'lil ladybug

This is my bf's daughter on Halloween;



The cutest 'lil ladybug I've ever seen!

She actually won the costume contest - which was really meant for the adults but she just looked so cute that everyone voted for her! So that's why you see her next to a basket that has a bottle of wine and a shot glass in it. She will enjoy that in about...20 more years!

Happy Hanukkah!

Today I will be celebrating my very first Hanukkah with my best friend Mindy and her husband Ryan. I am so excited to learn all about their family traditions and share this special holiday with them!

So this morning I made a Red Chrayn (pronounced khreyn). I found this recipe while looking through Nigela Lawson's book - Nigela Christmas

This book is actually a Christmas gift that I begged to open early :-)

I used;

• 1 Cup Horseradish Sauce
• 2 Tablespoons Sour Cream
• 1 Uncooked Red Beet - peeled

I whisked together the Horseradish Sauce and Sour Cream. Then (wearing latex gloves) I grated the red beet into the mixture. Here is my final product;

Chrayn is typically served as a condiment with fish...I can't wait to try it out!

I also made this yummy Monkey Bread for dessert;

Happy Hanukkah everyone!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! You can click on the photos to enlarge.

• My husbands cannibal pumpkin and my luminary pumpkin
• Halloween cupcakes! ... gooey green cupcakes
• Kodi in his cute Halloween outfit
• Severed fingers in wine glasses
• Me in my Stepford Wife outfit feeding jello shots in the shape of witches hats to my husband