Happy Thanksgiving!! Black Friday Shopping Menu and easy recipes!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! May your day be blessed with great food, great people and great conversation. Remember to thank our wonderful Lord for this great day and all your blessings! If you are traveling – please stay safe! Also, if you are cooking – stay safe! Don’t think I haven’t heard of those crazy Thanksgiving Day accidents. I’m not one for Black Friday shopping – unless it involves me in my pajamas with a laptop. However, I know many people LOVE to do it. So I figured I would post a couple options that you can use tomorrow while you are out and about (or tonight!) Just remember, they are just things; don’t get crazy over a deal! Hopefully you find a good deal. Not me though – I’ll be snuggling my babies by the Christmas tree as my shopping is done!!

Obviously, you are going to want something quick and portable that you could possibly make ahead. So try these recipes:

• Cinnamon Roll Scones (make ahead just warm up before you go!)
• Peach Raspberry Muffin (make ahead and warm up!)
• Easy Breakfast Sandwiches (make ahead and warm up!)

You’re going to want a drink to wash all that down so try these:

• Hot Homemade Apple Cider
• Pumpkin Spice Latte

How about a new recipe?? This is a filling and healthy smoothie.

BANANA MOCHA SMOOTHIE (for extra energy!-makes two servings; one for you, one for a friend!)

1 cup almond milk

Ice cubes (about a cup or however much you want!)
1 banana
½ cup strong coffee
1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp chia seeds (optional but extra nutrition!)
1 Tbsp honey

• In a blender (I used my Magic Bullet), combine all ingredients and blend until smooth. Pour into a travel mug and hit the door!

Are you a coffee drinker?? Try this one!

MOCHA PEPPERMINT COFFEE

 

1 candy cane, crushed

3 cups strong, black coffee
1 tsp cocoa powder, unsweetened
1-2 tsp honey, depending on desired sweetness
1/3 cup vanilla almond milk
1 tsp non-dairy coffee creamer
1 shot of espresso, if desired

• In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth. Heat using desired method, either over stove or in microwave. Pour into large travel mugs or coffee cups and enjoy!

Homemade Coffee Creamer

I don’t typically drink coffee or other caffeinated beverages. However, my husband HAS to have coffee in the mornings. When I did drink coffee I had to have the flavored kind with the sweetest creamers. It was pretty much just sugary milk with a splash of coffee. We haven’t bought coffee creamer in months, mainly because I forget since I don’t use it now. I felt a little bad for my husband this morning and decided while he was out hunting – I would make him some creamer for his coffee when he got home. This is a standard base creamer with a touch of cinnamon and other spices to give it more flavor. Now I’m curious so I will probably be trying different varieties! This makes about 8 oz of creamer.

¾ cup of almond milk

2 Tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp stevia
1 tsp almond extract (or vanilla)
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp allspice

• Place ingredients in a sealed jar, glass, container of some sort and shake up really well. That’s it!
• Store in the refrigerator for up to about a week.