Top Five Friday #67

Happy, happy Friday to you all!  This week was absolutely crazy busy and I'm writing this post a lot later than usual (aided with the help of some pumpkin beer and leftover Papa John's pizza), so there's no time for an intro today.  Let's get right into these favorites so we can enjoy the weekend!

Linking up with Mar, Cynthia and Court 
as well as Heather and Momfessionals




Pumpkin Beer

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Since I'm currently enjoying my favorite type of beer, I figured I should at least share what I'm drinking!  Every year, I get a few mix packs of different types of pumpkin beers and pick my favorites for the year.  This year that would go to Sam Adam's 20 Pounds Of Pumpkin, New Belgium Pumpkick (thank you Lynne!) and Southern Tier Pumking.  Do yourself a favor and grab one of these, put on a flannel, and enjoy the crisp fall air!


Fall TV

It's that time of year when all of the good shows start, and I could not be more excited!  Dancing with the Stars started this week (#TeamValaur), and I'm looking forward to a new season of How To Get Away With Murder and Quantico.  What other shows should I look out for?


Zucchini Fritters

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I had to share my favorite recipe of the week- these delicious fritters!  They were super simple to make, and I substituted two "chia eggs" for the regular eggs to make it vegan! (2 tablespoons chia seeds mixed with 6 tablespoons of warm water).  I think these would be great with some extra seasonings or some other grated veggies thrown in (carrots sound amazing)!  


Grace Van Der Waal

The finale of America's Got Talent aired this week, and the winner was 12 year old Grace (who, by the way, was the first woman to win since the very first season)!  I'm not typically a fan of singers on the show, but this girl is incredible.  She not only sings, but also plays the ukulele and writes all of her own songs.  The song she performed for the finale was my favorite of any of her past performances, and I can't wait to see what she'll come out with next!  She reminds me of a mixture of Sia and Taylor Swift, and I promise you will fall in love with her.


Songs

Electro Dub Tango - Mundo Bizarro (such a cool mixture of electro with tango)
Sia - The Greatest (I'm just going to make this my motto during my next race)
Eric Clapton - Layla (oldie but goodie!)
Beyonce - 1+1 (for some reason I can't stop listening to this lately)



Have a great weekend!

Comments

  1. UnknownSeptember 16, 2016 at 3:54 AM

    O fallon Pumpkin. GET IT< LOVE IT

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2016 at 4:15 AM

    I love the Friday favorites, I hope you have a happy weekend!

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  3. Heather @ Polyglot JotSeptember 16, 2016 at 6:30 AM

    Yum i loved pumpkin beer--still looking far and wide for one i can have! Wow those zucchini fritters look to die for!

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  4. Alexandra SSeptember 16, 2016 at 6:43 AM

    Yum - my husband has made something similar to the fritters before and they were so good! But that was awhile ago - I'll have to see if I can talk him into making them again :)

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  5. UnknownSeptember 16, 2016 at 6:47 AM

    We have a few selections of pumpkin beer up here but not many. I'll have to keep my eye out for them! Totally checking out the songs, as usual. Thanks Gretch!

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  6. EmilySeptember 16, 2016 at 7:26 AM

    Ooh zucchini fritters sound good; that's one thing I haven't made with zucchinis.

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  7. Fairytales and FitnessSeptember 16, 2016 at 8:18 AM

    O crud!! I DVR AGT and didn't watch it yet!!!! But that's okay, I wanted her to win anyway!

    Those fritters look amazing and I want to try them!

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  8. HannaSeptember 16, 2016 at 9:57 AM

    There are so many haters out there these days but I am not ashamed to say it: I love pumpkin beer!! And I'm not even a huge pumpkin person, I just really do like pumpkin beer! Pumpking is my favorite but it is pretty strong.

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  9. Kristen @ See You In A PorridgeSeptember 16, 2016 at 10:51 AM

    i have seen those fritters on pinterest a million times, but never made them. good to hear they were easy - they look delish!

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  10. RachelSeptember 16, 2016 at 12:55 PM

    I'm not into pumpkin yet. Still desperately holding onto summer!!!

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  11. Ellen @ My Uncommon EverydaySeptember 16, 2016 at 6:44 PM

    I love zucchini fritters! I always serve mine with a spicy marinara and they're so satisfying!

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  12. CocoSeptember 16, 2016 at 7:05 PM

    I like Pumpking. I haven't tried the Sam Adams one. I still watch Grey's Anatomy ....

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  13. UnknownSeptember 16, 2016 at 7:44 PM

    I love fall beers, they're my favorite. I will have to try some of your pumpkin favs!

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  14. Laura DarlingSeptember 16, 2016 at 7:45 PM

    We still have zucchini from our garden so I might have to make those fritters this weekend!

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  15. UnknownSeptember 17, 2016 at 2:54 AM

    I love zucchini fritters! I'll definitely try that recipe with chia eggs! Thanks!

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  16. Kristy Sayer-Jones @ Southern In LawSeptember 17, 2016 at 9:41 PM

    I'm glad I'm not the only one excited for good TV time, haha! I feel like I look forward to October solely because our favourite tv shows tend to start the next season :P

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  17. Amanda - Voyage of the MeeMeeSeptember 18, 2016 at 3:41 PM

    Love me some zucchini fritters! I'm gonna have to look into chia eggs. I'm a vegetarian but I only eat eggs when they're mixed in as an ingredient usually... I'd be interested to try this though!

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  18. Elle SeesSeptember 19, 2016 at 3:42 AM

    I want to try those fritters! I'm excited for fall tv too!

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