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Recipe: Apple Cider
Want the house to smell like fall? Don’t want to spend 8.99$ on mulling spice? Try this! Ingredients One jar of apple cider (about 1.99$ – you would need this with the mulling spice, too). 1 tablespoon of each of the following : cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice. Mix together and put on the stove around medium heat. Time to spice things up. Most of the time you already have the ingredients above – and if you don’t, they sell huge bags like the…
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Recipe: Pumpkin Parfait
Tired of the same old pumpkin pie for fall dessert? Try pumpkin parfait instead! I made this recipe since I love pumpkin pie and well, my husband loves chocolate…so I thought of this fun way to eat it all in one! Start with some empty, yet tall glasses and oreos! Crush up the oreos and put in the bottom – one of my cups has crushed graham crackers (I’m not a big chocolate person). Next layer is the pumpkin pie mix. When I was making…
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Recipe: Dog Treats
Dog treats are the best – these ones are messy to make, but super fun to watch your puppy eat. Why dog treats? Well, it was Bella’s birthday on the weekend – she’s 9! Ingredients 1/2 cup of oats 2 spoonfuls of almond butter 1 teaspoon of honey Makes 4 clusters Mix it all together and then roll out. These adorable paper cupcake liners and fun toppers are from my husband’s mom – she thought they were cute and, since I love to make cupcakes,…
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Recipe: Pumpkin Spiced Bars
It’s that time of year again – fall. The leaves fall, the air gives you a chill, and everything pumpkin comes out to play. This is a bit of a mash-up of some recipes – the pretzel bottom is from my deadly brownies and my crumble topping is from September’s skillet apple crumble. So – here is what you’ll need: Ingredients Bottom 3 cups of crushed pretzels 1 cup of melted butter 1/2 cup of sugar Pumpkin Mix 2 cups of pumpkin puree 1/2 cup…
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Fruity Juicy
This juice packs a punch – perfect for a fresh start morning. All fruit with a bit of parsley…and ginger – I don’t think ginger is a fruit! Fruity Juicy Juice it up! A great thing about this juicer, you don’t need to cut the veggies or fruit up very much…saves time! This one was so good. The green apple and the lemon add some sourness to it…mmm. Green goodness. I think it tasted like a green apple sour candy. My husband laughed at me…it’s…
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Ritz Rolo Snack
Today’s snack… Both salty and sweet! The next time you’re at the grocery store pick up a box of Ritz and some Rolos…you’ll be happy you did! Ritz Rolo Snack A box has about 60 crackers…I made 24 sandwiches…that’s how many fit on our pan. Set the oven to 350 degrees. Lay out the Ritz face down and put a rolo on each one. Bake for 9 minutes. Keep an eye on them…you don’t want the rolo to melt all over the Ritz…you just want…
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Recipe: Morning Juice
Morning Juice Juice! Fresh Juice! About a week ago I watched a documentary on the food we eat – how most of it is ‘food like products’. That sounds so gross. Eating well is important for our bodies, our health and our overall well being. We purchased our Omega juicer about 2 weeks ago and have used it every day since! The Omega is great because it does hard root vegetables like beets and sweet potatoes, yet is also able to do leafy greens like…
