i want this book.

Must Have Been Something I Ate.

jump on over to this awesome blog for a fabulous Vega giveaway.

xo.

is it over yet?

....january, i mean. whew. is it rude of me to say that it is my least favorite month of the year? i'm craving everything to do with the sun, fresh air, picking fresh fruit and everything else cliche about the summer. i'm in need of a vacation....

anyone else? 

well, if so, my amazing wedding photographer, rachel thurston just launched her new website/blog and is giving away...you heard me right...giving away a trip to seattle. i need it, the husband needs it, and i'm sure y'all do to. 

enter at her site by clicking here.

happy weekending....

friday pumpkin giveaway

i've taken on a little holiday job here in the city, and its putting me in a holiday mood. the holiday-gift-giving-mood.

what happens when a wanna-be-cook takes a job at williams-sonoma (the ultimate chef's home-away-from-home) and is over-enthusiastic about trying out all the products??

they give her free stuff!

i have a surplus of williams-sonoma pumpkin spice quick bread mix, and pecan pumpkin butter and i want to share with you. i tried it out last weekend and it was easy to make, moist and delicious. could pass as homemade. i won't tell if you don't.

you can make this...

and top it with this...

or it would even make a great gift.

leave a comment and tell me why you'd like the deliciousness that is the combination of these two. if i have as few readers as i think i do, you'll have an even better chance at winning.

the husband will randomly pick a winner on wednesday, november 11th and we'll send it your way...

"if more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. " ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

*project thankful: i am so thankful for a husband who loves me. and i know he really loves me. tells me, shows me, and makes me fall more in love with him everyday. so, so thankful.

have a happy, happy weekend. xo.