Nine Favorite Things.

Thanks for joining me for another Nine Favorite Things post.

Happiest first Sunday of November! What a week it has been! I started things off in NYC (more on that below) with a whirlwind trip that I will never forget. Kicking off the launch of HBH Super Simple in New York was like nothing else. So fun, so exciting, and the best way to start the week. It was a quick trip, I was already back home by Wednesday night…and back to Thanksgiving planning and prep! I’ll be sharing my menu in just about a week, so hold tight for that. I wish I could’ve gotten it photographed sooner, so sorry, but it’s coming soon!

I am currently sitting all cozied up at my desk with my candles going while writing this post. But I’m off to LA this morning to spend a few days promoting HBH Super Simple. I get in tonight and will hit the ground running on Monday morning with a full schedule. We’ll be starting things off with an influencer lunch at Pizzana. Then a small break mid-afternoon before quickly heading to the book signing at Shoppe Amber Interiors. The signing starts at 6 pm and is open to everyone. If you’d like to come, just RSVP here. And then, it’s a full two days of podcasts, meetings. I’ll be wrapping the trip up with a stop at the always fun studio of Home & Family (which I believe will air on Thursday).

Then home again on Wednesday night. As much as I’m excited for LA…I am already excited to get back home as well. Travel is fun, but it’s also not really my thing. I LOVE being at home so much, especially this time of year. Plus, there is so much to do for Thanksgiving. Luckily we still have a few weeks to go, since Thanksgiving is so late this year!

Question: have you already started your Thanksgiving planning? Be sure to follow along with all my Thanksgiving tips on Instagram all month long.

This week on HBH, we’ll be starting the week off with the easiest dinner that’s healthy, hearty, and cozy. Then we’ll move on to my favorite new Thanksgiving side dish. And on Wednesday we’ll continue on with side dishes, by making a classic much easier. Thursday we’ll have a fresh take on beef stew. And of course, on Friday, we’ll be ending the week with the perfect November dessert. Oh, and on Saturday we’ll have a pretty cocktail that’s perfectly fitting for the season! All good things, and I’m so excited to be entering into these holiday months!

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1. NYC and all things HBH Super Simple.

I really can’t put into words just how amazing my trip to NYC was. First, before anything else, I have to say THANK YOU to you all. You guys…my HBH family…you are all AMAZING, and after 7+ years together, you truly feel like family. Thank you for ordering the cookbook, for leaving the kindest Amazon reviews, for making my recipes, for messaging me daily, and truly just being the best community. The book is doing SO well, it was even #3 over ALL of Amazon’s books for over a day. Just incredible, and I am so excited that everyone truly seems to be enjoying the book. Thank you all for being the best!

Side Note: Be sure to look out for giveaways on Instagram over the next two months. We have some really fun ones planned, all involving my favorite products, as a way to say thank you!!

My New York trip started off with thirty plus TV interviews via satellite, which took from about 7 am to 12 pm. From there I headed straight to an event at The Feed Feed in Brooklyn. I got to meet so many of you, do a fun Q&A, make a cheese board, and sign a lot of books. By the time the night was over it was 9 pm and I was about to drop, but still feeling so excited.

Tuesday was cookbook release day…and my appearance on Good Morning America. Honestly? I cannot tell you how much fun this was. If you missed the interview you can watch the GMA full clip here as well as a fun Facebook Live that I did with Ginger Zee here. Everyone on GMA was so kind. I LOVED hearing that Ginger happens to be a huge HBH fan and has made 75% of the recipes on the blog (and she told me she was just as excited about having me on as Reese Witherspoon…no big deal…right). Appearing on GMA was the BEST possible way to kick off the launch of HBH Super Simple. So exciting, and a day I will not forget.

I went straight from the GMA studios to my publishers – Clarkson Potter (the lifestyle division of Penguin Random House) for a few (exciting) meetings. Then it was back to The Bowery Hotel for a small window to catch up on social and email. I spent the night teaching a fun cooking class at Eately, and then got back to the hotel around 10ish. I flew home the next morning and just like that, it was over.

Truly went by in a New York minute, but it was the BEST trip. All the photos below!

Lastly, Amazon Reviews: If you’ve ordered the cookbook and are enjoying it, I would SO appreciate it if you could leave your review on Amazon. Those reviews mean SO much and can help make HBH Super Simple even more of a success. Thank you!!