happy thanksgiving

via martha stewart

today is thanksgiving for us which equals a busy day of cooking!

here is the menu:

brown sugar, mustard-glazed ham

green beans with hollandaise sauce

creamy garlic mashed potatoes with gravy 

stuffing with celery and onions

cranberry sauce (maybe if i have time...)

apple cider

no dessert this year! ill be whipping up pumpkin chocolate pie after our visit to ry's family for a non-traditional thanksgiving (indian food). im bummed that there will be no turkey to eat this year (turkeys are way to big for two people) so we decided to cook a ham instead with the traditional sides. ill be missing my mom's paella, turkey and cranberry salad. YUM. maybe she will freeze some leftovers for me :) a pregnant woman hopes. 

hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving weekend. enjoy your black friday too. will you be participating in some sales? i love cyber monday so much more than black friday- no crowds!

happy thanksgiving friends! hope you enjoy time with your loved ones. 

*and im sure most of you already know the gender of baby but im waiting to post pictures to "officially" reveal it here on ze blog ;) 

**check out martha stewart thanksgiving menus here (super helpful when planning!)

menu for the week

the pioneer woman's chicken tortilla soup

pretty huh?

monday: chicken tortilla soup- its soup season!
tuesday: spaghetti aglio olio and roasted veggies- you must like anchovies for this one, so yum
wednesday: baked rigatoni with bechamel sauce- luscious and indulgent pasta bake
thursday: black beans and rice- first time trying this one out, ill let you know how it goes
friday: chicken carbonara- another recipe im trying out for the first time, looks super good
saturday: meatloaf, peas and rice- not sure if i should try this one or this one
sunday: white chicken chili from our best bites

wish i could tell you one of those days is a "leftover" day but i have had quite the appetite and eating more than i thought i would! yikes! im so grateful that the morning sickness has been slowly ebbing away. its either im sick in the morning or sick in the afternoon/evening, but thankfully not the all day sickness that i have been experiencing for the past couple months. looking forward to rekindling a relationship with food!