Small is the new big this Thanksgiving, and making a tiny meal can be just as beautiful and festive! And it’s a whole lot easier and stress-free though. Oh em gee…….and not as much cleaning up. Yes, please. I don’t know about you, but I personally am looking to eliminate stress this holiday season. The whole year has been stressful enough.

Lin and I have spent a decade traveling to Houston to see his family over Thanksgiving and now that we are doing what we can do to flatten this curve, we are staying here in Tulsa this year with our sweet pups. Incase you have not seen the current guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rate small Thanksgiving dinners confined to members of your household as the lowest-risk way to celebrate the holiday. And I hope I can encourage you too to do your part in all this!

So I have a huge confession! Traditional Thanksgiving food is actually not my favorite

In just a matter of days, we will be honoring those who have passed away for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a multi-day holiday that is quite literally a celebration of the dead. Even though it looks very different this year ( so bummed I can’t be with my family) Rodge and I will still be enjoying our favorite Mexican food, pastries, and tequila cocktails on November 2nd!Give me all the chicken flautas and guacamole and tequila por favor! 💃🏻I partnered with @herradurateq this year to celebrate with what could be thought of as the margarita’s bitter cousin, the grapefruit-driven Paloma made with their incredible #Herradura silver tequila!

Cooking up some tasty family recipes for #DiaDeLosMuertos this year! The #DayOfTheDead is a Mexican holiday in which loved ones that have passed away are remembered, honored and celebrated. A very important part of this holiday which is celebrated in many Latin American countries is the significance and importance of food.

I love making my abuelita's Mole Chicken Enchiladas. Mole negro is a complexly flavored, dark-as-night, chile-and-chocolate sauce. (spicy and sweet) We serve this with spicy jalapeño black beans and lots of delish guacamole! You cannot forget the sugar skull cookies either. Cooking this wonderful feast brings back the best memories for me with my family in El Paso. It was such a special time to remember those that have passed on and honor them with offerings of sugar skulls, marigolds and an assortment of foods. And of course it looks so different this year not being able to attend the celebrations but it was important that I carry on the tradition this year!