Monday, November 21, 2011
Instagram Love & Recipe Round Up
It’s Thanksgiving week!!!!! It’s Thanksgiving week!!!!! My favorite time of the year starts… NOW. 🙂 We will being celebrating Turkey day up in O-Town with my in-laws so we decided to decorate the house early (YAY!)!! Anyhow, I’m a bit behind on my cooking for the week so I thought I’d do a little something different this Monday…
I’ve pretty much been obsessed with Instagram (look me up! Username: mylifeasamrs) since getting my iPhone 4s last week, so I thought I’d do a weekend re-cap to give ya’ll a little peak into my life 😉 So- here it goes…
I got my first ever pair of spin shoes on Friday (I feel so official):
My hot brunch date on Saturday @Brooklyn Bagel 😉
I got the Tuna Scooper Bagel Melt (they scoop out the bagel, toast it, and add tuna…) Uh.MAZ.ING.:
Then we hit up the local Bike shop to get my spin cleats added to my aforementioned shoes (first spin class with shoes is tonight – i’m pumped!):
Stopped by AJ’s Beer city so the hubs could pick up a couple of seasonal beers… I shared this Pumpkin one with him and it was pretty tasty (I’m normally not a fan of beer):
Sunday was Church followed by pulling down all of the Christmas stuff!!!
Yep, our tree is officially up, and I am one happy camper
Happy Monday, friends!! Oh, and in case you are still looking for some Thanksgiving Inspiration…
Cocktails:
- Cranberry Pomegranate Spritzers
- Cranberry Pomegranate Margaritas
- Spiced Apple Cider Sangria – this will be at our Thanksgiving table
- Spiked Ginger Cider (Branappetit)
- Grown Up Hot Chocolate with Bailey’s Marshmallows (How Sweet Eats)
 Appetizers:
- Pecan Brown Sugar & Kahlua Baked Brie – this will also be at our Thanksgiving 😉
- Cheesy Garlic and Onion Stuffed Mushrooms
Sides:
- Creamy Mashed Red Potatoes
- Cranberry Sauce
- Green Beans with Mushrooms
- Brown Butter Bacon and Sage Stuffing (How Sweet Eats)
- Roasted Chesnut and Sausage Dressing (Confections of a Foodie Bride)
- Broccoli Cheddar Cracker Casserole (Pioneer Woman)
- Butternut Squash Mac n’ Cheese (Two Peas and Their Pod)
Mains:
- Emeril’s Beer Brined Turkey (excuse the horrendous photos)
- Ina’s Herb Roasted Turkey Breast (I’ve made this before- it’s delicious!)
- Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Cranberry Glaze (Confections of a Foodie Bride)
Dessert:
- Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Pumpkin Parfaits
- Derby Pie
- Bourban Pecan Pie Brownies (How Sweet Eats)
- Pumpkin Ice Cream (David Lebovitz via The Sweets Life)
For Leftovers:
- Panini with Brie Apples and Raspberry Preserves (use leftover turkey and ham… and cranberry sauce instead of raspberry!)
- Turkey Tetrazzini (The Pioneer Woman)
- Turkey Brie and Apple Panini (The Novice Chef)
- Turkey Tortellini Soup (The Novice Chef)
- Turkey Cranchilades (Pink Parsley)
brandi — November 21, 2011 @ 11:37 am
i can’t wait to get a tree! We just rearranged all our furniture this weekend, so we’ll get to find the perfect spot again 🙂
thanks for the link!! Happy Monday 🙂
Shawnda — November 21, 2011 @ 11:38 am
Happy Thanksgiving week! I’m so ready to put up our Christmas tree too 🙂
Kristina replied: — November 21st, 2011 @ 11:55 am
do it!!!! Happy Thanksgiving girl! 🙂
mom — November 21, 2011 @ 11:39 am
LOVE it! Looks like your weekend was great!
Erin — November 21, 2011 @ 12:02 pm
Awesome spin shoes! I love spinning class.
nicole {sweet peony} — November 21, 2011 @ 1:04 pm
love all of your pictures… looks like an awesome weekend! btw, your tree looks fab 🙂 and thanks for all of the thanksgiving recipes… i can’t wait until thursday! 🙂 happy thanksgiving!
Kristina replied: — November 21st, 2011 @ 1:45 pm
Thanks Nicole! Happy Thanksgiving to YOU. 🙂
lindsay — November 21, 2011 @ 1:30 pm
so fun! looks like yall had a fabulous weekend! i love love spin. just went to a class this morning!
Jessica @ How Sweet — November 21, 2011 @ 1:59 pm
thanks for sharing my recipes love! your tree is SO pretty.
Kristina replied: — November 21st, 2011 @ 2:19 pm
thanks… so is yours!!! Love that you put yours up early too! 🙂
natalie (the sweets life) — November 21, 2011 @ 2:13 pm
so glad your on instagram, loving your pictures 🙂
great recipe round-up, i am so pumped for thursday! and thanks for the pumpkin ice cream shout out!
Josie — November 21, 2011 @ 4:09 pm
Great round-up, and thanks for the shout-out! Your tree is so pretty! Happy Thanksgiving!
Cassie — November 21, 2011 @ 4:33 pm
You will love the spin shoes…and you’ll never go back!
Maria — November 21, 2011 @ 4:56 pm
So happy you are on Instagram:)
Melissa A. — November 27, 2011 @ 3:30 pm
I LOVE bourbon…love. I must make the brownies. Also, I wasn’t a huge beer fan until my hubby started brewing it and we started tasting craft brews – a whole different world, truly.
Kristina replied: — November 28th, 2011 @ 3:18 pm
my hubby brews beer too!!! it’s nuts how it all works!!! too fun! 🙂