Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

This week my kitchen will not be permeating the aromas of turkey and dressing. Instead, I feel like doing a few twirls and having my dashing Prince Charming lift me into the air to perform the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies from the Nutcracker because I feel like I am dancing in pounds of sugar this week. For not only will we be celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday, but we will turn right around 2 days later and celebrate last year's true Thanksgiving blessing's 1st birthday!

I can't believe this blue eyed rascal, I mean angel, will be a year old already. Any ways...I digress.

So this week, I have "signed-up" to bring desserts to our family's Turkey Day gathering. I have chosen to make my heavenly Pumpkin Cheesecake and a newly pinned dessert Candy and Caramel Apple Pie. It drives my hubby crazy when I try out new recipes on family and friends but, hey, when else would I get a chance?! So the 2nd selection will remain a mystery to him until Thanksgiving, for now he thinks I am making my latest successful Caramel Apple Cheesecake.

After the sleep inhabiting chemicals from the turkey wear off, I will gear back up in the kitchen to make not one, but TWO birthday cakes. You see our Elijah-bug happens to share a birthday with one of SG's close friends (her best friend if you ask her), therefore, we have decided to throw her a little surprise into the mix. Since I want to keep Elijah's cake and her cake a surprise, I will have to suspend the details until later this week.

Until then, if you happen to hear an ambulance roll by during this week, it's probably just me. For I have probably inhaled a bit too much powdered sugar or slipped on another stick of butter!

Just kidding! But in all seriousness, I pray that you and your families are truly blessed and thankful during this Thanksgiving and beyond!

Truly Blessed,

Carri