Thanksgiving Cupcakes

Ok, I'll give a day back to Thanksgiving for these little guys, but after that, it's back to Christmas...

White Dahlia

Book Magic

Gorgeous Christmas Cookies

I'm ready to skip Thanksgiving and go straight to Christmas.

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Stonehenge

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Cooking up a storm

Last week I tried that thing where you cook a whole bunch of food on Sunday and then freeze it and you have healthy, home-cooked meals ready to heat and serve all week... It worked out pretty well actually. I was happy as a squirrell in acorn season to spend Sunday afternoon trying delicious new recipes.

Here's what I tried...

1) Baked Mac N Cheese - This was probably my favorite for the week. The extra sharp cheddar gave it so much flavor and with the whole wheat pasta, a little went a long way. We stretched this out over two or three meals.

2) Roasted Pumpkin Apple Soup - I used butternut squash instead of pumpkin, and I couldn't for the life of my find hazelnut oil... But it was still delicious and felt very fancy. I halved the recipe and it still made a TON. We have had it at at least three meals and we still have several servings left. I recommend it with some warm crusty bread.

3) Squash Tea Bread - For this I used some canned pumpking that I had on hand. We had this for breakfast almost every morning. This isn't the first time I've made this, but it is so good we just keep bringing it back! I like to add half a cup of raisins and half a cup of chopped pecans, I think it livens things up a little.

4) Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes - Husband loved these so much that we made them twice this week. They weren't strictly a make-ahead meal, but they were quick and easy, the whole wheat flour made them more filling than regular pancakes.

5) Chunky Blueberry Sauce - We made this to go on the pancakes the first time and had enough left over for the second time too. I added a tablespoon of sugar the second time.

This week I'm trying Eggplant Chickpea Stew and Chicken Pot Pie, and if we go through that I'll throw in some Peanut Noodles with Shredded Chicken and Vegetables. I bought all the stuff to make them last week, but the first couple recipes lasted us so long that we didn't even get to them.

Do you have any good make ahead recipes that you'd recommend?

Warrior

I'm not into UFC.

Fighting doesn't appeal to me as a philosophy, a sport or entertainment.

So if it seems a little out of place to say that Warrior is one of my favorite movies of all time, I'm right with you. How could a movie about fighting appeal to someone who has an aversion to fighting?

Well, probably because this movie isn't really about fighting. It's about a family.

It is a riveting, perfectly written, perfectly acted, beautiful portrayal. The story comes first, and the fighting is really just... scenery.

I saw it back in September in the theaters, and it just came out in our local dollar theater. Husband and I went to see it yesterday and it blew me away again. I think we'll be going again this week. I can't get enough.

Raindrop Heels

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Eternal Life

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Goodness and Beauty

American Brick

String Lights & Ivy

Cheese Heaven

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Fortune Cookie Necklace

Unique and clever... And you can write your own fortune! Which is how it should be anyway.

Cat Eye 1-2-3

All Glam

Laugh

A valid point

Best protest sign ever.

Reblog

Yep.

Santa Hat Brownie Bites

Too clever, too cute.

Please read this completely beautiful story...

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Preview:
"But my husband has seen me at my worst, at my most vile. And he has seen me at my best. He knows the things I don’t tell anyone, and the lies that I tell everyone but him. I have made sacrifices for him and been angry about it. Sometimes his flaws are so egregious, so blatant, they are all I see. And sometimes his kindness is so stunning that I am humbled.


And that’s love. Big, epic, fairy-tale love. The kind of love people write about. The kind of love that could inspire a poem."

Cheeeeese

Black & White

Never gets old.

A puppy and a loft

Beautiful space, adorable puppy.

Block Scarf

 Beautiful.

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It's like a seaside Green Gables...

 

I recently watched Anne again. I was surprised to see how much time had changed my perspective on the story. I was more sympathetic towards Gil and more likely to think that Anne didn't even deserve him.

And I've been dreaming about living at Green Gables.

How is it done?

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Oh dear...

I actually chuckled out loud when I saw this...

Tolkein-esque Tree House

Positano, Italy

Too beautiful for words...

Oh the fluff!

Beautiful Globes

Feelin' It

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Perfect Pear

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Moss Graffiti

How fun is this all-natural moss graffiti? And you can make it at home!

Now, who has a brick wall that I can moss-ify...?

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DIY Ornaments

All of the simple instructions for the AWESOME DIY neon ornaments can be found here.

We interrupt this regularly scheduled blogging for an exciting announcement...

They are FINALLY making another Bond Movie!!!

Oh... You thought I was preggers? Nope, definitely not, sorry to disappoint.

So back to Daniel Craig...

The next film is called "Skyfall" and is due out next Fall. Javier Bardem is playing the villain. Soooo excited.

This is the cast, directors and producers at the announcement Press Conference:

Cork Planters

What is it about cute planters and cactus that I just can't get enough of?!

DIY Catch All Shelf

Is this real life?

Waterfall pool. Seriously.

BHLDN satin slingbacks

I would almost get married again just to wear those saffron colored shoes...

Oh wait, I can wear then whenever I want.

I'll take three please.

Vintage Locket

Next on the Christmas list: This perfectly simple vintage locket.

The California Desk

Beautiful, striking and Golden.

Quality

What a beautiful idea. The more I think about it, the more I love it.

It applies to so many things.

Don't you think, Mich?

Golden Fall

Happy Halloween

Pumpkin Party

On Saturday, Husband and I had some friends over to carve pumpkins, eat pizza and play games.

I carved a Harry Potter pumpkin, just because I wanted to do the lightning scar. Husband liked the grim reaper stencil.

Happy Haloween!

Festive Burro

For Emily.

Happy All Saints Day.

Hiker

Speaking of adventure...

Airplanes

I love airplanes. They usually mean something exciting is happening.

Because leaving on adventures are coming home again are both exciting.