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On Monday, my blog friends threw me a virtual bridal shower and it totally blew me away! I’m still pretty speechless. They are seriously the best. Like, OF ALL TIME. I was really not having a great morning (I mean, it was Monday) but seeing all of the fall goodies they made and the love and thoughtfulness that went into their posts made my day in a big way. I only wish we could all get together to celebrate in person! You would have to roll me home. It would be awesome.

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String bean casserole is lightened up with homemade spicy sriracha baked onion rings and a smoky creamy cream-less sauce.

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Silk. As always, my thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that keep me inspired in the kitchen!
smoky string bean casserole with sriracha buttermilk onion rings

I’m having very conflicted feelings about Thanksgiving this year.

On the one hand THANKSGIVING! CRANBERRY SAUCE! ALL THE PIE!

On the other hand, 48 hours before the wedding do I really need to be in the kitchen cooking all the things?

This seems like an existential crisis in the making. Send help. (And pie.)

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The perfect party appetizers or fall dinner, these honey chipotle-roasted parsnip and carrot crostini with whipped ricotta and pesto are full of rich, seasonal flavors with the perfect amount of creamy indulgence.
honey chipotle-roasted parsnip and carrot crostini with whipped ricotta and pesto

Did you know that we currently live in a world in which people willingly pay four dollars for toast?

TOAST. Like, bread and butter. Sometimes a drizzle of cinnamon sugar if we’re feeling like wild women.

It’s outrageous.

And I need to have it.

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This chocolate pudding slab pie with peanut butter mascarpone whipped cream is the ULTIMATE holiday pie. It makes enough to feed an army, but it’s so good you’ll want to keep it all to yourself.
chocolate pudding slab pie with peanut butter mascarpone whipped cream

A dessert that’s not PUMPKIN.

Are you shocked? Appalled? Already dialing 9-1-1 because the only explanation for this is that I’m having fever-induced hallucinations?

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Sweet and spicy join forces to make these vanilla bean black pepper marshmallows a treat that you’ll never forget! Perfect for dunking in hot chocolate or sandwiching in-between graham crackers for some grown-up s’mores.
vanilla bean black pepper marshmallows

We are covering so much ground today!

The candy thermometers are coming out, the sugar is going to be boiled, and hey! We might not even have a giggle meltdown in the middle of our kitchens when our simple syrup reaches soft ball stage.

But don’t count on it.

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