Good Morning! Happy Monday!
I hope all my fellow Canadian’s enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday! Celebrate this Thanksgiving Monday holiday off from work and hopefully everyone else had a great weekend!
Nothing better then lounging around on a Sunday morning with a cup off coffee and blog reading. Since it’s our Thanksgiving today, I am more into Fall flavours than ever.
Please don’t get too annoyed that I am Fall and Pumpkin obsessed. I swear it will wear off shortly…or not.
Let’s get to the fun things that have been happening the past few days.
My parents went to the Pumpkin Patch without me and took this picture to show me. How dare they pick up pumpkins without all my wonderful pumpkin knowledge.
Rude.
To make up for their mistake I made myself some pumpkin frosty so I would feel better. I also forced them into going again next weekend, it is on my Fall Bucket List so it’s a must.
Holy moly. I saw Kristin’s post today and knew I needed to try adding the gums (xanthan and guar gum) to my pumpkin frosty recipe.
Yep, it was truly amazing. Extra creamy and delicious!
Kristin you were totally right about adding these little gems in, purely awesome.
Oh boy, this was good stuff. I was very sad to have it come to an end.
So was this dinner I had the other night. I made a quick and easy plant POWER recipe to eat.
Tempeh Masala (serves one)
* vegan and gluten free
- one serving tempeh (coated with curry spices)
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
- one large chopped tomato
- 3 tablespoons coconut milk (full fat, canned)
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon curry powder
Preheat the oven to 400 and place 1/2 of the coconut oil onto a baking sheet with the tomato and tempeh and let that bake for about 15-20 minutes.
While baking, place a skillet over medium heat and added the remaining ingredients until heated and the mixture began to thicken a bit.
Then add the tomatoes and tempeh to the sauce until well combined and I served it over quinoa and roasted broccoli slaw. Avocado on the side.
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On Saturday, I made sure to extend my birthday and keep celebrating throughout the weekend. I guess now my birthday is officially over.
We celebrated with drinks and tequila shots…which makes for a truly lazy and unproductive Sunday;)
Fun times.
I also made sure to spend some time outside. I’ve been enjoying taking walks and celebrating the gorgeousness in nature and connecting my mind with the beauty of the outdoors. I just adore this time of year and watching the leafs and colours change all around.
To get in the Thanksgiving mood for today, I lit up my favourite pumpkin spice candle and got the ambiance on. It smells so delightful!
Even better because as it was lit I baked up a loaf of vegan pumpkin bread.
Recipe to come tomorrow;)
Wow, just realized everything in this post is vegan. Coolness.
And make sure to check out Katie’s blog for more Marvelous happenings today!
What are you thankful for today?
Did you do anything fun this weekend?
Have a splendid Thanksgiving to all my Canadian readers! And have a great Monday to everyone else!
About Lisa
What a great weekend, it looks like you has so much fun with your gal pals! And I’m drooling over that fluffy pumpkin-y creation. It loks like heaven on earth!!
Promise to make me some when I visit? 
Oh yes, when you come on over to Canada I’ll whip that up especially for you:)
I need to try that pumpkin frosty!!! You are a genius! Sounds like an awesome weekend!
It is SO good.
I still need to try the pumpkin frosty creation… although I can’t say I will add the gums, they wreak havoc on my stomach!
You are looking gorgeous on Saturday when you celebrated with your friends, glad you went out for your birthday! Heyy now, keep on celebrating your birthday for a bit longer if you want to, I always try to extend mine as much as possible 
Yah, the gums are definitely not for everyone. I can only manage them about once a week or else my stomach is a mess!
Thanks Tessa! Ha ha, yep I definitely extend mine super far!
What a great weekend! Love your pink dress. It’s too cute!
Today I’m thankful for my legs. I needed to go to the store about a mile n half up the street, and really didn’t want to pay the cab fee so I decided to walk. Thank goodness my legs work & got me there
haha
Thanks Jessie! Its actually red;)
Yes, its such a blessing we even have legs to walk on to get us from place to place when others don’t have that option!
Gorgeous picture of the pumpkin patch! I’m obsessed, too, so keep the pumpkin recipes coming
Glad you had a wonderful weekend!! <3
Oh you know I’ll keep pumping out those pumpkin recipes:)
I can seriously smell the pumpkin candle from here. So delicous. Looks like a blast with your girlfriends
I need to try your pumpkin frosty! It looks great
Happy Thanksgiving, love! And I’ve just gotta say that you look gorgeous in those pics of you and your friends going out to celebrate
My weekend has been full of good food and time spent with family… and there’s yet another T-day dinner on the agenda for tonight, so I think I’ll be digesting turkey for the rest of the week 
Thanks so much Amanda!
Ha ha. Thanksgiving seems to do that hey! I only had one this year, even though in the past it was like 3 straight days of Thanksgiving!
Tequila is definitely the way to celebrate a birthday :-p – and you look gorgeous, by the way!
And I will never get annoyed with the fall/pumpkin obsessions because I’m definitely in the same boat!
Thank you Sam!
Perfect, glad you are loving the fall/pumpkin obsession!
happy thanksgiving! (and birthday…haha) you look absolutely adorable, as always!
happy mimm!
Thanks Kelsey!!
I am thankful for so much in life but today I am thankful for my job! It’s a holiday (Columbus day) and I do have to work but in the economy I am thankful to have a job even if it is a holiday!
Its great to be thankful for having a job! Its definitely a blessing in this economy right now.
Hi beautiful!
Your pumpkin frosty looks fabulous! I like the gums but sometimes they upset my stomach so I don’t really use them often. They do work wonders for thickness!
You look simply beautiful Lisa! Glad you had some more birthday celebrating fun! <3
Same here with the gums, I definitely have to be careful when using them. Maybe only use them up once or twice a week.
Thank you love!
i love the red dress! you look awesome
Thanks Anne!
Glad you extended the bday! One always should
You look gorgeous as usual. Now I need to find one of those candles!!
Thanks Gillian!
I just found them at Michael’s they were $4.99 haha
Yay tequila! I also noticed muchos bottles of vodka lined up behind you in one pic. That’s my girl hahhaha though why is it Smirnoff?! We all know it needs to be the Goose. Love your nude pumps. I admire your fearless wearing of heels. I have been wanting nude pumps for awhile!
Sounds like you had a relaxing Sunday – me too! I was just saying on Sara’s blog comments today that I feel a bit left out of the pumpkin loop in the blog world each year since I am not as into it as everyone else. I think it’s because I can’t wait to move somewhere warm! But I’m sure next year you can accompany your parents and help them find a prizewinning pumpkin.
Ha ha. This is actually at my friends house so they’re hers;)
I know grey goose it totally my jam, but only when I have the mula to buy it!
Don’t feel too out of the pumpkin loop there’s still plenty of time to get into it…or not;)
Happy Thanksgiving! Woo, I’m so happy you continued on your Bday celebrations with friends & drinks! You ladies look gorgeous BTW, lovin your heels:).
Your dinner looks delightful . Iv been having shots of avo, nut butters, etc, with so many,( ok, ALL), my meals lately, a la you! It is just a fun way to eat.
I don’t GET why pumpkin isn’t a ‘thing’ here, when it’s so popular & loved in the US:/. I want in on the pumpkin obsession!
Xxx
Why thank you Sarah!!
Isn’t it just so much more fun to eat dips out of shot glasses ha ha.
I know! I definitely don’t understand why pumpkin isn’t a thing there. It doesn’t make any sense to me!
Definitely had a similar sunday to you haha. The shots just have a way of sneaking right up on you…woops. And its still birthday month for you–keep the celebration going as long as you can! Your plantpower recipe sounds sooo yummy! So many of my favorite things! Happy Monday sweetheart!
xoxo
Ha ha, I know right. I felt pretty crummy in the morning. You only live once though;)
Have a great day beauty!
Don’t ever apologize for too much pumpkin! In fact, I think you should have added it to that masala.
Happy extended b-day! I do the same thing. If I’m going to get older, I’m at least going to milk it for all it’s worth.
Oh, I bet that would’ve been good!
I’m definitely all for ever-lasting birthdays!
Pumpkin bread?? Yes please!!! I think you can celebrate your birthday for a month… it is your birth MONTH!
True true Brittany! I’m going to try and celebrate the whole month, why not?!
Happy Thanksgiving and happy birthday, Lisa!!!
Today I am thankful for my family. I’m also thankful for the job opportunity my husband found this morning.
This weekend I had a picnic lunch with some new friends from church. That was pretty fun! I also had some lovely walks in the warm fall weather with my family!
Thank you Austin!
Awe that’s beautiful. I’m so glad to hear your Husband found a job opportunity!
That sounds like a great weekend!
Thanks, Lisa! The job opportunity for my husband is such a blessing for us. We already got paid today, so that’s great.
It sounds like you had a great weekend too!
Looks like you’ve been having fun!! So Fall.
I need to get into the season around here. Um, that tempeh recipe looks delicious Lisa!! YUM!!!! And, as always ,you look beautiful. 
Thank you Kristin!!!
And thanks for the tricks for the awesome ice cream! Now you need to try making yours with pumpkin, I swear its super duper amazing!
SO GLAD you let loose and had FUN for your birthday!!! I can’t wait to hear all about it tomorrow. Oh that tempehhhhh! YUMMMMM.