life.

(fake NY, excited to be in real NY next week)

Super Important Updates:

1. Jack got an ear infection this week.

2. The Voice had 3 live tapings.

3. I had to vote an hour away from my house cause I hadn't changed my address since the last election.

4. Yesterday, I ate two different kinds of soup, within 5 minutes of each other, and I spilled both kinds on my shirt.  I told you, super important updates.

Super Important Links:

Just ordered some of these for my fridge.

Yup, ok, have to top SOMETHING with this icing, stat.

This cute print is getting me excited about spending Christmas in MN : )

Gobble gobble.

Want to make these this weekend.

And speaking of potatoes, also these.

*I promise to post more next week, but I probably won't.

Salty Chocolate and Butterscotch Blondies

I've had these on my Pinterest page for awhile now, and I finally made them yesterday.  If you're looking for something to bake QUICKLY, bake these.  It took me 5 minutes to get these ingredients into the pan - the Baker's Edge pan which was a little bit too big but who cares.  I also added some butterscotch chips because I'M AMAZING.  They were so good.  The combo of rich dark chocolate, sweet butterscotch and a touch of salt... let's just say I ate way too many before my "Body After Baby" class.  Not a good idea.  I don't think that's the way you get a body after a baby.  I could be wrong.

AM I WRONG?!  

one of those mornings...

It's not even 7am, and so far this morning I've been pooped on, I've had to plunge a toilet and my earrrrrly morning Homeland viewing was interrupted just as it got incredible.  That's the sort of opening you expect from a food blog, right?  Well you're just going to have to deal with it because that's what I'm doing - DEALING, with a smile on my face and a coffee in my mouth!

Anyway - if that picture above looks familiar, it's because it's been on the blog before (Saveur's Chocolate Chip Cookies).  But now The Post Social "postmarked" my post (that's a lot of the same word) so please check it out here!  Love that site.  

How the adults trick-or-treat.  As someone pointed out on Instagram, there appears to be a wig hair growing from my drink.  Only thing, no one was wearing a wig.  I think it might be growing out of my thumb, in fact.  Let's hope that's a joke I'm making.

My cousin sent me these napkins, and she made them!  Check out her Etsy shop, Dutch Wives Club, for these (which can be printed in any color) and much, much more.  She also gave Jack that 'Favorite Brother' tee from her shop, which I love because he totally is.  

Election Cookies.  To get you in the political spirit, as if all these campaign ads aren't already doing that.  I was watching Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy the other day, because I'm a dorkface, and EVERY SINGLE COMMERCIAL had to do with a campaign, proposition, measure, etc.  Enough!!  Just vote and end this madness already!

I made these Slow Roasted Green Beans with Sage over the weekend.  Extremely easy, seasonal and delicious.  Highly recommend.