Apple Dapple

The first bite of a new crop apple

is one of the best things about

this time of year...

Pumpkins of All Kinds

My new display at Rusty Glamour

is all about pumpkins.

It has "Funkins" that I've

repainted, ceramic ones

and some glass ones that I used a technique

from the blog Twigg Studio

so they have a faux mercury glass finish.

The wheeled cart in the picutre below

was a garge sale find that

my family had some trouble seeing

 as having potential!

It was shiny gold with black velvet

shelves:D

 



Looking for Joy

If we go looking, really looking

we may find amid the darker days

of life and its sorrows,

moments and gifts of joy.

This is what I found today...

 

1. the sun on my chilly arms

 

2. a childs voice saying "Gr-and-ma"

 

3. flowers on a front porch

 

4. pumpkin mixes on the store shelf

 

5. huge orange pumpkins growing by

the road side

 

I am being inspired by

One Thousand Gifts

End of Summer Supper

As the summer winds down and

peach season vanishes into

fall, it's always tasty

to have peach waffles for supper

with REAL whipping cream!

I'm not sure whether to call it  dessert or

supper, but it sure is good!

Corn Salad

On a few blogs I've seen recipes

for corn salad and with the 

corn season in high yield right now

I figured I'd give it a try.

It was absolutely delicious

and I ended up eating it as a meal

for lunch several times.

It may sound like a strange combo but

it is worth a try if you like corn.

   Corn Salad

4 ears of corn cooked and kernels cut off

(or 4 cups of frozen corn cooked and cooled)

1 red pepper cut into small pieces

1 green onion chopped

2 cups of cherry tomatoes cut up

1 c. grated cheddar cheese

1/4 c. mayonnaise  (or to taste)

salt

pepper

2 cups of Chili Cheese Fritos lightly crushed

Mix together all ingredients and serve immediately

I think any vegetable could be added as you wish

depending on taste preference.

 

Pottery Barn Knock-off Bags

I thought I'd give these bags

a try as they are very simple to make 

and I had found some nice heavy tablecloths

at a yard sale to cut up.

However once they were done

they bear a resemblance

to an Army bag...

I did add french sayings

like

"Farmers Market"

and "groceries"

to try to make them more feminine

We shall see if they sell at my space or not!

Coffee Toffee Bars

These bars are a treat I've always

enjoyed at Christmas time

when my sis in law Amy makes them.

However being GF has taken that

pleasure away.

The other night I was craving something

different for a snack and suddenly

remembered these and decided to try

them GF and they are just as

good!

Coffee Toffee Bars

 

1 c. butter

1 c. brown sugar

1 tsp almond extract

1 T. instant coffee powder

2 1/4 c. flour (I used Mamas Almond mix)

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 c. chocolate chips

 

Combine butter, sugar, almond extract &

coffee powder. Cream together. Combine

dry ingredients & add to creamed mixture.

Stir in Chocolate chips.

Press into 9x13 pan. Bake at 350*

for 20 minutes. Cool. Frost with

almond buttercream frosting if desired.

 

Frosting

1/2 c. butter

3 c. powdered sugar

3 T. milk

1 tsp almond extract

Combine all and beat until light & fluffy.

 

They are actually very good without the

frosting also, but I'm a frosting lover so

I did them like Amy does!



Circus Party for Pierce

My little grandson is one!

Where did this year go?

We wanted to do something fun

and outdoors for his party so

we chose a circus theme

and ordered a downloadable pkg

to do all the paper props and invites

from Printmagic on Etsy.

Pierce was so cute and smiled

pleasantly at everyone

through out the evening,

including while trying to rip off

his clown props in the Photo booth!

As you can see we served Circus/Carnival

food and candy, and it ended up being

a fairly thrifty party as a lot of

things were

 purchased at Dollar Tree,

including the popcorn bags and clown noses:)

 



Labor Day 2012 @ Camp Creek

Labor Day saw most of my family

up on the Mountain camping.

It was a little challlenging for me

as there were no showers (gasp)

just outhouses and it was

 icy cold at night

in my tent!

But a good time was had by all and

it was a fun way to bring summer

officially to a close, (sigh)