Thanksgiving Decor - Belle Antiquarian

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In just a few days, friends and families will gather around tables to eat Thanksgiving dinner together. We prepare the traditional recipes, and sometimes venture to try new ones. With all of the focus on the main event, breakfast on Thanksgiving Day can feel like a burdensome afterthought. There’s far too much hustle and bustle to make sure dinner is perfect to wake up and stress about breakfast as well.

Today I am sharing our Thanksgiving breakfast table. One thing that I love about our historic home is that each space has a dedicated purpose. Our breakfast room is where we eat most of our meals, play games, and work on puzzles. The trend in modern houses has been to do away with formal dining spaces, but our family has always enjoyed both formal and casual dining spaces in every home we’ve had. I set the dining room table for Thanksgiving dinner a week ahead of time, and we still had a space to eat in the breakfast room.

For Thanksgiving breakfast we’ll have pumpkin muffins (recipe below) and egg strata (found in a cook book HERE). We’ll all eat as we wake up and feel hungry for breakfast. Some of us will be getting up early to cook, and some will be enjoying the well-deserved opportunity to sleep in.

I’ve set the breakfast table with a mixture of new and collected items. I’ve been enjoying this cotton tablecloth throughout the fall, and it’s a vibrant and warm backdrop to my vintage Thanksgiving plates. I’ve linked sources to everything in my LTK shop.

I’d love to know what you serve your family for breakfast on Thanksgiving. Please leave a comment and let me know.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Abby | Belle Antiquarian

The Best Pumpkin Muffins

Moist muffins filled with all of the same flavors as your favorite pumpkin pie.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 24

Servings: 12 muffins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
½ cup dark brown sugar
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
2 eggs, room temperature
1 15-oz can pumpkin puree, or 1 ¾ cups lightly packed fresh pureed pumpkin
½ cup coconut oil, melted and cooled
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp molasses, optional

Equipment

1 Muffin tin
Muffin liners
1 Large Bowl for the dry ingredients
1 Medium Bowl for the wet ingredients
1 Whisk or spatula
1 Ice Cream Scoop to make diving batter easier
Toothpicks to test if done

Method

Preheat the oven to 375* and line a muffin pan with 12 liners.
Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl, whisk, and set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients until well combined and smooth.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir together until well incorporated, but do not over mix.
Using an ice cream scoop, divide the batter among the 12 muffin cups. They will almost be full.
Bake for 22-24 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (Cooking times can vary. Check at 20 minutes.)

Notes

Equipment: Use a standard 12-cup muffin tin lined with paper liners for easy cleanup. A large mixing bowl and medium bowl make the process simple, and an ice cream scoop helps divide the batter evenly for perfectly sized muffins every time.
Storage: Keep muffins covered at room temperature for up to 3 days, or refrigerate for up to a week. Reheat briefly in the microwave or toaster oven to bring back their just-baked flavor.
Freezer Friendly: Once cooled, freeze muffins in a single layer on a tray, then transfer to a freezer-safe bag or container. Thaw at room temperature or warm gently before serving.
Add-Ins: Fold in ½ cup of chopped pecans, chocolate chips, or dried cranberries for extra flavor and texture.
Serving Tip: These muffins pair beautifully with coffee, tea, or a touch of cinnamon butter.
Pro Tip: A sturdy muffin pan, vintage-inspired mixing bowls, and a quality ice cream scoop make this recipe both simple and stylish to prepare.

Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away, and this will be our first year celebrating in our “new” historic home. I want to give a house update and share our Thanksgiving table with you.

We’ve been working hard to settle in and make our house feel like home. All of the moving boxes have been unpacked. Many of them had been in storage for four years, and thankfully we’ve only had two items broken. Our kitchen renovation is finished, and we’ve restored the flooring in several rooms. We’ve restored many of the original iron railings, and the rest will have to wait for warmer weather this spring. Outside, we’ve planted hundreds of perennials, including boxwoods, hydrangeas, and peonies, to name a few. If all goes well, there will be blooms throughout the yard from spring through summer next year.

We’re also researching the proper way to reglaze our original, working, sixteen pane windows. We’ll start the slow process of reglazing them when weather turns warmer. This is considered a maintenance task, and if we do it correctly, it won’t need to be done again for decades.

As we’re nearly the holiday season, we’re also preparing to host out-of-town guests. Several guest spaces have been completed to make them comfortable during their stay. Unfortunately, a custom sofa that we ordered in September still hasn’t arrived, which is creating stress as Thanksgiving draws near.

In spite of the lack of living room seating, there is a place for everyone at the dining room table. We’ll treasure the times spent with our friends and loved ones this season. We will be gathered around the table to enjoy delicious food and each others company. I’ve included a few photos of our Thanksgiving table this year. You will notice that there is a Christmas tree up in the dining room. There are a few reasons for this, which I can talk about in a future article, but let’s just say the turkey still tastes the same with the tree up!

To find the sources for everything I used to set our Thanksgiving table, you can visit this post in my LTK shop.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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