Fun Weekend Links

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• White Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cookies
  White chocolate chip cranberry cookies are a holiday favorite at our house. The cranberries give them a festive color and flavor that fits right in with the season. Today I’m going to share my favorite recipe for white chocolate chip cranberry cookies. The recipe is adapted from Taste of Home, I hope you enjoy it. White [...] […]
• Tips For Saving Money During The Holidays
  During the holidays money always seems to be tight with all the extra expenses for gifts, food, and even entertainment. I’m always looking for ways my family can cut back just a little and still not take away from our enjoyment of the holiday season. One expense I really try to keep a handle on this [...] […]
• Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe With Pictures
  I’ve been really hungry for pumpkin cheesecake lately, so I decided tonight I was going to make one. A friend of mine gave me a recipe for pumpkin cheesecake several years ago, but I couldn’t find it in my recipe box tonight. Not sure what I’ve done with it. I decided to give Paula Deen’s pumpkin [...] […]
• Spicy Maple Bacon, Popcorn and Almond Buckets
  It’s fall party season, so today I thought I’d share a fun recipe from Diamond Nuts, and Pop Secret that would be great for fall parties. I think these popcorn buckets are really a cute idea! You can change the container, and the color of the tissue paper and you can use this for any [...] […]
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds~ Delicious and Nutritious
  One of my favorite fall flavors is pumpkin. While I’m baking up pumpkin for a pie, or carving a Jack O’ Lantern, I always bake up the seeds that I scrape out of the center. It takes a little work to clean them up, but don’t get too worried about a little pulp clinging to [...] […]
• Chicken and Noodles In a Rice Cooker
  A while back I received an Aroma ARC-1000 Professional Rice Cooker/Food Steamer in the mail to take for a test drive. I’ve made several meals with it. especially since the weather’s turned a little cooler, and I have to say I’m impressed. You can cook way more than rice in this thing! I love that [...] […]
• Outdoor Lighting Ideas For Fall Parties
  Just because the days are getting shorter, it doesn’t mean you have to move the party indoors. Fall is a great time to have an outdoor party. Kids love hay rides, bonfires, scavenger hunts, wiener roasts, and haunted houses. I thought I’d put together a few outdoor lighting ideas for your fall party. Autumn Leaves Paper String [...] […]
• My Favorite Apple Cake Recipe
  My sister in law gave me a recipe for apple cake many years ago. It’s my absolute favorite recipe for apple cake, it’s actually one of my favorite recipes of all time. This time of year when there are plenty of delicious in season apples in my kitchen I love to pull out this recipe. The [...] […]
• Ultimate Comfort Food~ Tuna Noodle Casserole
  One of my favorite fall comfort foods is tuna noodle casserole. I don’t make it much during the spring and summer, but when fall rolls around I’m ready for casseroles, soups and stews. Things I can throw in the oven, or in the crock pot and forget about while I’m going through my nightly routine. Here’s [...] […]
• Creating Fall Backyard Displays
  Fall is such a fun time to create a backyard display, with all the fall colors, and textures. You can create a unique look by combining several things together into one display, or repeat one theme throughout your display. Here are a few fall backyard decorating ideas to help you get started. What can you put [...] […]