Holiday Recipes Abound!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. However, I've decided that from this year on, I'll be referring to it as "Fall Harvest." Why? Well, the reasoning is that "Thanksgiving" refers to a time of thanks, despite the fact that the people originally on this continent, Native Americans, lost their land and livelihood to the people that eventually became known as Americans. (Yes, I'm one of those slightly liberal-minded people, so shun me if you must.) However, I still love the traditions behind the holiday- the importance of family, ritual and fellowship with food as the centerpiece. Food is paramount in my life (as is family, of course!) and I couldn't leave you all with empty psychological bellies! So, in the spirit of the Fall Harvest, here are three of my top recipes that I've scoped out for you:

1. Sweet Paul's Stuffing.
Vegetarians can use vegetable stock in place of chicken stock...or you can cheat, just this once. It's the holidays, after all!


2. A la Alison's Sweet potato gnocchi with Brussel sprouts and Sweet cream sauce
I went to grade school with Alison, and she's just started up this wonderful foody blog. You should all follow her! She does a fabulous job of tweaking recipes to make them her own.


3. Smitten Kitchen's Upside-down Cranberry Cake.
This is what I'll be bringing to my parents' house this holiday. I love the tart-sweetness of cranberries, and cannot get enough of them when they are in baked goods. Sometimes I feel that they are overlooked.


Let the feast begin!
Have a wonderful, loved-filled holiday.

EmersonMade for Fall

This woman knows how to woo me...Emerson, are you interested in providing us with discounts any time soon? Thanks for considering, Jackie.

Pants, please

This girl has the right idea. Comfy and classic, all in one simple outfit.

{image via here}

Sweet Scarves

Who doesn't love a good scarf? I cannot wait to layer myself up in the winter with scarves of all different colors, patterns, and origins. Sometimes, I think I have more scarves than other clothing items...hmmm.

Hair, care?

I haven't gotten a haircut in over a year. What's more, is that I don't care much for styling my hair. I rarely brush it (don't worry, I shower every day, although I'm surprised it hasn't turned into dreadlocks yet). It's usually up in a messy bun of sorts. However, I'm looking to change all that...or at least most of it (sometimes, you just have to run and go with the messy look). I've been perusing haircuts/styles as of late, and I wanted to share my finds with you! If you're like me and you love your hair, but it's not a serious relationship or anything, here are some good looks for the best of the mess...






{via here, here, and here}

Dunst + Delight

I love these photographs by Mario Testino for Vanity Fair back in 2002. They're extremely carefree...kind of how I feel with this cooler, fall weather coming on.