These 12 Tweaks On Turkey Day Favorites Will Win Your #Thanksgiving

 BRING ON THE TURKEY!

I love love love Thanksgiving. It's one of the only, if not only, holidays that keeps the focus on family, friends, giving and thankfulness. I look forward to the glorious day every year. My family is relatively small, so we plan to spend the day together. We cook as a family, we fight as a family, we drink as a family, we play football as a family. It's absolutely brilliant. Dysfunction and all! 

In honor of celebrating my favorite meal of the entire year, I've been looking everywhere for fun twists on Thanksgiving Day Favorites. Here at 12 that might make it on my table this year! 

Rosemary Bread Cornucopia from Lilly Shop

I LOVE THIS!

Send those snack-y guests packing with a breadstick and bowl of Roasted Sweet Potato Soup from Simply Recipes. TIP: Prepare the night before!

Goat Cheese and Carmalized Onion Mashed Potatoes

I'm trying these potatoes this year. 
Leave it to me to find a way to get Goat Cheese on the table.
Lawd I love that creamy goodness!

Don't forget the Kiddie Crowd Pleaser, Carrots!  
This recipe for Honey Glazed Baby Carrots from Damn Delicious is spot on!

I make Honey Glazed Baby Carrots Every Year. Actually, multiple times a year. So easy and so good.

Fresh Healthy Green Bean Casserole from Gimme Some Oven, is definitely worth checking out.

Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Bacon 
This is my go-to recipe. LOVE IT

Two Words, 

STUFFIN MUFFINS!

I LOVE this idea!
You can use any stuffing recipe you want, just bake into muffin tins.
Everyone will get crispy stuffing,

Just the two of you? Try this Cranberry Hazelnut Turkey Wellington 

Of course, it can be done... Crockpot Turkey. Never had it, but Practical Stewardship says it's the way to go!

Because. Bacon.

Bacon Wrapped Turkey is easier than it looks.

Cranberry Jalapeño Relish with Orange

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this recipe!
My Brother-in-Law made it a few years ago and I have begged for it at every holiday since.
 OH. SO. GOOD.

Make Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes the day before, then douse in whip cream and serve with coffee after dinner!

I'm making these!

Are you a traditional turkey and sides kind of person, or do you like things to have a wild twist too?

For more Tasty Thanksgiving Turkeys, sides and tasty treats, check out my super stuffed Thanksgiving Pinterest Board.

Make THIS For Your Halloween Party... #SoGross #SoYum #Halloween

Below are some of the most amazing Halloween treats I have ever seen.  And I'm not talking about hot dogs that look like fingers. Been there. Done that.

No doubt a few will be gracing my Halloween Party table... (For the recipe, click the name under the photo)

LOVE these yummy and super easy to make, edible pumpkin candy bowls.

This Halloween inspired cake is SO easy and So cool. Halloween Tie-Die Bunt Cake.

I positively LOVE these. The Ultimate witch's hat cupcakes!

Super simple Cheese puff pumpkin giveaway bags

Pumpkin patch cupcake poppers. 

So easy, the kids can make them...Monster Marshmallow pops.

This is so gross, it's good. Ear wax (caramel) marshmallows

SO CREEPY!!!  Skeleton Cheese Skull

Halloween Bark. Yes, Please!

Spider PB&J!
I love Healthy Halloween-inspired treats.

This Monster Meatloaf is so gross. 
I'm totally feeding it to my family.

Genius. 

I LOVE this Coffin Bread Bowl.

Mmmmmm. Homemade gummy worms.

What's your favorite? Have you ever tried any?

For more Halloween inspiration from costumes to decorations to more eats and treats, check out my Halloween Pinterest Boards.

19 DIY FAMILY Halloween Costumes Everyone Will Love!

Whether you're a seamstress or all thumbs when it comes to sewing (Like me!), the following 19 family Halloween costumes, anyone can make! 

PRO TIPS For HALLOWEEN Hair + Makeup For You And The Kiddos!

Whether you're going for super scary, super cute or super slutty, these Pro Tips For Party Perfect Halloween Hair + Makeup are super easy to pull off.

HALLOWEEN MAKEUP

These makeup ideas are so cool and so easy!

Use Fishnets as a stencil for perfect Mermaid Scales

For a closed, big mouth Cheshire Cat look, use your natural line as a guide. 

For an open mouth, use your upper lip line and chin as a guide!

For cartoon eyes, use white to draw a large outline under your lower lash, finish the look with fake eyelashes.

Use liquid eyeliner to make precise lines, that last! There are so many colors available today, the possibilities are endless.

For the crazy eye look, without wearing irritating contacts, incorporate design on eyelids. Hold closed for photos and shock factor.

Make sure the makeup you use is safe for little faces. Crappy makeup can end a Halloween before it starts.

Now that the basics are out of the way, here are a few tutorials that look complicated, but are so easy to recreate!

First: Double Vision

Oooohhhhh Cheetah! 

 A Skeleton perfect for boys and girls! 

Spoooooooky

Need a look that you can go from work to party, fast? 

HALLOWEEN HAIR

These Halloween hairstyles will scare, mystify and even melt a few hearts.

Create a ponytail, then wrap a mummy, spider, doll... you get the point.

Turn your child's hair into a spooky spiderweb

 Mmmmm Cupcakes! 

 Tie strips of tulle to a plastic headband for homemade Troll Hair! 

Don't forget the boys!