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Friday Favorites - December 16, 2022

The countdown to Christmas is only! Can you believe it is only 9 days away? It's exciting, but stressful at the same time. 

This evening we're joining another couple for dinner at a new bistro that opened in town. Their menu looks absolutely fabulous, so I am looking forward to a great meal with even better company.  

Here's some of my favorites from the week.

Out and About


Saturday, we went with our good friends to a town about an hour away that had a Mingle on Main event. Street vendors with wine at each little stop. It was only $20 for a glass and there were 16 vendors pouring tastings and selling all sorts of goodies from baked goods to Tupperware. A good time was had by all and we went to a steakhouse afterwards for dinner. 







Meals

One night this week I did not have a dinner plan. I did not have anything thawed we could grill. I told Matt I was craving pancakes. He's doing Keto currently, so he just went with traditional chorizo, bacon and eggs, but I had a full breakfast. Not the healthiest, but it was comfort food and fun to do something a little out of the ordinary for us. 





Holiday Cheer

Since Matt is doing the Keto diet, I decided to bake a little sweet treat. I shared the recipe over at my other blog. These Keto Spritz Cookies are sooooo good. You cannot even tell they're not full of carbs. Matt had a friend over picking up some things, so I sent him home with a bag. He loved them as well. 




Found this on the Web this Week

I love this simple holiday decor with the deep browns, natural greenery and rust colors. This is a Beautiful Christmas Home Snapshot.  

This Santa Bread using frozen dough is adorable and I think I might attempt to make it for Christmas day. 



I hope y'all have a fabulous weekend!

This week I'm linking up with Erika & Andrea for Friday Favorites!



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