This is our first big holiday moment of the season, and it’s where the Holiday Guide really shines. The entire structure: the swaps, the timelines, the real-fats breakdown, the pantry list, and the menu anchors, was created for exactly this week.
If you’ve already downloaded the guide: amazing. This newsletter will help you use it.
If not: now is the moment. Your Thanksgiving will be easier, calmer, and way more delicious with it.
This Is Where the Holiday Guide Comes Alive
This is our first major holiday moment of the season, the one everyone has circled on their mental calendar even if they haven’t said it out loud. Thanksgiving is where the energy shifts: the kitchens warm up, the grocery carts pile high, and people start deciding whether this will be a joyful week… or a chaotic one.
And this is exactly where the Holiday Guide really proves its purpose.
When we created the guide, we weren’t just imagining pretty recipes or curated menus. we were thinking about moments — the stress points that make people give up, the confusion about ingredients, the panic around hosting, the feeling of not knowing where to start. The entire structure of the guide was designed to give clarity before the overwhelm hits.
Thanksgiving doesn’t have to be chaotic. It can be intentional, warm, nourishing, and surprisingly simple. And the guide was built exactly for that: to make next week easier, calmer, and far more delicious than you remembered it could be.
🎥 Clip of the Week: “Real-food start to the holiday season”
This week’s clip is the reel we shared yesterday a simple, grounding intro to the holiday flow, the tone shift toward seed-oil education, and the beginning of our Thanksgiving prep series.
It’s the perfect setup for everything coming next week.
Your Clarity-First Framework for a Calm Thanksgiving
1. Choose your fats — they shape your whole menu
Before thinking about dishes, pick your fats. Butter, ghee, tallow, and EVOO give you the depth and flavor that make classic Thanksgiving food taste like… actual Thanksgiving.
Once this is set, cooking becomes way easier.
Holiday stress usually comes from trying to do too much.
Keep it simple: 1 main, 2 sides, 1 dessert.
It’s manageable, it tastes better, and it sets you up for a calmer week.
3. Make small, smart swaps
No need to redesign the whole dinner.
Just swap industrial seed oils for real fats:
Roast in ghee or butter
Sauté with EVOO or tallow
Build gravies with butter + broth
These tiny changes elevate flavor instantly.
4. Prep your pantry over the weekend
Doing this early saves your sanity.
Grab: real fats, herbs, aromatics, broth, potatoes, onions, green beans, and dessert basics.
When these are ready, the rest of the week flows smoother.
5. Set the tone you want to feel
Thanksgiving isn’t about perfection — it’s about warmth.
Cook with calm energy, simplify your menu, and use ingredients that make your kitchen feel alive.
A grounded vibe makes the whole holiday better.
The Hero Side: Real-Food Scalloped Potatoes
There’s something deeply comforting about a dish that bubbles in the oven —
the softness of sliced potatoes soaking in cream,
the way garlic opens up when it hits warm fat,
the quiet promise of a golden crust forming on top.
It’s the kind of holiday food that feels like a memory — simple, slow, and honest.
No shortcuts. No blends. Just cream, butter, and real ingredients that taste like tradition.
🧈 Ingredients
Base:
3–4 large russet potatoes, thinly sliced
2 cups heavy cream
3 tbsp butter (grass-fed if possible)
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 small onion, thinly sliced (optional but recommended)
Seasoning:
1 tsp sea salt
Black pepper to taste
½ tsp smoked paprika or nutmeg (optional)
Finish:
Fresh thyme or rosemary
Extra butter for dotting on top
🔥 Method
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
Grease a baking dish with butter or tallow.Warm the cream in a small pot with butter, garlic, salt, and pepper.
Don’t boil — just let everything melt and come together.Layer the potatoes in the dish, overlapping like soft little shingles.
Add a sprinkle of onions between layers if using.Pour the warm cream mixture slowly over the potatoes.
Shake the dish gently so the liquid settles into all the gaps.Dot the top with butter and add fresh herbs.
Bake uncovered for 50–60 minutes, until the top is golden and the potatoes are tender.
If it browns too fast, cover loosely with foil.Let it rest 10 minutes before serving — it thickens beautifully as it cools slightly.
It’s rich. It’s simple. It’s exactly the kind of dish that brings everyone back to the table.
🌿 Seed Oil Free Tip
Traditional scalloped potato recipes often use “vegetable oil blends,” margarine, or seed-oil-based nonstick sprays — all of which break down under heat and dull the flavor.
Using real butter and cream gives you:
stable fats
deeper flavor
natural caramelization
a texture seed oils simply can’t replicate
This is comfort food the way it was meant to be:
real ingredients, real nourishment, real holidays.
✨ Download the Seed Oil Free Holiday Guide
Your complete Thanksgiving prep system — menus, swaps, timelines, shopping lists, real-fats breakdowns, and everything you need for a calmer, more delicious holiday.
It’s free, it’s practical, and it will make next week so much easier.
Grab your copy now and start your Thanksgiving with clarity.
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— The SeedOil.com Team