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Yippee…! Is there anything better than a short week followed by a fantastic holiday? I think not. Lots of family, fun, and delicious food ahead of us. Can’t wait.

Sunday I will be spending a lot of my time at a baby shower that I could not be more excited for. It will be nice knowing dinner is done. Sounds great on a chilly Sunday night.

I am so excited to try this recipe from Charmingly Uncomplicated on Monday! It has the perfect requirements for me: one dish, quick, and a whole lot of flavor. 

Tuesday we are going to roast up some Italian sausage, sauté peppers & onions, and serve it over a bed of arugula. Parmesan on top, of course. How simple and delicious does that sound?

What do you eat on Thanksgiving eve? Well something easy and something healthy, for sure. How good does this recipe look….? 

That brings us to THANKSGIVING….! Yes, I am just a tad bit excited. This year I am in charge of cranberries and am toying between this recipe or this one. What do you think?

If there is anything better than Thanksgiving it’s the day after Thanksgiving. We will be blasting Christmas music, putting up the tree, and getting the Christmas cards ready to go. Ok, who am I kidding they have been ready for awhile now. (So weird!) Anyway, we’ll be ending the day at my friend Tia’s new home for a big pot of shrimp boil filled with potatoes, corn, and garlic all seasoned to perfection – yum!

Saturday we are off to my mother in laws for yet another Thanksgiving celebration – because we of course, haven’t had enough.

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday week – gobble gobble!
C

P.S. With Christmas shopping and wrapping all on our minds I had to share the most ADORABLE wrapping paper from Etsy shop, Lily & Val. How cute is this…? Check out her shop for even more fantastic chalkboard prints, paper, and cards…LOVE.

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ALFS Christmas cookie recipe contest…!

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alfs cookiesAfter the Minted giveaway, we just did not want the fun to end, so time for some more around here. I’m teaming up with Inspired Blogging Services to bring you the first ever ALFS Christmas cookie recipe contest…!

What does it entail? Well, simply email me your #1 Christmas cookie recipe. You’ve got a whole week to do it, so, by next Thursday (Thanksgiving!). From that point, I will choose the top 3 finalists. Here comes the fun part – for the next three Thursdays I will bake, write about, photograph, and taste test the finalists’ recipes. They will be featured one at a time here on ALFS !

Finally, that brings us to Friday, December 20th, which is when I, along with the help of my family judging, will announce the #1 recipe on my Facebook page. Just think – YOUR recipe could be featured to over 2,300 people! I think that makes you just a little bit famous. Yep, it totally does.

The prize? Well – that would be this adorable apron and a $25 gift card to Williams Sonoma, woohoo! All you have to do is pick your favorite and you’re in the running!

Giveaway CollageThis will be such a fun way for me and my family to get some new cookie ideas – we can’t wait to try them out. So get to emailing me – you know you have a killer cookie recipe…sugar, toffee, sprinkle, yum! 

Good luck to you all – ho ho ho!
C

P.S. And sorry mom, you can’t enter. I have to give everyone else a chance and I need you as a judge.

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Happy Wednesday everyone! Hope you can show off a cute look by commenting below or posting on Facebook. I’m not sure about you, but with the cold weather setting in I need even more inspiration to get out of the yoga pants and hoodies! Brrr!

Here are our looks from this past week:

L: He is cracking me up lately. He wants to wear a collared shirt to school every single day which is MORE than fine with me but he thinks they are flannels. Every morning ‘mom, make sure you grab me a flannel.’ Ok then! This weeks is from crewcuts. Abercrombie distressed jeans on the bottom (they have a lining so his legs don’t get chilly!).

B: Don’t you love his trick of standing on the bed? Sigh. I am obsessed with these striped pants. They are perfect for a few errands and bumming around the house, which is what we do most days. They are from the Gap. Polo tee on top, courtesy of L.

C: J Crew gingham shirt, J Crew leggings, Miz Mooz biker boots. And my best accessory – B, who is pretty much always on me.

That’s our looks – let’s see yours!
C

 

Busy chicken.

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baked lemon chicken and veggies

Look – we are all busy. Whether it’s 1 kid, 4 kids, working in the office – air – or home, it’s rare I meet someone in my stage of like that says, ‘huh, actually I’m quite bored.’ Actually let me rephrase that – I’ve never heard that sentence uttered aside from my 7 year old 10 minutes after a playdate has left.

So, even playing field here, right? We are all looking for time saving tips and this baked lemon chicken and veggies recipe is just that. Minimal ingredients and effort – you throw it all in one dish (love!) and roast away for 45 minutes. Just enough time for a glass of wine, homework, and baths if you’re lucky. 

Just make sure to give yourself the time to sit and enjoy because it’s really good. As soon as you’re done you can be back to your busy self. (Or bed, if you’re like me).

Baked Lemon Chicken & Veggies
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Ingredients
  1. 2 lemons
  2. 4 TBS olive oil + more for greasing dish
  3. 2 minced garlic cloves
  4. pinch red pepper flakes
  5. salt & pepper
  6. 2 handfuls green beans, washed and trimmed
  7. 10 red potatoes, cut into 1 inch chunks
  8. 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Grease a baking dish with olive oil. Thinly slice 1 lemon and place along the bottom of the dish.
  2. Whisk together the olive oil, garlic, juice of 1 lemon, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Toss green beans in marinade and then remove and place on top of lemons in the dish. Repeat with potatoes - toss, remove, and then place on top of the green beans. Last up is your chicken - toss to coat and place on top of the green beans. Pour any extra marinade you have over the chicken.
  3. Roast away for 45 minutes.
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Eat up,

C

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