Not a traditional thanksgiving

{breakfast pie.... cheesecake and pumpkin pie}

This year wasn't a traditional Thanksgiving. I went to a friends house where he made an injected deep fried turkey, and she made a couple of side dishes. It wasn't the usual Thanksgiving that I am use to, but it was a lot of fun.

{the gift that I made for the hostesses... a bottle of Cupcake wine, a WoodWick candle and a box of candy}

{appetizer cheesy spinach dip ..recipe to come}

{the turkey}

{into the deep fryer}

{New Orleans style injected turkey}

{insanely juicy turkey}

{mashed potato salad}

{green bean casserole}

{the spread}

{my plate}

{the pumpkin roll i made}

{dessert spread two store bought pies lemon cream and coconut cream also my pumpkin roll}

One of my friends is from Texas and the other is from Louisiana neither had ever heard of pumpkin rolls so they were very impressed with mine. The whole pumpkin deal must be an "up north" thing

{their gorgeous tree}

{i love the bow}

Hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving! Just a side note... the 12 days of giveaways begins December 1st!

xo

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Enjoy your day with family & friends!

xo erica

How to cut a pomegranate

It's officially pomegranate season, and these beauties are popping up everywhere. Which means there is a lot of questions about how to cut a pomegranate. POM Wonderful usually offers a great little booklet about "How to Cut a Pomegranate" near where there pomegranates are being sold. I used their method, but always seemed to have an insanely large red mess ALL over my kitchen. This is when I came up with the following method of how to cut a pomegranate. It leaves little to no mess!

First I begin to make a slit down the side of the pomegranate
all the way to the bottom
I repeat this step five times around the pomegranate
Your pomegranate should now have five sections
Now at the top of the pomegranate you want to create a box


Your pomegranate should now look like this.

grab a section and begin to pull downward.
Repeat all around the pomegranate
Voila! Simple and hardly any mess!!!

xo

A Holiday Harvest

I was fortunate enough to be selected by POM Wonderful to host a POM Dinner Party this week. POM was so gracious and sent me two cases of gorgeous pomegranates to help with my menu. Let me tell you these were the BEST pomegranates that I have ever tasted. For my dinner party I incorporated pomegranates into each item I created. I also created a lovely tablescape.

{the table scape: i used pomegranates as place cards}

How to cut a Pomegranate

{while waiting for dinner, guest munched on pomegranate brittle.}

{Appetizer: Bacon wrapped shrimp with a pomegranate glaze}

{Salad: spinach, mandarin oranges, pomegranate arils, slivered almonds and poppyseed dressing}


{Cocktail: a POMtini}


{The main course}
{buttermilk biscuits with pomegranate butter}

{chicken orzo with pomegranate arils}

{and pineapple clove boneless pork ribs with a sweet and tangy pomegranate barbecue sauce}

{Dessert: homemade vanilla ice cream with a pomegranate honey glaze, slivered almonds and pomegranate arils}

{After dinner drink and treat: POMegranate mulled cider and shortbread cookies with a lemon glaze}

xo hope you enjoyed! I`ll post recipes soon!

These boots are made for walking

{Elle Riva Wedge Knee High Boot}

One of my absolute favorite things about autumn is boots. I love them! Every autumn I get at least five new pairs of boots. It's such an addiction... and my collection is fabulous!

{ Burberry Buckle Strap Suede Boot}

{Anthropologie Bowtied Beauty Boots}

{Anthropologie Prime Pairing Bootie}

{Candie's Wisper Tall Boots}

{Coconuts Gilly Slouch Boot}

{Naughty Monkey 'Detective' Boot}

{Naughty Monkey 'Rounded Up' Boot}

{Rialto Soul Search Tall Boots}

Do you love boots in autumn?
What is your favorite pair of boots this autumn?

xo