Here’s what this past week looked like:
RAIN. FOR DAYS. Seriously.
I love lists, Friday!!
- Need to soften butter? NO PROBLEM!
- 12 Ways to get the Best Glamor Shot. Greet ideas for holiday cards š
- INA INA INA INA!!!!!
- When It’s OK to Give Up.
- A guide to gift guides! Thank you for this, Christine!
- I adore photo lined envelopes, don’t you?
- I’m down to try this hippie drink.
- Oooooh. Hot chocolate made with Hazelnut milk!
- Who needs to work on their latte art? ME.
- I appreciate the truth, Jessica. I also appreciate nut butters.
- This made me teary- The Truth about Santa.
- This girl is TOO MUCH. So precious. Love her.
- The art of Furoshiki! Wrap your gifts in fabric. BOOM.
- What to Pack in Your Work & Gym Bag. This post pleases me!
- Hater’s Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog. HAHAHAHA
- 20 Edible Gifts for the Holidays – my pretzels are on that list!
- Can I tell you HOW OBSESSED I AM WITH THIS SONG?!
POT LUCKY!Ā There’s an all new JOY THE BAKER PODCAST UP!Ā ENJOY IT in your ears.
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My Bites Around The Net:
Yankee in Nashville made my Brussels Sprouts Salad
The Little Bite ALSO made my Brussels Sprouts Salad.
Six Degrees LA made my Pumpkin Bourbon Milkshakes.
I AM A MESS made my Celery Salad with Parmesan & Walnuts.
The Frosted Vegan made my Homemade Amaretto.
Angie Muldowney made my Lemon Date Energy Bars.
Nourish, Preserve & Flourish adapted my No Knead Walnut Raisin Bread
Oven of Happiness made my Pumpkin Cake with Brown Butter Frosting.
My So Called Modern Life made my Mini Apple Pie Cheesecakes.
Eats Daily made my Mini Apple Pie Cheesecakes.
Half Naked Housewife made my Nut Stuffed Delicata Squash
Fleur made my Pumpkin Bourbon Milkshakes.
Hungry Redhead adapted my Brussels Sprouts Salad.
Apple Galette
TWO days until December. That’s what I keep telling myself. I have a dry erase calendar next to my computer screen right now. It’s the kind where you write in the date.Ā It’s supposed to be my “editorial calendar” where I write out what I plan to accomplish in the current month on Shutterbean. You know what month I’m on? SEPTEMBER.
I’m hoping to fill out my new calendar…in December.
The holidays are kindaĀ getting in the way of my regular routine. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about.Ā I’m still recovering from Thanksgiving! Ā If I can conquer Mt. Laundry this week, I’ll be the happiest person alive. So, what do I do when I’m stressed out and barely staying afloat? Make a mess in the kitchen, of course! Baking is my GO-TO savior. Hands down.
This Apple Galette was the product of my pre-Thanksgiving stress.
I stressed baked this Apple Galette and then I stress ate soft vanilla & cinnamon speckled apples nestled in a flaky/buttery crust. My house smelled like sweet, delicious, warm, apple pie….and then I scorned myself for making Mt. Dish Pile in my kitchen. Some things never change…
Persimmon & Butter Lettuce Salad
This salad has everything one could hope for.
SAVORY, SWEET, HEALTHY, CRUNCHY, CREAMY & TENDER.
Perhaps all of these elements will cure the hankering I have to eat sweets non-stop this season?
Only time will tell….
My Everyday Life: Week 47
Here’s what this past week looked like:
COUSINS!! Playing Xbox Kinect inĀ matching jammies the day after Thanksgiving.
I love lists, Friday!
- Ā For all of you who get asked when/if you’re gonna have more kids.
- Tim’s gift guides are always my favorite.
- Have we discussed these brownies? My mind is telling me YOLO.
- 21 Things to Look for in a Best Friend. Love this!
- Bread in a Crock Pot?!Ā WHOA.
- Bookmark this post STAT. Kitchen 101 Baking/Cooking Substitutions.
- I’m so happy to see more of my favorite family again!
- Some Thoughts & Musings about Making Things for the Web.
- After all the Thanksgiving food, I just wanna eat this burrito.
- I’m sad to see No Reservations end but WHOA! DRAMA.
- Sparkling Cranberries! I’m salivating thinking about it.
- I love a good roll cake. This pumpkin one looks gorgeous!
- Stove-top mac & cheese? YES. PLEASE.
- I love this Magnetic Washi Tape DIY. So clever!
THEN & NOW.Ā We’re taking it back old school. Like high school style on the Joy the Baker Podcast this week!
Ā The Zoe Report featured my Pumpkin Pie. BANANAS.
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I’m currently in a food coma. I promise salads next week. Lighter foods! You in? Also! Let me take this opportunity to say THANK YOU! Thank you for your comments, your emails, your posts on my facebook wall, and your instagram photos of foods you’ve made from my website! I appreciate the heck out of you. You’re the best!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!Ā (Bites from Around the Net will be up next week. Things were a little hectic this week. xo)
Roasted Rosemary Almonds
I’m totally in denial about how much I have to do this week and in the process I’ve realized that my coping mechanism is kinda messed up. In my head I keep thinking- It’s just food. It’s no big deal. I’ve got this. I mean…this is the kinda stuff I love. Then suddenly a part of my brain is trying to figure out how I am going to fit all the stuff in the oven and the cooking times of everything. Oh! And I’m also processing the fact that I am making my first turkey and that I’m spatchcocking it. And where am I going to find time to clean my toilets & get the sunflowers I want for my table arrangement. My stairs need to be vacuumed too! Suddenly, I’m eating a bite of hobo bread from Trader Joe’s (yeah, that’s a thing) and my to-do list just disappeared.
Food as a coping mechanism? Noted.
Some of you might be in the same boat as me right now and some of you may just have dessert duty or side dish patrol (lucky you!).
If you’ve got crazy hosting brain, you may have forgotten that there needs to be nuts at your appetizer spread. That’s cool. I’ve got something that’s so easy and brainless (we need our brains when we’re getting a whole Thanksgiving together!). What I like about this recipe for Roasted Rosemary Almonds is that it’s a really simple thing to cross off my to-do list. They’re super tasty too. Who doesn’t love almonds?
Hope your/my Thanksgiving isn’t nuts! xo
