I'm sharing this easy caramel apple pie recipe and a roundup of past apple recipes I've featured on my friend Chelsea's blog Whatcha Makin' Now today. I hope you'll stop over and check them out. Chelsea shares all sorts of great recipes at Whatcha Makin' Now. I'll be attending the Taste of Home Cooking School Demonstration tonight … [Read more...]
Fox Love
foxy lady by dpasco featuring a tortoise shell bangle bracelet Old Navy fox sweater / Tory Burch bracelet / Tortoise shell bangle bracelet / DIY Felted Fox Coin Purse Knitting Pattern PDF / 25 Gift Ideas For Fox Fanatics My fox love began with an enamel bracelet with little gold fox heads on it I bought while vacationing in Seaside, … [Read more...]
Simple Joys
To love and be loved is one of the greatest simple joys, but I've got a few more I wanted to share this week. I love candy corn! Especially this time of year. This is a roundup of 25 candy corn treats from A Night Owl Blog. My favorite way to eat candy corn is pretty simple though. Just mix a bag of candy … [Read more...]
DIY Halloween Lantern
I am blessed to have some very creative friends. My good friends Anne and Julie have a Halloween party every year much to my husband's dismay. It's not that he doesn't like parties, he just doesn't like Halloween parties. However, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I wrote about why I'm passionate about Halloween in a post last year. … [Read more...]
A Quiche for Picky Eaters
Enter for the Taste of Home Cooking School ticket giveaway here. I hope you'll join me for a night of fun and cooking inspiration! I love just about any type of Quiche. Normally I try to make one that has vegetables in it, but not everyone in my family likes the same vegetables. I'm sure many of you are familiar with having at least one picky … [Read more...]
KC Holiday Mart Ticket Giveaway
Shopping is a simple joy for me when I don't have an agenda and I'm not looking for something specific. The Kansas City Holiday Mart is a shopping extravaganza where you can browse goods from over 220 specialty retailers. Holiday Mart is an annual fall tradition for me and many of my friends. I look forward to going every … [Read more...]
The Dose of Reality Makes Me Smile
I recently started following the blog The Dose of Reality by Ashley and Lisa. These two ladies love to keep things real and not only make me smile, but laugh out loud. Their series on Pinterest Nightmares gives me a whole new perspective of Pinterest. If you've been reading my blog, you know how I love Pinterest. Instead of feeling inadequate at … [Read more...]
The 6:00 AM Solution
I love how answers can come to us in the strangest of ways sometimes. I've had answers to prayers and questions show up through people, books, ideas, magazines and countless other ways. I most recently had the answer to a problem literally wake me up at 6:00 am. It all started the day before. My friend Anne … [Read more...]
Taste of Home Cooking School Ticket Giveaway
I'm excited to announce that Tuesday, October 15 a Taste of Home Cooking School event will be held at John Knox Village, 520 NW Murray Rd. in Lee's Summit, Missouri. I will be attending the event and have two spots to give away given to me by Taste of Home for two lucky readers. The Taste of Home Cooking School is America's leading cooking school … [Read more...]
10 No Carve Pumpkins
Since we are officially into October, it's now safe to start talking pumpkins. I love pumpkins and I love pumpkin flavored things. By November my kids are tired of pumpkin. For years I hosted a pumpkin decorating and carving party.When my kids were younger my party was geared more toward the decorating. I pulled out the Elmer's glue, pipe … [Read more...]