Our Thanksgiving tablescape

 We had a very good Thanksgiving. I cooked for 2 days pretty much and made the whole meal from scratch. I am sharing my table decor a little bit. Just very simple: A wreath with chunky candles. Linen tablecloth and black and cream toile tableware. How was your Thanksgiving?

Devils on horseback appetizers and Monday party

How was your week? Mine was crazy! The kids are off school. Hope you are getting exited for Thanksgiving, I am for sure. Thanks so much for linking! Have a super week!

Thanksgiving is this week and I really want to make these Devils on horseback by Make mine lemon. Dates, bacon and an unusual filling. Go check!

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This family is so cute and fun!! Happy Thanksgiving friends!!

Pumpkin spice Bundt cake recipe and link party

How was your week? Ours was great. Getting exited about Thanksgiving and soon Christmas!

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Easy and delicious recipe by the painted hinge. Check the recipe here: Pumpkin spice Bundt cake recipe

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Pumpkin pie and candied pecans topping

Delicious Pumpkin pie with candied pecan topping

I am sharing with you a little secret. I have made this pie many times for Thanksgiving and Christmas and it is my favorite. I love pecan pie but the crunchy candy pecan topping just brings the pumpkin pie to a higher level. The pie dough is the best I have find so far.

Pumpkin pie recipe

I use the recipe on the Libby's pumpkin can for the pumpkin pie recipe:

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 large eggs
• 1 can (15 oz.) LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
• 1 can (12 fl. oz.) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
• 1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) deep-dish pie shell
• MIX sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.
  
  Pour into pie shell. I use this recipe from BHG. This is the best pie dough recipe in the world. It makes dough for 2 pumpkin pies.
  Bake in preheated 425° F oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate.
• Candied pecan topping:
• 1 cup whole pecans or chopped,
• 1 cup brown sugar,
• 1/4 cup butter.

Melt the butter in the microwave. In small bowl, mix the butter and brown sugar. Add your pecans.

Pour the mixture on the cooled pumpkin pie until  it covers the whole top. You might have a little extra.

Arrange the pecans to look pretty if whole pecans.

Place your pie under the broiler until the sugar is bubbling and the pecans are darker brown but not burned.

Let cool

You will get a very yummy and hard shell. Great addition to the smooth texture of the pumpkin pie.

Add whip cream and your favorite vanilla ice cream. Heaven!

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Positive thoughts, Thanksgiving printable

I have been trying to be thankful this month and there is few things that help me. Every day before going to sleep I think about all the things that happened that day and I fall asleep with good thoughts and a grateful heart. It can be little things like chocolate I had that day, a text from a friend, a kiss from hubby. I have noticed that even though I don't see my problems necessarily going away because really for some I have no control over them, I notice the positive more and I do want to be like that. I want to be a positive person and a happier person. It's all about how you see your life. Not what is in it. Positive thoughts attract positive in your life. I made a printable for you. I think it would be cute framed or used for a card for a friend.

Do you have tips to be happy? Or more positive?

Have you tried a gratitude journal?

Hope you enjoy! For personal use only please!

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A Thankful heart

I am very Thankful for this time of the year. All seasons with my little family is such an enjoyment. Thanksgiving was yummy and warm.
Our little baby Soleil had her fist step and her second tooth. The pumpkin pie was gone the night before so i made one at the last minute and i enjoyed making it too. 
How was your Thanksgiving?

Entry makeover for a small space

 If you have a small place, this makeover is a great inspiration. I spent no money in this makeover. My goal was to create a setting perfect for Fall and Thanksgiving using things i already have. I chose monochromatic warm oranges.

You can see the before. Pretty boring and my 5 year old is using it as an office. lol

 First i uncluttered everything. Leaving only one pair of shoes on the rack. I added my favorite Fall picture the i thought the iron frame would look perfect above the coat hanger.
The walls are a butterscotch color. 

 A pretty chair with the same color palette. A simple arrangement on the coffee table.

I love the pumpkin blocks. One with written "Pumpkin" and the other in the shape of a pumpkin.

I added shades on the chandelier and you can find the tutorial for this cute Owl wreath here

You can add a trim to any shades to make them special like i did here.
Home is where your story begins. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

The best Alsatian apple tart recipe

Alsatian apple tart recipe

You will need:

4 to 5 apples

3/4 pound shortcrust or sweet shortcrust pastry (recipe below)

2 Tablespoon Apricot Jam,

For the custard filling:

2 eggs

1/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup Heavy cream

1/4 tsp Vanilla extract

Shortcrust pastry recipe

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt,

1 tsp sugar

1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

3, 8 tbsp iced water

In bowl, mix all the ingredient until fine crumbs form. My kids love to do this. 

Preheat at 400 degrees your oven. Roll your dough thinly and use a 9 inch pie pan. Prick with a fork. Place parchment paper on pie shell and add a layer of beans and cook for 15 minutes.

Remove and brush with the jam. Bake for 5 more minutes.

Turn your oven to 350 F

Custard filling

Beat eggs, sugar, add the cream and vanilla extract.

Place your apples thinly sliced and peeled in your shell. Poor the custard in. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until a knife inserted comes out dry. Serve warm or at room temperature. 

This is a perfect pie for any event and will impress your guest.

Thanksgiving is coming up. Try it!

You may like: Original French Truffles recipe

Cornbread muffins with stuffing ingredients.

I love to make those small individual cornbread muffins.

I make them for Christmas and for parties.

I usually used the ingredients i would use for a stuffing recipe.

Corn muffin with stuffing

2 apples,

1/2 bag cranberries,

6 strips of bacon, 

Hand full of fresh cilantro,

1 box Krusteaz Honey cornbread mix,

Salt ,

Pepper.

Prepare the cornbread mix according to directions.

In a pan caramelize cubed apples, cranberries. Crumble cooked bacon. 

Add the fresh cilantro. 

When the stuffing mixture is cooled, add to the cornbread mix.
Add a pinch of salt and pepper.

Spray muffin pan with oil and spoon your mixture. Follow the cooking temperature on the cornbread box.

Cook until lightly golden.

You could add more ingredients like nuts, leeks, pears...anything you like in your stuffing

Enjoy!

This is very yummy!

Garlic mashed potatoes recipe

Garlic mashed potatoes recipe

You will need:

1 potato per person.

1 garlic head (for 5 potatoes)

olive oil,

butter, (desire amount. i like 1 tablespoon)

1/2 cup Milk, (more if wanted)

Wash your potatoes and boil them with the skin until tender to the fork.

Let cool,

when cool, peel the potatoes. Add mashed garlic (recipe below), butter and milk.

Add cheese if wanted.

Mashed garlic

Cut the "top" of the garlic head, pour enough olive oil to saturate the garlic cloves.

Roast in an oven tin until garlic is caramelized.

When still warm. Push out and peel cloves out of shell.

Mash.

French bread, pear and leek stuffing recipe

This is my recipe...

Frenchy's French bread, pear and leek stuffing

1 loaf of 1 day old Country French bread,

1 package of mild sausage,

1 leek,

half a package of cooked bacon,

2 pears,

1 heart of celery,

1 box of turkey or chicken stock,

2 cloves of garlic,

1 onion,

cook the sausage in pan, before it is done, brown minced garlic and cut onion. Then add sliced leeks. cook a little,

Add cut celery and pear pieces,

When pear is tender add cubed bread and stock. 

Place in oven dish. In oven at 350*

stir once in a while until the desire texture.

Brown sugar yams and marshmallows recipe

Brown sugar yams and marshmallows

2 big cans of cut yams or fresh already cooked yams,

1/2 cup of brown sugar,

1/2 cup water,

1 bag marshmallows,

In pan, on high heat, "melt" your brown sugar for few seconds. Add your water and stir. Add the yams. Stir.

Pour in your dish and top with wanted amount of marshmallows.

Bake in oven at 350 until marshmallows are roasted.

Orange, rosemary and bacon Turkey recipe

I love this combination. So tasty!

I have never seen it anywhere. I love the orange flavor. Bacon on the top of the Turkey is something i do a lot.

I thought i would post my Thanksgiving recipes. They work for Christmas too.

We have a turkey in France for Christmas. 

The steps:

1 Turkey,

I like fresh Turkey because i can freeze the left overs and use it in soups later.

Half a package of uncooked bacon,

3 to 5 oranges,

Rosemary bunch,

Wash your Turkey, Some people wipe it dry. I don't.

Stuff your Turkey with oranges (slice the oranges a little) and rosemary.

Cut slices of oranges,

Separate the skin from the flesh on the breasts. Slide slices of oranges and rosemary inside.

Lay bacon slices on the top of the turkey like on picture.

Cook at 325* until the bacon is crispy. Then cover with aluminum paper until the turkey is done.

Follow time per pound on the turkey's wrapper.

Fireflies and Jellybeans

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I will have 1 Tablespoon of that pie today! LOL

I am still grateful.

I am grateful for my family and great husband. Cute kids who make my life more fun.

May you see your blessings today.

“You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.” 

― Dr. Seuss quote

 I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

XOXO

Isabelle

Turkey treats with cookies and candy tutorial

This so cute and the kids love to make them and eat them. Of course!

It would be also a cute idea to put one on each plate for Thanksgiving. Let them "dry" for the next day. They fall apart a little.

A cute idea for family Home evening or family night. Talk about the story of Thanksgiving and make the treats.

You will need:

Nutter Butter cookies,

Ginger snaps cookies,

Mike and Ike candy or jelly beans,

Candy corn,

Mini chocolate chips,

Icing.

Start with the Turkey body and face. Chocolate chips and mike and Ike. Glue it all with the icing. A butter knife does the trick to apply the icing.

2 ginger snaps for the body.

2 Mike and Ike candy for the feet.

5 candy corn or more for the feathers.

Cute and you can make them the color you want.

Use an icing pipe for neater results.

They disappear very fast! 

Happy Thanksgiving!