 time n the girl in neighborhood made her siblings lunch n she boiled noodles n dumped powder no milk no butter that was my first n last time l9l yes I made fir my k8ds when lil only cause they asked buti always dr it up added real chesse garlic onion powder pepper n lil sour cream n they lived it but I still would not eat n last year my son made it we went to costco n he was buying all these cheeses n thought he was going to party lol n he made mac n chs for Thanksgiving n man it's was delicious so he made fir me on mom's Day. this year they stayed in lv as 5am today they had wrestling practice so they stayed in lv n went to his wife's mom's n step dad's home.

Substitute grand marnier orange liqueur for oranges. Costco has it. 🤩

nvr grn bean anything I can't eat or stand grn beans n 1 son does not either idky but I n he will Dry heave as a k8d I would n could not eat idky everyone else loves them but I gage. this year my daughters friend was going to do casserole as it's her fav but instead did bacon wrapped asparagus n asparagus us my favorite lol well one of my favorites

I used to due it day before but now I usually start preparing on mon I'll chop all the veggies, boil the eggs n make dips ( if any ) then tues make stuffing, egg mixture n store in Tupperware n bake the pies n sweet potatoes weds I'll get out table clothes ect then on thurs do turkey n peel potatoes but I take stuffing n sweet.pot out to come to room temp n yes weds I prep the veg unless k8ds bringing a veg n appetizers thurs I will put eggs together aswell

I put that turbandio sugar on my banana muffins this time of year aswell n my k8ds love it

o bake on pan just so it ezier to take in n put but I was in car accident n only have use of thumb n index finger on rt hand so I don't want to drop lol

funny I don't remb if I did orange or lemon I don't thonk I did this year lol lol idk but 4 jars kids took home 2 we've eatten n 1or2 more in pantry

I always rinse n check aswell but this year I did the vigar n baking soda as my Dr said they are 1 of the most pesticides treated things n something about dirty dozen?? idk but I did do the vingar n baking soda a hotish water rinse real well then made idk if it mattered but I felt better lol lol knowing I may or may nit have washed off yucky stuff

I went to a friend's house for Thanksgiving all Of had to do was make my corn dump

😂😅THANK YOU LORD FOR THE BANANA CREAM 🥧 🐕