Oh, How Pinteresting!

Good Morning and Happy Day before Thanksgiving!!

Today, I am linking up with The Vintage Apple to join in the fun of Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday. I decided to choose all my favorite pins Thanksgiving related. Enjoy!




1. Thankful Poster


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2. Thanksgiving Decor Idea


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3. Pumpkin Trifle


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4. Centerpiece Idea


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5. Turkey Cookie


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6. Thanksgiving Wreath


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7. Charlie Brown Thanksgiving


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Hope you are having fun getting ready for turkey day. I will be getting the house ready for company and seeing how many times we can run back to the store for that one last thing we forgot...

Thanksgiving Menu

Happy Friday everyone!!! I am so looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Then next week, we will only have a three day work week, then its Thanksgiving!! It seems like the time is just flying.

Today I wanted to share my Thanksgiving menu. Because I'm hosting dinner this year, I feel pretty responsible for making sure everyone gets what they like to eat. So here is our menu.



(Snoopy will be bringing the turkey)


Peach Bavarian Salad
Jalapeno Cream Cheese Poppers
Turkey
Stuffing
Gravy
Green Beans
Corn
Rolls
Sweet Potato Casserole
Chicken Noodle Casserole
Apple Crisp and Vanilla Ice Cream
Pumpkin Pie
Scotcheroos

Hmmm did I leave anything out?? Let me just say that my grocery list is getting out of control. I don't really know how there will ever be enough room in the oven for everything even though Mom is bringing a separate turkey roaster. Can't wait to see how this whole Thanksgiving dinner unfolds. As long as the turkey is cooked to perfection and the kitchen does not catch on fire, I will count it a success.

What's In The Box?

What's hidden inside this rectangular box of heaven?



Read on to find out...

I love to bake. I often spend several hours just searching through recipes on Allrecipes.com in search of the perfect dessert. I will only pick something with lots of positive reviews unless I'm feeling adventurous. I have just found that when I pick a recipe that hasn't been reviewed much and doesn't have many stars...well there's a reason for that. It's probably not a winner unless you make lots of alterations.

Last night I wanted to use up the half a block of cream cheese that I had left over from another recipe and I wanted something chocolatey. I combined this recipe and this recipe to make the perfect "Faux-reo" or more commonly known as Whoopie Pies. Or Gobs if you live in the Northeast.




They turned out DELISH!!!! This is a dangerous recipe because there is absolutely nothing "healthy" about it. Butter, sugar, chocolate.





I am happy with how they turned out. I would give the cookies 5 stars and the filling 4 stars as it was a bit too buttery tasting and I would prefer a lighter, fluffier filling in these. I also did not bake the first batch long enough so they are a bit gooey in the middle. But that is fine by me!




The worst part about baking: the sink full of dishes that awaits you after you're done.

If anyone has a delicious healthy dessert recipe that I should try, please leave a comment. I might feature it here on the blog!

Monday Musings

Hi Bloggy friends.

We had a wonderful weekend visiting Mom and Dad Focht in celebration of Mom's 70th birthday. The best part was that they didn't know we were coming. :-) We took them out to dinner on Saturday night and just spent the rest of the weekend relaxing and catching up on life.

Of course I baked a chocolate cake.



My dad recently celebrated a birthday as well. Looking forward to seeing him, mom, krista and dan next week for Thanksgiving. NEXT WEEK!! Can you believe it? The time is flying by. And for that reason, I have been listening to Christmas music unashamedly. (just when Matt's not listening---he would die if he heard Christmas music playing in our house BEFORE Turkey day.)

Hope you have a wonderful week!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Happy Hump Day!

Today i'd like to share what I'm loving so far this week so I'm linking up with Jamie.




(one)

These Yankee candles I bought over the weekend. I am pretty loyal to Bath and Body Works Candles, but I could not resist a buy 2 get 2 free coupon. Am I right?? So we went into the store and after sniffing every scent in the whole place, I decided on these four. Pumpkin Pie, Christmas Eve, Gingerbread, and Be Jolly. Can't wait to start burning them.





(two)

Baking these scrumdiddlyumptious PUMPKIN SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES I found on this blog. They turned out GREAT! I tend to shy away from baking cookies cuz I eat them all they usually end up a flat mess. But these are nice and fluffy and I'm keeping them hidden from myself so Matt can eat some when he gets home.



Is your mouth watering yet? Go make some!




(three)

The Holidays are quickly approaching. I've found myself thinking about what presents to get for my friends and family, what I'm going to make for Thanksgiving, and what I should be on the lookout for on Black Friday. I thought this little clip art was cute even though I don't abide by it.





(four)

Straight No Chaser. The band. Click here to listen to the best music you've heard in a while. (besides Michael Buble Christmas...duh) Matt and I love the show The Sing-Off on NBC and this band sounds like they walked right off the show. Very cool. Here is a group shot off their website.




Welp that's all I got for today friends. Hope you enjoy the rest of your week.