This is, like, my favorite weekend of the year. Always. I've been in my kitchen and surrounded by friends all weekend, and I'm so excited for Christmas this week. Hoping you're warm and snuggly and feeling the holiday love, wherever you are!

Here's a few things that made me smile this week!

1. Chocolate covered, candied orange peels featured on Cupcakes and Cashmere. Emily is one of my favorite "big time" bloggers, and this photo lured me in. I spent this past weekend making so many batches of these (even after burning my hand pretty bad during the first go-around. Lucky me) and they are every bit as delightful as they look. My twenty-year-old self, who always ordered a Mocha Valencia at Starbucks when that was a thing, fell in love. My chef friend recommended blanching the peels twice, using fresh, cold water each time. For every person who exclaimed "you can eat orange peels?!" there was an equally amusing "mmmmmm!? These are so good!" immediately following. Make these. Stuff stockings. Make friends. The end. NEXT!

2. I've already shared around here that I still love the occasional SNL episode. Last night's with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake was just the holiday silliness I was hoping for. My favorite skits were the hilarious musical short "Do it on My Twin Bed" and Celebrity Family Feud, which found Justin Timberlake trying on his best Jimmy Fallon impression. And Jimmy absolutely losing it barely off camera. So good.

3. I was stocking up on holiday booze and was asked if I'd like to sample Ron Burgundy scotch!
I said yes! I don't even like scotch! I'm just excited about Anchorman! It was decent and made my ears warm! Some liquor stores have cardboard cutouts of Ron Burgundy for this promotion! I'm having trouble controlling the tone of my sentences! NEXT!

4. I cannot carry a tune in a fucking baby bjorn, but I love me some synchronized singing. I had missed the Sing Off in the past year, but was so glad to see NBC bring it back just before the holidays. Jewel makes a great addition as a judge, but mostly I was just missing sir Ben Folds from my TV. Watch this and stop hating fun already!