A Friendsgiving Recipe Swap

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A Friendsgiving Recipe Swap

This year try putting a new spin on an old favorite, by hosting a Friendsgiving recipe swap.

As we head into November, I know a lot people that like to host a Friendsgiving celebration in addition to their traditional family Thanksgiving. This year I wanted to add a fun little twist to our Friendsgiving celebration by making it a recipe swap.Friendsgiving JENRON DESIGNS Over the years we have always had some version of a Friendsgiving celebration whether it be with our core group of friends or business partners, but it has been to celebrate people that have been with us through thick and thin. It has always been separate from our more traditional family based Thanksgivings. As the years have gone by our family numbers have dwindled and as we have lost several of our loved ones along the way, and of course relationship statuses have changed as well in this ever changing climate. Somehow we always seem to find the time to eventually get together and catch up and shoot the breeze as though not a single minute has passed between our last visits.Friendsgiving JENRON DESIGNSEach year we try to do something different, whether we go out to dinner or host a large gathering at one of our homes. This year I decided it would be fun to do a traditional Thanksgiving and swap our family recipes in the process. This way we would could leave a little piece of our family with our friends even if we did not see them all the time.Friendsgiving JENRON DESIGNS*Please note that this was a sponsored post and may contain affiliate links for your convenience. These involve no extra cost to you, but may result in me receiving a small commission – for which I am very grateful! You can view my full advertising disclosure here.

I was so excited to find these beautiful custom printed Friendsgiving Invitations available from Basic Invite. If you are not familiar with Basic Invite, they have one of the few websites that allows customers instant previews online and the ability to order a printed sample of your invitation. This way you can see exactly how it will print and the paper quality before placing  your final order. Friendsgiving JENRON DESIGNSI was able to create this beautiful invitation above that perfectly matches the entire theme of my dinner party. Foil cards are also available in gold, silver and rose gold. You can choose flat or raised foil on all of Basic Invite’s foil designs. When selecting your design you can change the color of each individual design element on the card, and choose from over 180 different color options to create a one of kind custom card. They also offer over 40 different color envelopes so that your invitation stands out, even before it is opened.Friendsgiving JENRON DESIGNSRight now Basic Invite is offering 30% off holiday cards which is perfect considering the holidays are right around the corner. It is the perfect time to pre-order your family’s Christmas Cards, Holiday Photo Cards, or even your company’s Holiday Business Cards. Basic Invite offers Instant Address Collection Services, allowing customers to simply share a link on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to request recipients addresses. They are stored until needed and they offer address printing at no cost on all Christmas card orders! Talk about a holiday time saver!Friendsgiving JENRON DESIGNSBasic Invite also offers online printable’s, like this great retro recipe card. I purchased this one for a super low rate and was able to download and print it as many times as I needed. This was prefect for my Friendsgiving recipe swap dinner, and will even work for my cookie exchange this winter. For this project, I was able to include the exact number of recipe cards with each personalized invitation, so my guests could pre-fill out the recipe cards before the Friendsgiving dinner.Friendsgiving JENRON DESIGNSI decided that I would leave my recipe card directly on each guests place setting as part of the table setting. While my guests would place their recipe cards next to the dishes they made in the buffet line. I just added a few easels and they doubled as a buffet card for the items, which was super cute.  I decided to share my Southern Style Cornbread Stuffing recipe, but with the added twist of toasted Pumpkin Seeds just to dress it up and add a little panache.Friendsgiving Stuffing JENRON DESIGNS Just because it is a Friendsgiving theme does not mean you have to get stuck in the traditional turkey, stuffing & gravy menu, you could do a International fusion theme or a version of chopped, where you assign 3 main ingredients the recipients must use in their dish. Get creative and do something fun! Friendsgiving Stuffing Recipe JENRON DESIGNSI hope this post may have inspired you to reach out to some of your friends over the holiday season. No matter if it has been two weeks or two years. The holiday season is all about joining together for a little fun and sharing in traditions of the holiday season. Happy Holidays from our home to yours!Dinner for Friendsgiving JENRON DESIGNS

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38 Comments

  1. That’s a nice idea … in our country we have similar dinners for other festivals and they are the funnest part. I loved the copper collection though! My husband makes similar stuff! where did you get these from?

  2. Hi Sakshi, it is an invitation company called Basic Invite-> https://www.basicinvite.com they are great. The recipe cards are actually a downloadable feature so you can print them off yourself, as many as you need, from your own printer which is great, such a handy feature. I was able to give my guest and additional packet of the cards for personal use as a hostess gift at the dinner.

  3. This is a really good idea! I love how you you decorated the table and plating! I need you to help me decorate my home this season.

  4. This is such an excellent idea. A way to give thanks for wonderful friends and grow your recipe collection.

  5. That’s an awesome idea! Haven’t heard about it before, but would love to host same one! 😀

  6. I really appreciate your tips on this post. On the part of the world where I come from, Thanksgiving is not normally celebrated. But this would be a great start when I have my own home.

  7. Farmhouse Fixer Upper

    Oh this is a great idea I love getting new recipes anyways, and trading them with my friends sounds perfect!

  8. Laura Birch

    How cute ! The recipe card swap is a great idea! And you have an awesome discount code!

  9. What a great idea. I find that I always make the same dishes over and over so having a swap would be fun.

  10. What a great idea! I could see this working in so many different Holidays, not just Thanksgiving! This made me smile! Friends should do more stuff like this together!

  11. Oh wow, I’ve never had a friends giving but always wanted to! What a fun idea and your table is decorated so beautifully 🙂

  12. OH!! How fun! I live in Guatemala now (from Canada) but every Thanksgiving a bunch of expats get together at someone’s house to celebrate the American thanksgiving. This is a great idea!!

  13. This is SUCH a beautiful idea!! I have always wanted to have a friendsgiving and I love the recipe idea!! Maybe I will try this next month =) This might be the year!!

  14. The recipe looks amazing and the concept is even better! 💕😊

  15. Awesome idea! I would love a bunch of my friend recipes to make their way into my cooking roundup. Makes me happy!

  16. What a great idea to have a recipe swap. I adore that retro recipe card. ❤️

  17. Friendsgiving what a unique idea!!! Basic Invite’s cards are really wonderful. Personally liked your copper collection.

  18. This is such an amazing idea and would be so fun to do with your friends.

  19. But what an original idea that of Friendsgiving I will not fail to do the same with my friends and give them this emotion! It’s amazing!

  20. The decor for your friendsgiving was unmatched! This was so beautifully put together that I simply just cant! Even the little touches you added.

  21. This is such a great idea!:) & I love your decor!

  22. Oh my goodness, what adorable ideas. Thanksgiving has always been super simple at our house but I love how classy your decor is!

  23. Awesome idea. Never even thought about it. Excellent decor too. Amazing job as usual. Well done.

  24. That’s so cool, and your tablescape is drop dead gorgeous!

  25. That’s such a great idea! I know I’ve said it before but I really wish we celebrated here in italy

  26. Amber

    What a fun idea! I love an excuse to have friends over for a meal, but what better than also getting new recipes to try. Also-your penny table is super cool.

  27. Oh nice, a recipe swap sounds fun. I need to remember to do this.

  28. I love the table set up! And those invites are really cute! Recipe swapping is a really good idea.

  29. Tisha

    I love this idea! Such a fun way to spend friendsgiving!

  30. Jasmine Martin

    I really like the idea of having a recipe swap for friendsgiving. That would be a cool experience.

  31. Tammy

    5 stars
    Can u send me the link for the blank recipe cards? Thank you

  32. Rachel McMillian

    Such a fun idea to gather your friends together a do a recipe swap before the holidays.

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