Thanksgiving 2015 ~ festive beginnings

Happy { belated } Thanksgiving! 

One thing about Thanksgiving is that the basic menu is always the same, at least at our house. We never divert from the traditional turkey, dressing, potatoes and cranberry sauce however, when it comes to sides and appetizers, there is always room for something new.

The bruschetta was very easy since I made the pear chutney and toasted the bread the day before. On Thanksgiving Day all I had to do was add the cheese and chutney to the toasted bread slices and it was ready to serve. 

I served these adorable cheeseballs with crackers.

A fun and festive way to serve cheese and crackers.

This year I decided to make sorbet. I served it right before dinner as a way to cleanse the palate for the main course.

These Acorn Kisses were so simple to make and disappeared quickly.

Happy Saturday!

Polly Wolly "Doodle"...

...all the day!

from my list of one thousand gifts

:: family time at BBR :: surprise visit :: catching up with friends :: long walks :: mountain air :: neighborhood potluck :: sunday suppers :: new roof "november" :: a few days of sun :: dad & daughter time :: extra special text :: long distance phone calls :: caring, helpful, thoughtful, amazing kids :: solid food :: hot spiced cider :: pumpkin pie :: rain storms :: tea with a friend :: smoothies :: time to sew :: thoughtful friends :: foggy days :: 

Happy Sunday!

Spider Web Cupcakes

I made these fun cupcakes for dessert on Saturday. 

I frosted half the cupcakes with chocolate frosting and made white chocolate spider webs for the tops and for the other half I made buttercream frosting and sprinkled the tops with black and orange jimmies. 

Happy November!