Since it’s the Friday before Halloween, I thought I’d post a Halloween Recipe rather than the standard Fall recipe. I signed up to bring a “small” Halloween treat to my son’s school Halloween party and this is what I came up with. I started by making standard Rice-Krispie treats. Then I grabbed about 1 1/2 […]
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Halloween Kid Craft: Q-Tip Skeleton
I thought this idea was so adorable. I can’t take any credit, as my son brought it home from school. It’s a great, innexpensive craft idea that uses things you probably already have. For this craft, my son’s teachers drew the lines where the “bones” were to go with chalk on black construction paper. My […]
Homemade Chili
Whether it’s cold or hot ouside, I love a good bowl of homemade chili. Here is my recipe. Feel free to change it as you like. I love chili because it’s one of those “add whatever you have” recipes. Homemade Chili Ingredients: 1/2 to 1 lb ground meat (sausage, beef, turkey, whatever. I use 1/2 […]
Fall Craft: Leaf Transfers
Today we had a huge wind storm which left our backyard completely yellow and brown with leaves. Since I’m going to make my husband be the one to rake them up, I decided to give him a hand and pick up a five or six for a craft. You’re welcome, husband. Supplies Needed: Leaves Computer […]
Pumpkin Gingerbread
This is one of those recipes that shocks me with its deliciousness every time I make it. I’ve made this Pumpkin Gingerbread for several occasions and it’s always a hit. I found the recipe on allrecipes.com (my favorite recipe site). I’ve posted it as written, but I bake mine at 325 degrees for between and hour and […]
10 Tips to have a Cleaner Home
Cleaning: it’s one of those necessary evils that few people like, but everyone has to do. While I don’t claim to always have a spotless house all the time (or to be honest; ever), I generally have a fairly clean house. I talked to a few other women who are much cleaner than I, and […]
Loaded Spice Cookies
Since we are all mourning the end of the whoopie pie series (oh is it just me?), I thought I’d post a different kind of cookie recipe to soften the blow. This is one of my favorites because it’s delicious and easy. It involves one of my favorite ingredients: a cake mix! I’ve made these […]
Whoopie Part: Part 7 – Pumpkin Whoopie Pie
We have come to part 7; the final part in our whoopie pie series. And of course, it’s the moment you’ve all be anticipating (I’m sure), my favorite whoopie pie! I love all things pumpkin and this whoopie pie does not dissappoint. It’s cakey, puffy, moist and a perfect balance of flavors. This recipe comes […]
Halloween Decoration: Ghosts
Tomorrow is the first day of October! In my opinion, this makes it officially okay to get out the Halloween decorations. Here are some ghosts we made last year. You can tell the ones made by older kids and those made by younger kids. No matter what age though, these are great fun for kids […]
Whoopie Pie: Part 6 – Grasshopper Whoopie Pie
Part 6 of our whoopie pie series, is my personal favorite… so far. It’s my own creation, but I can’t take too much credit, as I took the base recipe from another whoopie pie. As you may know, “Grasshopper” is code for “mint chocolate.” The base recipe for this is the same whoopie pie in […]
