Trick Or Treat And Finding Treasures?
Trick Or Treat And Finding Treasures where you least expect it. I have found a few new treats that are so cool and I would like to share them with you.
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There Is No Place Like Home!
My dear readers….being a transplant from the Kansas/Missouri area to Florida, I often imitate a clicking of the ruby red slippers and use the phrase, “There is no place like home” or there is no place like home and garden!
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Happy Thanksgiving!!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers and their families…… I will make this post brief, as I know this is indeed a busy day of cooking and being with family! I would like to share this bit of wisdom (by Melody Beattie) with you on this Thanksgiving Day… “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of…
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Fall Decor Can Be Easy…
Fall Decor Can Be Easy… I have a dear friend….(I call her Queenie)….and she was asking me the other day for a few ideas on simple decorating for Fall. (Click on the original post at Turn a Cake Plate into Holiday Decor from last November of using a domed cake plate to hold pinecones etc!) Queenie…
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Butterscotch Brownies
I Love the flavors of butterscotch and chocolate and this Butterscotch Brownie recipe brings those flavors together. Easy recipe and good “go to” recipe. I have made these retro brownies for years…we used to host game night which could be cards or board games….and the adults liked these butterscotch brownies about as much as the…
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Green Chile Sauce/Salsa
Salsa! If you love Mexican food you will most likely already have a favorite green and red salsa recipe. We lived in New Mexico for almost 15 years and I learned to cook traditional Mexican dishes from my Mother-in-law and Sister-in-law. These recipe are made so different from the Tex/Mex food that I grew up…
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My Thanksgiving Menu
I promised I would print my Thanksgiving Menu and since we celebrated Thanksgiving early, I can honestly say our guests were pleased. The feedback has been great! I roasted a Turkey Breast for the Turkey and Cornbread Dressing casserole….. and our main entree was of course Turkey…. and we deep fried a 14 pound bird…
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Fall Tablescape
My dear readers…let’s talk briefly about setting your dinner table. There is nothing like setting a pretty table and it doesn’t have to cost any money…just use what you have around the house or can collect in your garden. Below are a few Fall Tablescapes…some very plain and all very easy to do. . ….
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Turn a Cake Plate into Holiday Decor
If you have a cake plate on a pedestal collecting dust…use it for your Holiday decor. As you can see, there are Pine cones, Fall colored leaves, small decorative pumpkins, cranberries under the dome and on the table. Use your imagination and what you have lying around the house or in your Holiday collection. I…
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Marshmallow Turkey Treats
Do you like rice krispies? Do you like corn candy? Do you like melted chocolate chips? Well, even if you don’t, I’m sure your children or grand children like them and if they do, this treat is so easy to make. These cute little birds can be used as place card…
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Fall is Here!!!!
Hi Friends, Fall is here….and I do enjoy the brilliant colors of the falling leaves, the crispness in the air as well as the wood smoke circling the chimneys and the thought of warm and hearty soups. But wait, you say….you live in Florida and can’t possibly have those Fall pleasures. You would be right,…
