Well hi there! I cannot believe that it’s almost 2 months into 2018 and I am just now getting to my first post of the year. I’ll spare you the details, but suffice it to say this year has started out insanely busy and I am hoping to get more zen back (and more recipes shared here!) in the coming months.
Wedding registering (!!!!) requires healthy sustenance (and booze).
Hey everyone! Are you in the full-blown Thanksgiving spirit yet? Even though Thanksgiving totally crept up on me this year, I could not be more excited and am eagerly counting down the days until next week. My mom and I are making these bacon roasted sweet potatoes, my all-time favorite pretzel bread stuffing, my future mother-in-law’s broccoli casserole, and pumpkin pie – so we should certainly have our work cut out for us! Thanksgiving is one of my absolute favorite days of the year, and I definitely feel like I have a lot to be thankful for this year. Let’s dive into the holiday spirit with this week’s Foodie Favorites!
Another incredible stuffing – this fig, herb, and sausage stuffing looks to-die-for. I absolutely love the idea of adding figs – what a perfect naturally sweet touch!
These salted chocolate pecan pie bars are calling to me. I never end up eating pecan pie on Thanksgiving because I love pumpkin pie and often find pecan pie a bit too much after such a big meal. These cute little bars look like the perfect compromise – so I can have my pumpkin pie and eat my pecan pie bars, too!
Weird (but delicious) Danish food in the kitschy “mini-Denmark” city of Solvang, CA. Give me all the meatballs and open-faced sandwiches and cabbage!
Hey guys! I’ve missed you – I’ve once again been off traveling and running around like a crazy-woman for both work and fun. Last week, we took a little road trip down the California coast and stopped in Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur, this strange kitschy Danish-themed city called Solvang, and Santa Barbara – it was absolutely amazing! I can’t believe I’ve never done the California coast drive before, and it totally blew us away. I definitely wish I was cruising down the 1 right now instead of being back to reality, but such is life, right?! Here are this week’s Foodie Favorites!
These vegan pumpkin spice muffins look incredible. These are going on my must-bake list this Fall!
I am craving a big plate of this old school baked ziti like WOAH. It’s not even Fall weather here, but it’s always baked pasta season in my world!
Today is a super extra special day.
We have three major things going on today, all of which deserve a massive celebration of epic proportions: