Where does time go? I have an event to attend or something to do all this weekend (no complaints over here though). I feel as if I’m holding on to each day. I can’t believe that the end of this year is less than two months away. We were just enjoying the nice summer breeze…

In the mist of everything I plan on enjoying some “me time”. My weekend will start off by me attending training all day today and my Girls Leadership Program this evening. I will try to remember to take pictures and give you guys a recap next week.

Anywho, any weekend plans?

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Anyone that knows me knows that I am big on having holiday meals at my home. This will be the second Thanksgiving in the row that I haven’t had Thanksgiving dinner at my home. Last year I was going to do a brunch and ended up not doing anything. Plus my parents had dinner at their home.

This year I am entertaining the idea of going with the brunch theme or even just having Thanksgiving dinner a little early vs. three or four o’clock. One of the reasons for this is my love for Black Friday shopping in addition to me being the person who has to drive (let that marinate).

With it still being early, the idea is still in the air…

Are you cooking for Thanksgiving? ~~What time should I be ready?~~

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Growing up my parents would always purchase a real Christmas tree. We would usually go as a family to pick out the tree. Occasionally, my Dad would come home with one. Our family tradition was to put our tree up a day after Thanksgiving and decorate it that same day. My mother would typically take the tree down on New Year’s Day.

Now that I have my own family, I continued the tradition of putting the tree up a day after Thanksgiving. (The mister really didn't have a family tradition) However, I always go with a fake Christmas tree and usually decorate the tree by myself.

Now that I am in the blogger universe, I noticed that some people put there tree up as early as November 1^st and I truly love that idea (the sooner the better).

I would love to know what your family tradition is. Do you put a tree up? When?

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If you follow me on Instagram you know that am beyond excited about Blogher’15 coming back to New York!! It feels like yesterday that I attended Blogher’12. It was so much fun. I met so many amazing people. I was on Swag overload. It was just an amazing experience…Since I’m finding out now. I have a good amount of time to plan….I live about two hours from NY which has its benefits…

Do you ladies remember my post about locations around this time last year? HERE

Anywho, my mind is on planning overload right now. Do you plan on attending Blogher’15? If you do invite me to your party

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Happy Monday! I am so grateful for that extra hour. Even though I still woke up early over the weekend, how was your weekend? Can you believe it? We’re in November!! This year is defiantly not waiting for anyone!!

For those that do not know I’m a pescetarian. However, I still refer to myself as a vegetarian. Once a week I create a menu plan for myself. Thus this post, I still cook dinner for my family at least five days a week. This weekly plan was created to keep me in line with eating a balanced meal.

Anywho… what’s on the menu this week?

Monday: TBD

Tuesday: Spaghetti and Sausage w/ garlic bread

Wednesday: Shrimp Burger w/sweet potato fries

Thursday: Lobster Bisque

Friday: TBD

Saturday: Homemade Veggie Pizza

Sunday: Baked Cheese Ziti

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Even though we no longer have a formal dining room, I still drool over the idea of having a fabulous tablescape for Thanksgiving. Check out below a couple ideas that caught my attention.

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Gold Tabletop | Thanksgiving Tablescape | Fall Decor Ideas

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Do you decorate your table during the holidays?

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I ended up making this recipe with the last of our apples from the apple orchard. I was surprised how amazing this recipe turned out. Not to mention how amazing my house smelled while making this recipe.

This is defiantly going on my recipe “favorites” list

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For the Topping:
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
6 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cubed
1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats

For the Filling:
2 lbs Granny Smith Apples
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp lemon juice

For serving:
Vanilla Ice Cream
Extra caramel sauce (optional)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Start with the topping. Combine the flour, both sugars, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl. Add the butter cubes and break them down into the mixture by using the tips of your fingers to rub the butter and dry ingredients together. Stir in the rolled oats, then put the entire bowl into the freezer or refrigerator while you work on the apples.

Peel, core, and cut the apples into small chunks. Toss well with the brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and lemon juice. Pour this mixture into an 8x8 baking dish, then sprinkle the crumb topping evenly all over the top. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour, until golden brown and bubbling. Serve with ice cream and extra caramel. Enjoy!

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If you try this recipe, let me know. Leave a comment, pin it (so you have it saved), and don’t forget to tag a picture use the hashtag >> #simplytasheena on Instagram. I would love to see how it turned out.

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