Thanksgiving Wednesday

For me -- usually a FULL kitchen day.  This year?  Just a little bit of prep.

I had another kick-butt day yesterday.  I'm not sure where this energy is coming from, but I'll take it after a month of forcing myself to do anything.

We hung the vintage-inspired Paris map picture and I love it.  Just what the wall needed.  It was actually easy to hang.  Pottery Barn does a nice job with things-that-hang (pictures, mirrors, curtain rods).

The grocery store wasn't crowded and that was unexpectedly nice.

I  made a new cranberry sauce recipe -- the one that's going around from Ina Garten.  I didn't put in all the sugar and used a honeycrisp apple instead of a granny smith.  It's WAY sweeter than I'm used to (I like a tart sauce), but I like the flavor a lot.  This is a keeper, but I'll add even less sugar next time (calls for 1 1/4 cup -- I used a scant one cup).  I also blended it smooth in the Vitamix.  Saves the straining and I like smooth rather than chunky.

I made MORE honeycrisp apple sauce.  I love honeycrisp season.

Then I tried stuffed mushrooms from Down Shift Technology and they were delicious.  It's a trial run for a Christmas Eve munchie.  Total winner and very easy.

And I went back into town to get more candles.  The brand is Thymes.  They are great, but only the pine scent available at the store.  

Outside run was a no-go so I did a treadmill run.  It was good, but leaves my back tired.  Peloton today.

Up early for the cleaning crew this morning.  I prepped messy things yesterday so hopefully I can keep the kitchen clean-ish after cooking this week.  Today's prep is chopping and grating cheese.  Easy.  I canceled my nail appointment and good thing, I sliced off half my pointer finger nail rushing on the mushrooms last evening.  It's just the nail, not into skin, but it's sensitive and is going to take awhile to grow back.

Hubby and I are heading to the dump for a morning date lol.  We are getting rid of the broken movie chair and a large box.  Trying to get things organized ahead of Christmas decorating and all the things in December.

Good luck in the kitchen today!  Later gators.