| EASY BAKED BRIE: |

 Lately I've been doing a whole lot of cooking and baking with new recipes.  a few days ago my parents invited us all over for dinner: my mom was making a stew; my sister was bringing corn bread so i settled for an appetizer.  I wanted to bring something different than my go-to trader joe's cheese and rosemary crackers.  I scoured the net- enter: baked brie. it's a really easy recipe for something that looks like it took a bit of work.  the cool thing about this recipe is you can doctor it to your liking but in my case this baked brie was a hit, i look forward to trying this similar recipe soon perhaps for football sunday, a fall party or thanksgiving!

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you may of heard, because i know it's all i am hearing and thinking about: san diego has been suffering from a serious heat wave.  i'm so over it. i've never been shy of expressing my massive love for seasons and i'm ready for the shift in temperature.  I want to take out the sweaters, shop j.crew's fall collection, slow cook naughty foods for football or even just bake-- you get the picture.  today's fav friday links all have to do with fall....hope you all have a great weekend. xx

1. host a fun fall soirée; paperless post (my fav!) has the cutest festive e-vite or paper invitations. via paperless post

2.  my sister sent me this salted carmel corn bark that i can't wait to make. via i heart nap time

3.  these pumpkin sugar cookies sound so easy and delicious (the carmel apple cookies look awesome, too!) . via cooking classy

4. i love a fun fall DIY, these metallic painted pumpkins are adorable and aren't too over the top. via lolly jane

5. another DIY: i made a halloween inspired wreath a few years ago; i'm now ready to create a classic fall wreath. via stone gable

6.  leave it to shape magazine to help get our pumpkin, apple fix with these healthy pancakes. via shape magazine