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Thanks for joining me for another Nine Favorite Things post.
Happy December first! The countdown to Christmas has officially begun. And with only twenty-four days until Christmas Eve itโs already full-on holiday craziness. I was looking back at last yearโs favorites post and wishing that Thanksgiving wouldnโt have fallen so late this year. Suddenly it feels as though there is zero time to finish up loose ends and also celebrate this wonderful season. Anyone else feeling the same?
Even though time feels tight, I am still happier than ever that Christmas is here. As you all know, this is my favorite time of the year. Itโs been snowing since Friday night. And there is nothing I love more than a snowy night filled with hot cocoa and decorating the tree. Itโs the perfect scene straight out of a Hallmark movie. Hoping you all have been doing the same and enjoying a long slow weekend at homeโฆsnow or no snow. And if you donโt celebrate Christmas I hope youโre staying cozy inside this weekend. Hopefully, youโre baking up cookies or slow cooking dinnersโฆbecause really, is there anything better this time of year?
Coming upโฆ
Iโm very much looking forward to the month ahead. Next week Iโm off to NYC in a week for one last round of press and events to promote HBH Super Simple. Then itโs home for the rest of December. Hoping to cross a lot of my list this week before heading to the city (if anyone has hotel recommendations, Iโm scrambling to find oneโฆeverything is sold out).
Coming up this week on the blog, Iโll be sharing a new salmon recipe that will be great for upcoming dinner parties. Then itโs on to our first Christmas cookieโฆa family favorite recipeโฆbut done up! Next up weโll be sharing the coziest slow-braised dinner for a delicious family meal. On Friday weโll have a sweet holiday cake. And for Cocktail Saturday, of course, a festive holiday drink. Plus so much more on Instagram!
Question: What are you all hoping to see most this coming month? Would you love to see plenty of easy entertaining recipes? Dinners? Appetizers? Are you looking for holiday desserts? Lots of cookies? Or would you love to see more lifestyle posts like decorating ideas, tablescapes, and homemade Christmas gifts? Please let me know!!
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1. inspiring me this weekโฆdecking the halls.
I love scrolling through Pinterest for holiday decor and tablescape inspiration. Here is what Iโm loving this year.
(source of photo)
2. the most popular recipes of November.
Most popular: creamy wild rice chicken soup with roasted mushrooms
Full disclosure, our 2019 Thanksgiving menu and guide was the most popular post of the month, BUT this soup was second in line and really deserves the top honorsโฆitโs GOOD. One of my favorites Iโve shared in a while, and itโs the easiest dinner. Just throw everything into the slow cooker (OR instant pot OR make on the stove) and done. The soup is creamy, herby, a little cheesy, and the wild rice adds the perfect hearty biteโฆbut then the mushrooms!?! Buttery, crispy and just a little garlicky too. All the good things.
Runner-up: bourbon sweet potato casserole with sweet โnโ savory bacon pecans
This was everyoneโs favorite Thanksgiving side dish and itโs one of mine tooโฆlove this recipe so much! If you didnโt get a chance to make it, Iโd highly recommend this as a side for any upcoming holiday dinners. Itโs a touch sweet, savory, and a little spicy too. Nothing boring, just delicious.
Also have to mention: cranberry bourbon sour
Super festive, incredibly easy, so delicious, and a combination of my familyโs favoritesโฆhomemade cranberry-orange syrup, warming bourbon, fresh citrus, and sweet candied rosemary.
3. my favorite cyber week kitchen/home findsโฆ
items for in the kitchenโฆ
for the tableโฆ
all the best candlesโฆ
4. favorite questions of the week.
q: What did you think of the Gilmore Girls revival and who do you think Roryโs baby daddy is?
a: I am the BIGGEST Gilmore Girls fan in the worldโฆbut I didnโt think the revival was that amazing. Please donโt get me wrong. I loved it, BUT I loved the previous seasons so much more. Anyone else? And I want the dad to be Logan!
q: Favorite holiday tradition??
a: Christmas movies with my mom and little sister, decorating the tree, baking Christmas cookies, cooking for my brothers, mixing up cocktails. And of course, Christmas Eve with the familyโฆtruly all of it.
q: Hosting a big Christmas brunch and looking for decadent, make-ahead recipes to feed many?
a: I have manyโฆham and cheese croissant bake, easiest overnight eggnog brioche cinnamon rolls, everything cheesy potato and egg breakfast casserole, extra sticky maple pecan sticky buns, baked cinnamon crรจme brรปlรฉe french toast, and snowflake pull-apart monkey bread. There are some great ones in the HBH Super Simple Cookbook too!
5. newest videos.
Shredded Brussels Sprout and Bacon Saladโฆthe most popular salad of the year.
French Onion Gnocchi Soupโฆkind of hard to not love this soup.
6. All the Christmas Movies Iโm Dying To Watchโฆ
Hallmark Picks
1. Switched for Christmas
2. A Bride for Christmas
3. Christmas at the Palace
4. 12 Gifts of Christmas
5. Finding Santa
6. Christmas at Dollywood
7. The Christmas Club
8. Check Inn to Christmas
9. Christmas at the Plaza โ must find time to watch thisโฆbecause itโs The Plaza!
Read: I Watched a Weekโs Worth of Hallmark MoviesโHereโs What I Recommend
Netflix Picks
1. Let It Snow
2. The Knight Before Christmas
3. The Princess Switch โ watched this last yearโฆitโs cheesy, but you know I loved it.
4. The Holiday Calendar
5. A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding
Read: Netflixโs 2019 Holiday Movies, Reviewed and Ranked (via the NYT)
The Classics (which will forever be my favorites)
1. The Grinch
2. Miracle on 34th street
3. The Santa Clause (all of them)
4. Elf
5. Home Alone (all of them)
6. Eloise at Christmastime
7. The Polar Express
8. National Lampoonโs Christmas Vacation
Question: what are your favorite Christmas movies?
7. a few links i am lovingโฆ
15 charities to give back to this holiday seasonโฆโtis the season to give back.
7 instant pot soups that are the definition of comfort foodโฆbecause itโs COLD out.
editors share their most effective productivity tips..to end the year strong.
10 ways to practice gratitude every dayโฆespecially good to keep in mind.
Kim Kardashian West on life as a brand and her political awakeningโฆSunday reading.
holiday pajamas youโll want to live inโฆall month long.
10 beauty experts share their favorite clean beauty hacksโฆloved these tips.
an airy Madison Square Park abodeโฆalways love these NYC home tours.
the brow whispererโs 5 steps to shape your brows at homeโฆcertainly good to know.
everything at Glossier is on sale right nowโฆpicking up my boy brow and also brow flick.
this designer goes all out for the holidaysโฆpeek inside his home.
the best deals from Nordstromโs Black Friday saleโฆwhat are you buying?
Netflix saves New Yorkโs iconic Paris Theaterโฆpretty cool what Netflix is doing here.
13 enchanting holiday marketsโฆideally would love to visit them all.
how to make your apartment festiveโฆwhen you canโt squeeze in a tree.
what Christmas song should you Listen to..what did you get? I got โbaby, itโs cold outsideโ.
this Christmas movie quotes quiz is surprisingly hardโฆbut itโs actually not.
8. my favorite cyber week style findsโฆ
clothesโฆ
jewelryโฆ
9. this weekโs dinnersโฆ
Monday: simple coconut quinoa and lentil curry
Tuesday: ham and cheese croissant bake (use up any of those remaining leftovers)
Wednesday: easy coq au riesling
Thursday: hot and spicy potstickers (recipe inย HBH Super Simple)
Friday: slow cooker vodka bolognese pasta
Warming Sunday Cocoa: creamy coconut hot chocolate
Finally, check out all the pastย Nine Favorite Thingsย postsย here.
This post was originally published on December 1, 2019
If you are looking for a hotel you might want to stay in Brooklyn. I used to live in Brooklyn Heights (the one brooklyn bridge hotel is beautiful) and is right by the Brooklyn bridge and a short walk to the 2/3 or the A/C. Also, The Hoxton in Williamsburg or the Williamsburg Hotel. You are limited to the L train but again it might be easier than a hotel in manhattan.
Thank you so much Danielle!! xTieghan