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Thanksgiving is just days away here in Canada, and less than two months away in the US. Time to start thinking about what you’re going to cook, how you’ll decorate and, on the less fun side, how you’ll clean up after the big meal. Fortunately, Nicole Sassaman, creator of Sassy Tips, has teamed up with OxiClean to bring you some terrific ideas on all of the above! Take a look at the amazing tip sheet they put together, then read on for a little Q&A with Nicole! Plus, don’t miss our great giveaway at the end of this post!
OxiClean Thanksgiving Tip Sheet
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Thanksgiving Q&A With Nicole Sassaman
Tell us a little about your Sassy Tips. What inspired you to create them?
I have so much experience and have learned so many lessons from my mistakes I love sharing the Sassy Tips that I have learned along the way. And I love teaching and sharing!
Let’s talk Thanksgiving Prep! What are your best tips to help make prep time easier, especially when the kitchen is full of family?
Set your table the night before, make sure all dishwashers are clean and empty, and preamble as many dishes as possible so you can just pop them in the oven.
How can hosts make the Thanksgiving table beautiful without spending a fortune on decorations or hours pulling it together?
Go out and pick up fall leaves and spread them down the center of the table and throw some tea light candles inside of them and maybe some baby pumpkins- add colorful fall napkins and voila- design on a dime.
What about the kids table? How can we make that more special?
Make the kids table interactive with baby pumpkins on each place and decorations to create something fun with them. Put butcher paper on the table and crayons to color, etc.
How can we make cleanup go faster so we can spend more time relaxing with family after the meal?
Clean as you go with OxiClean laundry and dish detergents and have all dishwashers clean and ready to load. Try to bake inside of your actual serving dishes, as well.
In your tip sheet, you recommend starting cleanup right away, but also picking your battles. What is something we can get away with putting off until after guests have left? How can we make sure it isn’t a nightmare to clean later?
If you are lucky enough to have a laundry room with a sink you can throw everything dirty in there and soak necessary pans and clear it out of site until guests leave.
One last question: what is your ideal Thanksgiving meal? Do you have any foods that are part of your family traditions?
I have a delicious stuffing that I make with cranberries and apples that people always beg me to make every year.;-)
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I lov making broccoli salad but now I cannot have dairy so I will need to find a new recipe for broccoli salad
garlic mash with gravy
I like scalloped potatoes
Butternut squash soup
stuffing
I love my stuffing.. I can just eat that alone
My favorite dish to prepare in hashbrown casserole. My kids love it!
My favourite Thanksgiving dish to prepare is my Mom’s brown rice dressing.
I love making my daughters Apple Cranberry Stuffing- it i a big hit!
we go traditional, turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and corn.
I love making pumpkin cheesecake
I like making pumpkin pie.
I love to find some new Halloween goodies recipes every year to make with my grandchildren, some good creepy fun! :)
I enjoy making the turkey and dressing. I pick at it while cooking it. :)
My favorite Thanksgiving dish to prepare and enjoy is home made stuffing!!
The butcher paper is an awesome idea! I love to cook and smell the turkey
the mashed potatoes!
turkey and stuffing,,yum!
Pumpkin Pie, yes. The best thing.
My very favorite dish to create at Thanksgiving is the stuffing.
My favorite dish to prepare is the stuffing with celery and sage.Thanks so much for this giveaway of awesome OxiClean products
I love turkey stuffing!
my fav dish is a turkey with mashed potatoes, gravy , macaroni salad and of course stuffing!
I love perogies!!
My favorite Thanksgiving dish to enjoy is the whole turkey dinner, from start to finish!!
Stuffing…so yummy!!!! :)
Brussel sprouts with bacon and onions!
It has to be the stuffing, I have to make an extra big dish of stuffing because the kids love it!!
Turkey dinner …lots of stuffing
I love stuffing!
I love baking pies for thanksgiving
Turkey dinner with salt beef and cabbage, carrot, turnip, potato ,Peas pudding, dressing and gravy.
Stuffing – we only have it with turkey :)
My favourite dish to serve with our Thanksgiving dinner is a delicious broccoli/cheese almond casserole.
All great tips! My fave has to be the roasted turkey and stuffing – love it!
Pumpkin cheesecake!
I live for Mom’s Newfie Dinner.
I love making my mom’s super stuffing recipe!
Cute interview and I have been begging for a laundry sink. So many houses don’t have them anymore. I am going to pass this page over to my husband so he can read for himself! Thanks for sharing!
I love pumpkin cheesecake although I don’t make it.
I love her butcher paper idea on the kids’ table. They’d love that!
I love to enjoy stuffing .
I like the Thanksgiving table decor on a dime! Very smart! I like all these awesome tips! She sounds like a great lady with lots of good ideas!
I love Oxyclean. I always use it in my laundry and for tough cleaning. Love it
Nicole shared a ton of wonderful ideas to use during the holiday prep season. I enjoyed your interview too as it was insightful.
I’ve never tried OxiClean before, but I’m interested to see how it will get out our thanksgiving stains!
After turkey, I lover sweet potatoes.
I love stuffing and cranberry sauce.
Setting my table up the night before always saves so much time!
I am a huge fan of OxiClean and recently bought their stain spray for my daughters clothing but didn’t realize they had such a huge line of helpful products!
I would make a cheesecake my go to dessert
These are good tips for making a home beautiful and welcoming for Thanksgiving and for every day.
These are great tips! And Oxiclean is definitely going to be a friend of mine around the holidays!
I only new about the laundry detergent. I had no idea that they had so many other products on the market. I will be checking them out.
Butcher paper and crayons on the kids’ table is a great idea! I love Oxi, that stuff works miracles.
These are great tips! Plus we love Oxi Clean around here. Use it for so many things!
I am super lucky that my mom takes care of everything for our extended family on Thanksgiving. That said, Oxiclean is a staple in both her house and mine.
Roasted root vegetables is my favourite
We rarely host Thanksgiving but it would definitely not be a bad idea to get my house clean!
Cleanup caddy is a great idea, Nice giveaway!
Totally agree. Cleaning as you go definitely is a time save at the end of the meal. Thanks for the tips.
Great tips! These can be used for every day life as well. Love it!
I always clean as I go when cooking and I love using the laundry tub for cleaning dishes when I have a big crowd! Thanks for all the great tips!
I love that – clean as you go. I always do that, every night and through the holidays. Used to drive me nuts when my nephew would cook and I would walk in to find every single pot, pan, plate and utensil in the sink…
I am a big stuffing fan!
I don’t do Thanksgiving, but I do Easter, so these tips transfer over. Great tips!
Thanks for the great tips!
I have to admit, I’m a stuffing addict!
Thanks for the great tips, we always are the hosts for this holiday and it does take some decent preparation.
These are all great tips. Thanks for the printable to keep track of them all!
Love all of the great tips. I think cleaning as you go is so important because it allows for more time with family when done eating.
These are great tips, and I really needed them. Thanksgivings are generally crazy. Mainly because I don’t prep well enough. Thanks!
I have got to tell you this is the miracle product! Having 5 kids it definitely is a must have for my laundary routine!
All of them,
My mom swears by Oxy. Maybe I’ll finally try it this year!
Great tips! Oxyclean is my go-to soap for getting dirt out of all my white and off-white clothing. It works miracles. – Katy
These are great tips. I’ve never thought to soak dishes in the laundry sink, but that’s an AWESOME idea!
I host Thanksgiving every year, so prepping in advance is HUGE!