pumpkin bread
This one has fresh cranberries!
Have you ever seen a fresh cranberry? I don't think I ever had in real life till I saw these babies in the fruit aisle after Thanksgiving. I've eaten my share of Craisens, and the annual slice of canned cranberry sauce on turkey, and I love cranberry juice, so I thought I pretty much knew what to expect when I popped one of them in my mouth. Not so! Man, these things are pretty yuck - so, so sour!
I went along with my recipe anyway, but did not have much faith. Got even more worried when the bread batter's consistency was more like cookie dough.
It baked up deliciously, not too sweet, but not too tart at all, and I had a warm piece right out of the oven. After my hubby tasted a bite of mine he even had to have his own piece!
I would definitely make this recipe again. I followed it exactly, except not really cause here are the changes I made: substituted 1 cup brown sugar for white, left out the orange peel, substituted 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice for cinnamon, and baked in 2 round silicon cake pans for 45 minutes.
winter outfit inspiration
(Kirsten Dunst for Miu Miu)
Winter has finally arrived in Texas, and by that I mean it's in the 60s during the day and 50s at night. It makes me want to start dressing for the holiday weather, and looking back over the pictures I've saved recently, that seems to means I want sexy, but ladylike glamour, and classic black-and-white-and-red color palettes (with a bit of fun: animal print, fur - faux! - and leather), and messy blonde hair with black eyeliner and bright red lips!
(Ashley Smith by Paul Schmidt for Jalouse)
Winter has finally arrived in Texas, and by that I mean it's in the 60s during the day and 50s at night. It makes me want to start dressing for the holiday weather, and looking back over the pictures I've saved recently, that seems to means I want sexy, but ladylike glamour, and classic black-and-white-and-red color palettes (with a bit of fun: animal print, fur - faux! - and leather), and messy blonde hair with black eyeliner and bright red lips!
(source unknown)
And these pjs are at the top of my list, wouldn't they be perfect for opening up presents on Christmas morning?
christmas decorations
Trees waiting for presents. Cards waiting to be sent. It's all up and waiting.
Christmas presents for the boys are ordered and slowly coming in. I have done all Christmas shopping on the internet for the last 3 or 4 years.
I love the cards this year and I really love the trees. They are so fun and colorful and definitely not taking themselves to seriously with the stars and disco balls. This year we added a few more sparkly stars (from Borders) and that's it.
Christmas!
Time to watch Elf!
I've been listening to holiday music for a few weeks now in private, but now that Thanksgiving is over I can officially force my family to listen to it! I have a huge collection of Christmas music (hey, takes up much less space than, let's say, an ornament collection!), and I add a few every year.
I've been listening to holiday music for a few weeks now in private, but now that Thanksgiving is over I can officially force my family to listen to it! I have a huge collection of Christmas music (hey, takes up much less space than, let's say, an ornament collection!), and I add a few every year.
This year, I found a treasure trove of great holiday cds (I love you, iTunes) and just picked my favorite songs from them:
NKOTB? Even better the second time around:
Her first holiday cd is better than her second, I especially love the duets with Nick Lachey and Ashlee Simpson:
This lady has one beautiful voice:
Fiona Apple singing Frosty the Snowman? Yes, please:
My newest favorite version of Baby, It's Cold Outside:
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