Lunchtime Links for November 20th, 2019

• Creme de la Crumb: Potato soup recipe.
• Seasons and Suppers: Hot cocoa cookies.
• Love and Lemons: 50 Thanksgiving side dishes. 
• The First Year Blog: Microwave peanut butter fudge.
• Crazy for Crust: Cinnamon roll coffee cake.

Lunchtime Links for November 19th, 2019

• Dessert for Two: Easy pumpkin bread.
• A Spicy Perspective: Sweet potato Souffles.
• Dine and Dish: Buttery dinner rolls.
• The Kitchn: Pumpkin pie filling desserts.
• Averie Cooks: Browned butter salted caramel chocolate chunk blondies.

Lunchtime Links for November 18th, 2019

• Crazy for Crust: Dinner rolls with garlic and herbs.
• Joy the Baker: Cinnamon sugar St. Louis gooey butter cake.
• How Sweet Eats: Grilled bread stuffing. 
• My Baking Addiction: Pumpkin spice fluff.
• Kirbie's Cravings: Crispy Parmesan potato stacks.

Bye Bye Bei Bei at Smithsonian's National Zoo

Some friends and I went over to the Smithsonian's National Zoo for the last few days of Bei Bei's stay in DC before he goes to China - it will be sad to see him go!  The zoo has had a lot of fun events to celebrate Bei Bei and his parents over the last week, and it was a windy but sunny day to enjoy walking around and seeing some of the other animals that were out.  I hope Bei Bei has a safe trip to China - DC will miss you!

Lunchtime Links for November 15th, 2019

• Oh Sweet Basil: Marshmallow no bake pumpkin pie.
• Love and Lemons: Maple roasted acorn squash.
• Damn Delicious: Buttermilk cornbread.
• How Sweet Eats: Spiced orange spritzer.
• Cookies and Cups: Potato casserole.

Lunchtime Links for November 14th, 2019

• Love and Olive Oil: Nutella stuffed brown butter blondies.
• Seasons and Suppers: Italian meat sauce.
• The Live-In Kitchen: Pretzel cookie dough truffles.
• Style Sweet: Anytime brownies. 
• Oh Sweet Basil: Peanut butter blossoms.

Lunchtime Links for November 13th, 2019

• Brown Eyed Baker: Pumpkin roll with cream cheese filling.
• Crazy for Crust: Fluffy potato rolls.
• The Kitchn: 10 potluck dessert recipes.
• Creme de la Crumb: Cinnamon rolls with brown sugar frosting.
• Love and Lemons: Roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

Lunchtime Links for November 8th, 2019

• The Kitchn: Salted honey no-bake peanut butter pie.
• Cookies and Cups: Pizza crust.
• Love and Olive Oil: Pumpkin ruffled milk pie. 
• Picky Palate: Ravioli Lasagna soup. 
• Averie Cooks: Death by Chocolate no bake cheesecake bars.

Lunchtime Links for November 7th, 2019

• The Kitchn: Pumpkin pie recipe reviews.
• How Sweet Eats: Cacio e Pepe Brussels sprouts.
• Crazy for Crust: Pumpkin cheesecake. 
• Oh Sweet Basil: Softest pumpkin rolls.
• Style Sweet: Salted caramel pumpkin doughnuts.

Lunchtime Links for November 6th, 2019

• Averie Cooks: Mini crumble topping pumpkin bread.
• How Sweet Eats: Twice baked sweet potatoes with pumpkin and sage. 
• A Spicy Perspective: Texas sheet cake.
• The Kitchn: Roasted Brussels sprouts five ways. 
• Creme de la Crumb: One pot chicken Parmesan pasta.

Sanrio at World Market

I stopped in World Market on Sunday after seeing some posts on Instagram about more Sanrio items being sold in stores.  I was happy to see lots of different items, not just the Hello Kitty items that I had seen previously.  There were plenty of "just for fun" items that I saw and liked, but I decided to get some "useful" items this time - Gudetama pens (Frixion pens have erasable ink so they're great for planners!) and Hello Kitty pasta, haha.

If you're a World Market member, there was a coupon to receive this little Hello Kitty beanie plush with any $25+ Sanrio purchase until today.  Even though it's really tiny (the tag is almost bigger than the plush haha), it's a nice little bonus to go with my purchases!  Be sure to check out the collection online or in stores - there's lots of cute items that would be great for holiday gifts!

Lunchtime Links for November 5th, 2019

• Serious Eats: Apple cider doughnuts.
• How Sweet Eats: Salted peanut butter hot chocolate.
• I Heart Naptime: Meatball soup.
• Cookies and Cups: Snickerdoodle cupcakes.
• Handle the Heat: Garlic, herb and cheese bread rolls.

Lunchtime Links for November 4th, 2019

• Crazy for Crust: Double chocolate chip cookies.
• Picky Palate: Lasagna.
• Style Sweet: Brooklyn blackout cake.
• Table for Two: Chocolate Reese's peanut butter cup cookies. 
• Love and Olive Oil: Ultimate chocolate cupcakes with chocolate cloud frosting.

Georgetown Cupcake - November Flavors

There are a lot of fun fall-themed flavors this month at Georgetown Cupcake - perfect for Thanksgiving or other gatherings which seem to ramp up this time of year!

- Caramel Apple: Fresh apple cupcake with a caramel core topped with a vanilla cream cheese frosting and a caramel star drizzle

- Maple Chocolate Chip: Maple cupcake studded with Callebaut chocolate chips and topped with a maple cream cheese frosting and a fondant maple leaf

- Thanksgiving Chocolate: Valrhona chocolate cupcake with vanilla buttercream frosting topped with a brown fondant turkey

- Thanksgiving Vanilla: Madagascar vanilla cupcake with vanilla buttercream frosting and topped with a brown fondant turkey

- Caramel Cheesecake: Caramel cheesecake topped with a caramel frosting and caramel star drizzle

- Coffee Toffee: Coffee cupcake infused with crushed toffee and topped with a mocha frosting and crushed toffee

- Pumpkin Cheesecake:Pumpkin cheesecake cupcake with a graham cracker crust, topped with maple cream cheese frosting and a fondant maple leaf

- Pumpkin Spice: Pumpkin spice cupcake with a maple-infused cream cheese frosting topped with a fondant maple leaf

- Chocolate Caramel Swirl:Valrhona chocolate and dulce de leche caramel marbled cupcake topped with a whipped Callebaut chocolate ganache and salted caramel “twist” frosting

- Chocolate Caramel Pecan Fudge: Valrhona chocolate cupcake with a pecan nut and caramel core, topped with a salted caramel buttercream, toasted coconut flakes and a fudge & caramel lattice drizzle

- Baileys Red Velvet: Georgetown Cupcake’s signature Red Velvet cupcake, infused with a non-alcoholic Baileys Irish Cream essence, topped with a gold fondant heart embossed with Baileys logo

Lunchtime Links for November 1st, 2019

• Seasons and Suppers: 10 ways to bake with pumpkin.
• Serious Eats: 9 chocolate chip cookie recipes.
• Crazy for Crust: Pumpkin muffins.
• Creme de la Crumb: Swedish meatball pasta.
• The Kitchn: Pumpkin dump cake.