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// Let Our Holiday Confectionery Begin!

As if it ever goes on hiatus with confectioners and having a sweet-tooth. This year I wanted to try another holiday favourite and dived right in with making my own Homemade Torrone, Round I, test sample (above); a soft and chewy nougat with toasted nuts and freeze-dried strawberries. Soo delicious! and even more exciting with adding a beloved fruit. Last year, here. A great way to celebrate making it to the end of another 'wild' year. What would you make? :) Recent reads and loved finds below...

 

...  Currently admiring the lovely and uplifting artwork of Fares Micue; more here.

...  When you forget the commercial but the funky beat lives on; @ 3:27 onwards...

...  11 Hanukkah crafts for our kids. Happy Hanukkah!

...  Would exercising at 5 am make you a happier person? hmmm, how's 6 am?

...  'Safe to say we're all ready for lots of quiet cozy days this holiday.

...  And, this brisket has me wanting to explore more... December, December.

 

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// Oven-Roasted Chicken Cacciatore

'And then it was back to more loved chicken— and with a happier twist on a childhood Italian favourite: Chicken Cacciatore, (when you know before you know :)); marinated overnight for maximum moisture and roasted in the oven to minimize the lectin-overload usually in a swimming pool of tomato sauce. Now confirmed! as this year's turkey main #2 with individual white turkey breasts. Easy, stress-free recipe (as the day should be), after the jump...

 

'Loved track this week... via ♫ The Field Tapes and Diamond Note...

The Field Tapes Diamond Note - Always With You

// Sunday, Sunday

I'm convinced Summer and Fall had a bit of a falling out this year... summer would not let go, giving us maximum, joyful sunny days and more, and fall, well, adopted a quiet okey-dokey mode... "sooner or later, I will happen; it's the nature of things." And so it flowed with our favourite season (for most) now in full flourishing flux and delivering lots of elevated days too. More behind the scenes after the jump, and I'm very excited to share a new fun and flavourful chicken dish coming up this week. It's even on the table for this year's turkey main #2. Happy Sunday!...

 

'Enjoyed this sunny & upbeat track this week; via ♫ Jungle...

Jungle - Keep Moving (Official)

// Frozen Guava Custard

Of all the fruits available this time of the year, guavas have always had a warm and mellow full-bodied feel during our chillier mountain weather. I wanted to bring them into my frozen world and here's a little behind the scenes not that long ago. A touch of 'frozen' warmth during our fall months: Frozen Guava Custard...

 

Via ♫ Cannons

Cannons - Talk Talk

// Garlic Butter Steak Bites

This easy-going Garlic Butter Steak Bites dish was (is) a nice change and red meat surprize this month after maximizing my toaster oven's skills all summer, stepping away from the larger stove top. A few quick tosses in a spacious skillet/ pan over medium-high heat brings its deliciousness together for a lovely weeknight dinner, and flavourful Sunday brunch with buttered toast. Recipe after the jump...