Showing posts with label thanksgiving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thanksgiving. Show all posts

Monday, November 21, 2016

Jive Turkey

Happy Monday lovebugs,
It is a busy week for bloggers as it's Black Friday and Cyber Monday very, very soon. While I do not plan to inundate your with gift guides, I would love to know what you'd like to see in terms of posts this holiday season. Are you looking for hostess gifts, something cozy for mom, or maybe a Secret Santa that has a specific price point. Let me know! I'd love to help. Today I thought we would set the table for Thanksgiving. Some must haves for a family filled week.


Let's Put A Bird on It, Gold Turkey, $26
This gives a whole new meaning to 'jive turkey'. Support small biz, kids.

Modcloth, Dynamic Dinner Date Heel, $39
Such a great heel for the holidays. It goes with jeans or a dress.

Have a more casual Thanksgiving? Slip into these for football and leftovers.

Nordstrom, Lemon Nonas Slipper Socks, $25
For when you take those new merlot heels off. These slippers are like a hug for your feet.

What are your plans for this Thanksgiving? Something low key with family or are you dressing up and going out? Either way, this post has you covered.

Be fabulous today!

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Monday, November 7, 2016

All In: Thanksgiving Chic

Hey there lovebugs,
It's the first Monday of the month, which means it's All In day. Today we are dressing for Thanksgiving: 51% chic and 49% damn I'm comfy.




Be fabulous today!

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Travel Wednesday

On this busy, busy travel day, I just want to say...

Safe travels and have a wonderful week!

Monday, November 23, 2015

My Holiday Uniform

It's Thanksgiving week. I thought I'd pull together an outfit that I plan on living in at home this week in Pennsylvania. It's cozy, it's comfy, and it's affordable.




Be fabulous today!

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Monday, November 24, 2014

What the Heck Do I Wear: Thanksgiving

Hey there lovebugs,
Happy Thanksgiving week. I am going to wait until next week to start gift guides because I am of the belief that all things holiday start the day after Thanksgiving. Sorry I'm not sorry. Today let's look at some last minute Thanksgiving outfit ideas.


This is what I call comfortable Thanksgiving. For the family that values comfort and style. 


And for the dressier dinner, how about some navy, black, and velvet with a little bling? Pretty obsessed with this feminine print on the dress.

Whatever you wear on Thanksgiving I hope you enjoy good food and great time with family. Need last minute outfit help? Shoot me an email, I'd love to help.

Be fabulous today!

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Monday, November 4, 2013

All In: Turkey Day Travel

Alright, it's the first Monday of the month, this means its all in. The whole outfit, under $100. Today we're featuring the best looking way to travel. A little rocker but you can mix up the accessories even go with long pearls! The coated jeans are going to be comfy and chic.




Be fabulous today!

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving lovebugs! I hope you are spending with the ones you love and thinking about all of the things you're thankful for. This holiday I'm thankful for...

Family



Friends



Norman


and my country.


Friday, November 25, 2011

Black Friday

Lovebugs, in the spirit of this blog that only features under $100 fashion. 

Go forth and shop on the biggest sale day of the year.

See you Monday!



Thursday, November 24, 2011

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Special Edition: Wednesday Foodday

You know I had to give you a Friday Foodday edition today since its the day before the most delicious holiday of the year! Here's what I'm hoping to be eating tomorrow!

Sausage Cornbread Stuffing
c/o Lauren's Latest
Ingredients
  • 3 Mild Italian Sausage Links
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 cup chopped carrot
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 1 - 9x9 pan of cornbread
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 1/4 cups chicken stock
  • 2 beaten eggs 
Directions
  1. Heat up a large skillet over medium to medium high heat.
  2. Remove the sausage from it's casing and break it apart while it cooks. Once the meat is cooked completely and browned, remove from pan and set aside.
  3. Toss in the veggies with a little salt and pepper and saute until tender, about 7 minutes. {If there isn't enough grease in the pan from the sausage, pour in a little oil.}
  4. Remove pan from heat, pour sausage back in and crumble the cornbread right over top. You want the crumbles to be pretty fine.
  5. Next add in some poultry seasoning, salt, pepper and chicken broth. The last thing you need are some eggs. Crack them into that measuring cup you used for the chicken broth. Whisk them together to break the yolks into the whites and pour them over top the whole shoot and match.
  6. Stir this whole pot of goodness together and add in splashes of extra stock if you think it's a little too dry.
  7. Spoon stuffing into a greased baking dish, cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Cinnamon Apple Cookie Pie
c/o Stephanie Cooks Blog
 Ingredients
1 pie crust (not deep dish- standard sized)

Cookie layer:
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon

Apple layer:
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced thin
1/4 cup apple cider
3 tbsp butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup, total, assorted chips (caramel, butterscotch, peanut butter, chocolate, etc.)
 
Directions
1- Preheat the oven to 350.
2- Combine the melted butter with brown and white sugar, stirring well. Stir in the egg. Stir in the flour and cinnamon until well incorporated. Pour the cookie mix into the base of the pie crust and bake 20-25 minutes, until the top is set and a toothpick inserted into the cookie comes out mostly clean. Set aside.
3- In a small saucepan combine the apple slices, cider, butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Stir well. Cook over low heat until the apples soften. Then turn up the heat and keep cooking until the liquid thickens around the apples. Once done, set aside and allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Stir in the chips quickly and pour over the cookie.
4- Bake about 20 minutes, be sure to cover the crust of the pie do it doesn't burn.
5- Allow to cool, then serve.

Cranberry Butter
c/o Fun Foods on a Budget
Ingredients
3/4 cup butter, softened (margarine is okay too)
2 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp. honey
1 cup chopped fresh cranberries
2 tbsp. chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

In a small mixing bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and honey until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add cranberries and walnuts if desired; beat 5 minutes longer or until butter turns nice and pink.

Transfer to a sheet of plastic wrap; roll into a log.


Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Traveling for Turkey

Are you going to be boarding a plane, train, or bus to get where you need to go for this week's holiday? I will be flying up to Buffalo to see my relatives and I'm absolutely going to dress comfortably but I will not look like I just rolled out of bed. You know who I'm talking about, those women in their uggs and velour jumpsuits. Not cool, ladies, not cool.

Here are some of my must haves for traveling and looking stylish.

Talbots, Tweed no close cardi, $63
I love an open cardi for travel, easy to throw on and if you get something like a tweed or graphic pattern, you're instantly put together.

I love these jeans. They're comfortable, worn in and easy to wear slouchy boots or flats.

Old Navy, Sequined Ballet Flats, $19
These are perfect to slip on and off through airport security and the price is right too.

Anthrpologie, Caraz Striped Scarf, $68
A must have for travel. A scarf that you snuggle into in case the AC is on full blast.

Will you be traveling tomorrow or Thursday? Safe trip or enjoy being at home!

Be fabulous today!

Monday, November 21, 2011

Turkey Day Couture

Hey there lovebugs! Happy Monday to you, and happy short work week to you!

Today I thought we'd look at a couple of dress options for Thanksgiving dinner. If you're anything like me, you need some room to breathe and still get the 'omg I love your outfit' from the relatives. So let's see what's easy, affordable, and adorable.

This dress would be so easy to dress up or down depending on your family's dress code.

Target, Alec Sweater Dress, $39
This mod style is perfect for tights and a boots.

J Crew, Dream Sweater Dress, $99
I love this wool cashmere blend from J Crew. This dress is just dying for a long layered locket necklace.

This is perfect for a dressier dinner. Comfortable and versatile.

So what will you be wearing for Thanksgiving? Dress, cords, or sweats?

Be fabulous today!

Thursday, November 25, 2010

November Dos and Don'ts Guest Post from MML

A huge thank you to Jess for letting me guest post this over at MML this week.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Hey there lovebugs.  Welcome to the holiday season!  Fall is upon us and before you know it Santa will be right around the corner.  But before he gets here I wanted to do a special list on thankfulness.
thankful (adjective)- feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
Synonyms: gratitude, admiration, love
For one moment, sit still and think about the word thankful.  When was the last time you used it?  Maybe in the form of “thank you” which if you ask me isn’t used enough these days.  Perhaps it was a casual “thanks” or in an email “tx”.  But when was the last time you thought about the word “thankful”?  Was it last Thanksgiving?  When were you last FULL of thanks? Let’s try to be more thankful year round instead of just at the holidays.  There is so much in our daily lives that we take for granted.  Be full of thanks for the little and the big things.
Here’s my list of the dos and don’ts of being thankful.

Do

  • Be thankful for your mom’s/grandma’s/sister’s/or aunt’s apple pie recipe.
  • Take time every single day to think about just ONE thing you are thankful for, even if its an awesome eyebrow wax.
  • A la mode everything.
  • Do take seconds.  On everything: dinner, life, friends, and family.
  • Give back.  However you can.

Don’t

  • Wear Spanx to Thanksgiving dinner.
  • Be greedy or gluttonous.
  • Think about the calories in the gravy: if you eat it with turkey ON Thanksgiving its 0 calories.  You didn’t know that?
  • Forget to ask your grandparents to tell you a story about their past.
  • Forget your sneakers on Black Friday.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

What to Wear for Thanksgiving Dinner- and other things

Hi lovebugs!

Happy almost Thanksgiving! I wish you very safe travels and hope you overeat.  Speaking of eating, I would like to talk about two things today: what to wear to dinner that will allow you to overeat AND the inevitable mom talk of "you should cut back on the food [insert name here]".  Let's start with the mom talk.

I'm sure you know it well.  And don't get me wrong moms I know you mean well.  But if you're anything like me, you KNOW you should cut back on the mashed potatoes, and hearing it out loud just makes you want to eat more to comfort yourself.  Just know you're beautiful and whether you're a size 4 or a size 24. Treat your body like a temple----with the occasional eating of the Dorito bag in one sitting occurrence.  Happens to the best of us.  Whether you plan a New Years resolution for weight loss or are happy with your size, more power to you! Dress your body fabulously (by reading TCB, obvi) and love your curves, bumps, and pant size.  Love you mom!

Ok, now onto the fashion.  Thanksgiving dinner is a semi-dressy occasion but skinny ANYTHING is out of the question if you plan to enjoy yourself at all.  So here's what I recommended to look gorgeous while camouflaging the second serving of pie!

 Lulus, Elegant Teal Dress, $41
The drape effect with the belt makes for optimal stuffing intake.  Please pair with tights as this dress is on the shorter side!

I love this cream color and paired with some corduroys this makes the perfect outfit.

Loft, Charmeuse Top Sweater Dress, $48 with code ENJOY
The blousing on the top of this dress is beautiful.  Paired with pearls of a big earring you're ready.

SO sweet.  And the pleating plus the bow, bring on the potatoes.

It has the word "chunky" in it! 


And if all else fails:

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

How to Pack for Thanksgiving Travel

As we all travel to our family and friends homes this Thanksgiving, most of us will be doing over-nighters which means packing.  Generally this is a 3 or 4 night trip so nothing epic, but still you don't want to use your giant tote bag either.

Today we will talk about fabulous suitcases fit for flying, busing, driving, or however else you may be getting to your destination.  Tomorrow I will feature what to wear to Thanksgiving dinner....think elastic!


Some people have a severe aversion to Vera but love her or hate her this duffel is the BEST carry on in the world because you can shove it under your seat on the plane if the overhead storage runs out.  And let me tell you from experience, it's ultra-durable!


Rockland, Giraffe Pink, $29
Feeling sassy? Try this rolling duffle bag!


SO many pattern options to choose from, this bag will never be mistaken for someone else's!

If you REALLY need a roller bag I just love this one.  The handle is curved too so its easier to maneuver.