{"id":14293,"date":"2013-11-12T14:01:35","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T22:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=14293"},"modified":"2022-08-16T13:45:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T20:45:49","slug":"thanksgiving-with-a-blueberry-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/thanksgiving-with-a-blueberry-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving with a Blueberry Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Thanksgiving side dishes that include blueberries? I’m all in! As a childhood lover of blueberries (long before they became known as an antioxidant-packed superfood immune booster), I remember grudgingly traipsing through the bramble picking wild blueberries with my brother and sisters during the sweltering heat and humidity of a southern summer. But the reward was oh so sweet – summer sweetness directly from plant to mouth and a hard-earned bucketful of plump blue orbs\u2014nature’s candy!<\/p>\n I’m also one who doesn’t feel as if Thanksgiving fare should happen only once a year. With all the thought, planning, and recipe searching that goes on at this time of year, I can’t be the only person who likes to buy at least one additional turkey to freeze and roast for another comfort food feast during the darkest days of winter. So imagine my excitement when an invitation popped up in my inbox for a pre-Thanksgiving feast hosted by Erika Kerekes of In Erika’s Kitchen<\/a> – especially with the intriguing name of A Very Blueberry Thanksgiving<\/em>!<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Patti Londre, Svetlana Watkins, and Louise Mellor assisting lead chef Erika Kerekes<\/p>\n Thanks so much to the U.S. Highbush\u00a0Blueberry Council\u00a0for sponsoring this event and opening our eyes to more lovely ways to include these #LittleBlueDynamos at the family table. It also takes a dynamo team to pull off dinner for 20+ guests and Erika and Svetlana Watkins deserve high praise for making it happen.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Here’s a peak at the delectable dishes on the Blueberry Thanksgiving menu:<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Pre-feast nibbles included\u00a0Blueberry mulled cider, Mashed Potato Pops with Blueberry Not Ketchup (five-star favorite!) and Pumpkin Soup Shooters with dried Blueberry Dust.<\/p>\n For our Thanksgiving meal Erika’s beautiful granite counter was dazzling with an array of blueberry accented savory dishes:<\/p>\n