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Thanks for joining me for another Nine Favorite Things post.

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Autumn Sundays are meant for slowing down, cozying up, spending time with family, and cooking a delicious meal. I think that is a dream day for so many, and it’s most definitely mine. If I’m being honest, this type of Sunday almost never happens, but today it’s semi-happening.

I might not be taking it slow, but I am spending the day cooking up a storm in the kitchen (you will soon discover why) and running around in a mad rush trying to shoot photos before the sun goes behind the snow-capped mountains around five thirty. It’s been a little bit of a struggle getting recipes photographed with the sun setting earlier and earlier each and every day (shhh, no one bring up that fact that daylight savings time ends in a week), but I’m also loving the soft light that autumn has to offer.

Anyone else doing some fall cooking and baking today? What are you making?

Coming up this week on the blog we have a really fun and jam packed week. Starting things off tomorrow with an easy recipe perfect for Halloween night, that works equally well for the busy month ahead. Moving right along to a sweet and cozy breakfast recipe, and then it’s onto Thanksgiving with soup, plenty of cookies, and a festive cocktail for a crowd. I’ll be taking a break from the normal Sunday favorites post next week and instead sharing an update on the HBH Studio.

If you need some last-minute Halloween recipe inspiration check out #2. Hope everyone has a great Sunday!

1. Happiness.

Before I even begin to ramble on, you need to read this: 5 Things You Need to Stop Doing “Right Now” in Order to Be Happy.

Can any of you relate? I can relate to pretty much everything talked about. It’s not that I am unhappy, I’m actually so happy, and so grateful for everything in my life, but I totally have moments…or days, when things are just harder than others. Don’t we all? The five things listed in this article hit a couple of my weaknesses on the dot. My biggest weakness? Comparison. I struggle with the comparison game so much. With social media and life on the internet being such a big part of my job, not comparing myself to others is pretty hard. In the end though, it’s only setting me back (and driving me crazy), so today I am making it my goal to just STOP. For me, this means, skip scrolling through Instagram and worrying about what’s happening on social. Instead I am focusing solely on what I need to do.

How do you guys deal with the five things on this list? What are your biggest struggles and how do you deal with them?

2. Halloween Recipes:

salted caramel apple snickers cake

spooky Halloween pretzels

hocus pocus spellbook brownies

forbidden forest chocolate butterbeer cake

death eater negroni

pumpkin butterbeer hot chocolate

3. HBH Newsletters.

I get a ton of questions about how to sign up for the daily newsletter. Well, with the new site redesign we’ve made it a bit easier to sign up, and also added a couple new options for newsletters like, new videos and weekly recaps. In these newsletters you’ll find some of my daily finds, sneak peaks behind the scenes, and so much more!

Be sure to sign up for the new HBH newsletters here.

4. Favorite Entertaining Pieces…

Ursula Large Platter | Dottie Honey Pot | Ursula Tea Pot | Ursula Serving Bowl

Latte Platter | Lace Cake Stand | Farmhouse Cheese Board

5. New Videos:

brown butter pumpkin fettuccine alfredo…with pan-fried cheese. Enough said.

cinnamon spiced sugar cookies with browned butter frosting…my favorite sugar cookie.

sweet potato gnocchi with rosemary parmesan cream sauce…most popular recipe of the week.

6. NYC Suggestions.

So excited to be finally heading to NYC for some Half Baked Harvest Cookbook press/events. I have a fun event with The Feed Feed that I will be giving you all more info about soon, and then some interviews and other press lined up. I’m going to be in the city for a few days, so I’m wondering what sites I need to go see, where I need to eat, and what shops I need to hit up. Leave all you suggestions in the comments. Also, I haven’t booked a hotel yet, where should I stay? I’ve only been to NYC once when I was twelve and I was only there for maybe twenty-four hours. I didn’t see much, so I can’t wait to explore!

ps. I will be hitting up this Louis Vuitton exhibit for sure.