I love stuffing. It might be the best part of Thanksgiving. Especially if it is sausage stuffing. Maples sausage. Cornbread stuffing. With apples. The options are endless! But that is my favorite. I was putting together a Friendsgiving and wanted to put together mini bites for the event so there could be a lot of mingling and chatting. Not so much a sit down dinner.
The cold weather has breached Chicago. It has breached me, actually, since my winter coat is currently being shipped from across the world. So it’s me and a pea coat against the elements. I have found, living most of my life in the Chicagoland area and especially because I was spoiled for the last two years, that a lot of it is mental. If I even think for a second that this is cold in November, I am done for. Winters last through March here and after the Christmas cheer, they are only more menacing. Also, have you heard about the bomb cyclone? It’s this year’s polar vortex, only it is supposed to be worse. I can’t think about it. Again, it’s mental.
I don’t know if y’all are anything like me… but if you are, chances are, you love Thanksgiving leftovers.
In past years, I’ve made sandwiches and individual turkey pot pies.
This year, I wanted to put a different spin on it. And the inspiration came from my husband, who remarked one morning, “You know, it’s funny. Our pantry and diets reflect our move to Texas.”
Happy Saturday, everyone! Erica from The Crumby Cupcake, stopping by with a tasty treat! Here we are – Thanksgiving week! I can hardly believe how quickly the last month has gone by! I feel like I was just seeing Halloween candy displays everywhere, and suddenly it’s nothing but red & green. Luckily, I love the holidays, and I’ve been baking up a storm in preparation.
These delicious 3-ingredient shortbread cookies are a favorite cookbook classic of mine, and when I topped them with some leftover pecan pie filling, these magical Pecan Pie Shortbread Cookies were born! [Read more…]
