Baking with Pumpkins
Enjoy the Fall Harvest and make use of your pumpkins once you carved them. Share your joy of baking with pumpkins. Here are a few of my favorites. Pumpkin nut bread is all year round for me. =) Pumpkin Nut Bread Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour; or 1 cup whole wheat flour and [...]
How to Make Face Paint
Howl bout making your own face paint for Halloween? All you need are some common household ingredients and you can make it yourself face paint. Keep this idea in mind for an added flare to your child’s birthday party, showing some school spirit or at your next sporting event. Clown Make-up 2 tablespoons shortening 5 [...]
Create Jar O’Lanterns
Create your own Jar O’ Lanterns. Recycle and reuse your clean baby food jars, pasta jars, pickle jars, mason jars and even fish bowls. Use any kind of jars that will give this project a variety of shape and sizes for your goofy and ghoulish jar o’ lanterns. What you will need: masking tape paintbrushes [...]
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
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After all the fun of carving the pumpkin is over, and the kids are proudly admiring their (or, in reality, quite possibly your) handiwork, you’re left staring at the mess left behind: pieces from the pumpkin’s tough rind, and a large mass of gooey, disgusting pumpkin guts (or, if you’d prefer to use adult-speak for [...]
How to Make Oreo Balls
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Oreo balls are a decadent, delightful desert that is quite easy to make, and requires no baking whatsoever. I don’t even want to think about how many calories are packed into each of these things. My advice–if you make them, take them somewhere (like an office party). That way, you get to try them and [...]
Penne Pasta with Balsamic and Broiled Vegetables
Looking to make a quick and easy penne pasta dish that you and your kids will love? This Penne pasta recipe is flavored with a lite balsamic dressing and broiled vegetables. It’s so versatile that you can have it as a hot or cold pasta dish with or without broiled vegetables. Keep in mind that there [...]
World Vegetarian Day
Today is World Vegetarian Day. It was established by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) in 1977 and was endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978. “To promote the joy, compassion, and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism.” What is a Vegetarian? Vegetarians are people who do not eat meat, poultry or fish. They can easily [...]
Popcorn Balls
Here is a quick and easy recipe to start off your Halloween baking with the kids! 5 quarts of popped popcorn ¾ cup light corn syrup ¼ cup margarine 2 teaspoons cold water 2 5/8 cups confectioners’ sugar 1 cup marshmallows In a saucepan over medium heat, combine corn syrup, margarine, cold water, [...]
Lettuce Wrap Copy Cat
Lettuce Wrap Copy Cat For all you P.F Chang lettuce wrap lovers, myself included! This is a great appetizer, or meal if made with rice. Looking to impress your family, woo the hottie you’re dating or just a little something tasty, for your next girls’ get together. I’m no master chef and this recipe [...]
