# @lahistorygirl on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DRnPNBrEmB4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63386719-lahistorygirl-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-11-28T20:11:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Malia Miglino │History & Travel │L.A. (@lahistorygirl) — https://gondola.cc/lahistorygirl

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This was my 15th year hosting Thanksgiving and I’m not going to lie, it never gets ✨easier✨ but it’s the one meal I look forward to every year because the days of preparation are all worth it when you get to watch your loved ones enjoy it. 

From decorating, pie crust meltdowns, turkey roasting time stress (we now do two turkey breasts instead of a whole turkey, LIFE changer) and worrying about having enough drinks for everyone - it’s my favorite kind of chaos and I am so thankful to everyone around my table (literally & figuratively) for being a part of my life. 

I wish I could feed all of you but until I have the worlds largest table, here are some Thanksgiving tips I’ve discovered a long the way. 

🍁Make mashed potatoes ahead of time and keep on “warm” in a crockpot 
🍁Make as much ahead as possibe: pies, sides, veggies and bring to room temp day of and reheat in the oven. 
🍁If you’re always left with tons of dark meat because people don’t eat it; switch to bone-in turkey breasts. Waaaay less roasting time plus you’ll actually have leftovers of the good stuff! (IMO) 
🍁Most importantly - try and spend time with your guests and not be locked away in the kitchen and ask for help with the dishes! Cleaning as you go is *key* 

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving whether with loved ones, alone, or doing something else in protest of this very arguably historically inaccurate holiday. 

Also huge thanks to vanessavanvalkenberg for capturing some of these photos! She’s a real estate agent AND photographer, hit her up!

Lots of love from my table, to yours. XO M 💋

#holidaytablescape #holidaydecor #homecooking 

Thanksgiving table scape, holiday decor, holiday dinner party, dinner party ideas, family time, autumn decor

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holidaydecor, homecooking, holidaytablescape

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