Thanksgiving Countdown!

12 Days till Thanksgiving! 

Roasted Carrot and Chestnut Soup with Parsley Cream

The recipe for this soup is from Williams Sonoma and would be a great 

first course for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. 

Happy Birthday Babies!

Its Jack & Lola's 2nd Birthday! 

They are the best niece and nephew an

aunt could have and I love them so much!

This is from the day we found out Robin was having a
boy and a girl! She surprised us with booties the color
of the sex she was having. I have a whole collection of these pictures
with the booties all over the place. 

The first day they were born. 

Thanksgiving Countdown!

14 Days till Thanksgiving! 

Yukon Gold and Fennel Puree with Rosemary Butter from Bon Appétit

This delicious looking recipe can be found here: Potato Puree 

Thanksgiving Countdown!

16 Days till Thanksgiving! 

Cranberry Kir Royale from Epicurious

This is a delicious cranberry and champagne cocktail that would be

great to give your guests as they arrive. A great start

 to the festivities of the day and a nice ice breaker to get 

the conversation flowing! 

Find the recipe here: Cranberry Kir Royale 

Thanksgiving Countdown!

18 Days till Thanksgiving! 

Italian Sausage and Bread Stuffing from Gourmet

Find this delicious recipe here: Italian stuffing 

Note: This is very similar to the Italian stuffing my mom makes every year and it is

the most delectable and savory bread stuffing I've ever had! 

Holiday Decorating

Here are some inspirational decorating ideas, all of 

them from Pottery Barn, that make me very excited 

for the upcoming holidays! 

Baby Shower Flashback

It is almost Jack and Lola's 2nd birthday (my niece and nephew) and for 

that reason I want to flashback to my sister's baby shower. It was a 

beautiful day and a beautiful set up. The theme 

colors were turquoise and orange and my other sister Aimee, 

of Aimee Grace Catering did an amazing job with the food.

We set up round tables on my mom's lawn and used turquoise 

runners to add some color. The flowers were from the local

farmer's market and featured orange dahlias to go with the theme.

We set up a present area with the crib and wrapped our presents in 

the theme colors. There were also lots of doubles since she was 

expecting twins! 

A goat cheese "lollipop". Goat cheese rolled in

pistachios and truffle oil. These were delicious!

One of three flavors of cupcakes. I ordered the baking cups in both

theme colors as well. 

The lovely fruit platter!