My Top 9 Black Friday Finds + Recipes to Put Them to Use! 🥰


Hi Reader,

How many of you like to brave the crowds for the best Black Friday deals?

I USED to love it--decades ago! Now I want to shop from the comfort of my own house while putting up my Christmas decorations and enjoying creative Thanksgiving leftover recipes.

And in case you are like me, I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite deals.

And if deals aren't your thing, don't worry, just ignore this email - I'll be back with more recipes soon!

My Favorite Black Friday Deals

For more options including Black Friday Deals, visit my Amazon Storefront, (Black Friday Specials HERE) and all my favorite Walmart Deals HERE –updated with the LATEST sales!

Some of these links are affiliate links--it is a small way to help me out with NO additional cost to you!

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