Apple Crisp and Easy Caramel Apple Bars

Yesterday I shared this post about a trip to the apple orchard.  While the girls were doing their own apple picking, I was picking a few Jonathan apples to purchase for some yummy fall baking.  These recipes are from a Betty Crocker website, and they are great recipes to have on hand for such an occasion as apple picking.Apple CrispINGREDIENTS4 medium tart cooking apples, sliced (4 cups)¾ cup packed brown sugar½ cu all-purpose...

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The Apple Orchard

         I can't believe September is almost over!  Seriously, where did this month go?  September brings apples around here, and I’ve been wanting to take the girls to the apple orchard all month.  With only a few days of September left, my window of opportunity was coming to a close.  Today was the only day of the week that weather cooperated for us to go...

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Pepperoni Pinwheels

                   It’s fall, and that means football.  In our house, certain food just goes with a football game.  For example, chili is a classic Sunday football meal.  Nachos of any kind are great for a weekend game.  And of course you have chicken wings and jalapeño poppers that are in the “classic game food” category as well.   One...

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The Help - Book and Movie Review

               A few weeks ago, my mom came up to visit me for the weekend, so I could take her to see The Help.   I devoured the book in two days.   When the movie came out, I knew my mom was the perfect person to enjoy it with.  Of course my mom loved the movie, even though she sobbed through the majority of it.  The movie was great, but as it is usually...

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Zucchini Bread

                          Yesterday, I shared my vegetable stew recipe with you and mentioned that I made it when my mom was visiting me a few weeks ago.  Every few months, my mom comes up and visits me for a weekend.  When she was here two weeks ago, we spent Saturday afternoon doing some fall cooking.  She wanted...

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Vegetable Stew

                    Today, I’m going to share with you my vegetable stew recipe.  Fall is in the air around here, and this is the perfect stew to make late summer and early fall.  I call it a stew instead of a soup, because it is so hearty.  This is the best time of year to get fresh produce at the farmer's market, and I add a little...

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Free Dates with the Hubs

                     Do you ever feel as though you only see your spouse in passing throughout the week?  Matt and I often feel like that.  That’s why we make a point to have a weekly date night, which usually ends up being on a Friday or Saturday.  We don’t spend a lot of money on our weekly dates.  In fact, I always look at my local...

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I've Got Nothin'......

                                I apologize that it has been so long since my last post.  I haven’t made a point to post in over a week.  Every now and then, I get in “blogging funks” when I can’t seem to find the words to post even though I have a list of things I want to post about.  Are there any other bloggers out there who know what I’m talking about?  You know…..like...

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We Will Never Forget

        There are certain days of my youth that I remember very well.  You know what I’m talking about, for you remember those days too.  I’m talking about the kind of days that changed the pages of our history books.  For example, I remember coming home from school as a fifth grader and having the television images of the Oklahoma City bombing be forever etched in my mind.  I was only in Jr....

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Ruffle Ribbon Lamp

           A while back, I transformed these Goodwill lamps seen here and here into functional lamps for my home.  Around the same time, I came across this post at Big Lives and was inspired to create a similar lamp for our master bedroom.              I wish I had a before and after pic of my lamp, but I forgot to...

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Reflecting on My Summer

            As you all know, I am a nanny for two little girls, so I thought that I'd take a few minutes and share some of our summer fun in this post.   During the summer, I take the girls out of the house just about everyday, because their parents run a business out of the home.  For this reason, it tends to be a lot easier for everyone if I take the girls out and about...

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Food, Family, Fellowship....Labor Day Weekend

       I can't believe it's already Labor Day weekend!  Where did the summer go?  One of the best things about Labor Day is spending time with family.   Every few months we drive two hours south to celebrate family birthdays at my mother-in-laws home, but yesterday, everyone drove up to our house to celebrate September birthdays and Labor Day.          ...

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