Memories are made around the family table, especially during the holidays. Families talk, laugh, and reminisce as they feast on course after course of treasured family recipes passed down through the generations.

In her new public television special, lifestyle expert Christy Rost aims to inspire viewers to create their own memorable Thanksgiving celebrations. Christy’s focus on attaining the good life in practical and beautiful ways shines through as she celebrates her first Thanksgiving in her newly restored dream home. This 5,600-sq.-ft. home, built in 1898 and named “Swan’s Nest” by gold baron Ben Stanley Revett, sits high in the mountains of Breckenridge, Colorado.

A Home for Christy Rost: Thanksgiving artfully weaves holiday cooking in Christy’s historic kitchen with home decorating how-to’s, easy-to-replicate tablescapes and documentary-style highlights of Swan’s Nest’s extensive renovation, a process two years in the making, as well as the colorful history of Swan’s Nest’s flamboyant original owner.

Christy’s expertise as television chef, culinary instructor and a cookbook author comes in handy as she prepares a heartwarming holiday meal for her family and friends. Her seasonally inspired menu includes: an Autumn Roasted Vegetable side-dish with cubed sweet potatoes, butternut squash and acorn squash; a zesty Italian Sausage Cornbread Dressing; and a decadent Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake with a graham-cracker crust.