A fall photo series: Each day during the month of November I will be posting something that I am thankful for along with a photo or two. I invite you to join me by posting a link to your blog, Instagram, or Facebook page in the comments.

Day 17:

Fire in the fireplace, freshly bathed dog sleeping nearby, dinner from the crockpot (a modified version of this Indian lentil dal), and house smelling of the apple cider granola (recipe here) and banana bread (recipe here) that I made for breakfast and snacks this week. Love days like this.

A fall photo series: Each day during the month of November I will be posting something that I am thankful for along with a photo or two. I invite you to join me by posting a link to your blog, Instagram, or Facebook page in the comments.

Day 16:

Today I am thankful for long stretches of time to get caught up on writing projects and things at home. For kids playing nicely together and a relaxing pace to the day.

I am planning for a small gathering on Thanksgiving this year. It doesn’t need to be fancy but I would love to try some new recipes. I’m craving something “en croute” as a main course and maybe a dessert covered in caramel!

I sometimes use Pinterest for meal planning and decided to create a board for Thanksgiving this year.


I do have a few favorites that usually find their way to the table too. Here are a few things that I have made and loved in the past:

Mushroom gravy
Sweet potato casserole
Stuffing
Pumpkin gingerbread with spiced buttercream
Braised tempeh Wellingtons
Roasted Brussels sprouts
Persimmon apple breakfast cake

What are you having?

A fall photo series: Each day during the month of November I will be posting something that I am thankful for along with a photo or two. I invite you to join me by posting a link to your blog, Instagram, or Facebook page in the comments.

Day 15:

I am thankful for our local libraries (we have 3 in Roseville), where I can even check out audio and Kindle books. I spent a little time in this lovely sunny spot today.