The Organized Life, October Paint Bucket

The monthly paint bucket is my bucket list of recipes I want to try Choosing recipes for the list is my way of menu planning, A quick glance at the list and I can quickly decide what’s going to be on the table This month I’m thinking about comfort food and foods associated with Fall … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Autumn Celebration Pizza

With cooler temperatures HHjr fired up the pizza oven Saturday night and cooked pizzas to enjoy while we watched the Alabama game I had a flatbread in my mind that I’d been concocting over the past couple of days, so we added it to our usual kid friendly menu of cheese pizza, and pineapple/Canadian bacon … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Parmesan Pumpkin & Bacon Spirals

Now that it’s officially pumpkin season, celebrate with these savory spirals full of creamy pumpkin, bacon and Parmesan cheese These spirals are super simple to make, and you can serve them for any meal or for party appetizers I had some for dinner the other night with a side of broccoli salad All you need … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Pumpkin Pickup

Today we’re going to draw and color a pumpkin truck There’s a free printable for you if you want to follow along I used markers, but you can use colored pencils or a combination First a pencil sketch Once you are satisfied with the drawing use a waterproof liner pen to ink your drawing and … Continue reading

Creations, A Spooky Centerpiece for Halloween!

Welcome to the monthly Creative Craft Hop hosted by Sara from Birdz of a Feather With October on the horizon {how did that happen???} I am starting to think Halloween… I’m not a fan of the scary, gory stuff, but I do love the cutesy fun side of Halloween! Last year I made a Halloween … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Chicken & Asparagus Timbales

These timbles* are like mini chicken pot pies Instead of peas, which are part of traditional pot pie filling, I used asparagus * timbale: a deep dish filling completely enclosed by crust I also thought about calling these Short Cut Chicken Pot Pies because they are so easy! Puff Pastry Shells, Cream of Chicken Soup, … Continue reading

Home Decor, Fall Favorite Crafts, Creations and Decorations!

To celebrate the arrival of Fall, I have rounded up some of my very favorite Fall Crafts, Creations and Decorations! A tabletop seasonal tree is always festive and there are lots of themes to choose from Fall Harvest Fall Favorite Football Team Sunflowers & Pumpkins or Halloween Another great centerpiece or table decoration this time … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, MacKenzie-Childs Apothecary Jar

I had this large apothecary jar gathering dust in the garage and decided to paint it in the style of MacKenzie-Childs I made a collage in PicMonkey of several MacKenzie-Childs pieces for inspiration as I was painting I didn’t really have a plan, I decided to make it up as I went I started with … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Fabric Pumpkins & Festive Fall!

Everyone seems to be making pumpkins right now My buddy Lynn @happierthanapiginmud showed me how I used ribbon instead of twine and I think they turned out just fine! Of course, a tablescape wasn’t far behind… A bouquet of unusual stems and Bird of Paradise caught my eye at Trader Joe’s I added thistles and … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Caramel Apple Mini Bites

Now that it’s mid September, are you thinking about your favorite Fall foods? I am beginning to crave a hearty Beer Cheese Soup, Maple Glazed Acorn Squash with Pecans, Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter & Sage and Caramel Apples! Caramel apples are messy and hard to eat so how about a mini version… Bite size … Continue reading