Friday Edition: Yummy Finds

Hi there!  Long time no see.  My absence this week can be explained in four words: the Toddler is sick.  We're staying home from work and daycare today.  Hopefully she'll feel better so we can have a fun weekend.

I hope your week is going better than mine and that you are having gorgeous fall weather!  Are you all decorated for Halloween?  I hope to do some of that today. 

Speaking of Halloween, I have some yummy Halloween-ish treats for you! 

YUMMY FIND NO. 1: Pumpkin Cream Puffs by Bits and Treats

Image via Bits and Treats

Don't these pumpkin cream puffs look great!?  Pretty much any thing with "cream puff" and "pumpkin" in its name would get my vote.  Over at her blog, Betty walks you through the steps on how to get such perfect puffs, and she's shown some really cute ways to display them at your Halloween party.  While you are over saying hi to Betty, be sure to also check out her chocolate-pumpkin cake  and strawberry vanilla cake pops!

YUMMY FIND NO. 2: Candy Corn Sugar Cookies from So Domesticated

Image via So Domesticated

Ohmigosh, how cute are these cookies?  These would be perfect favors at a Halloween party.  Emily walks you through, step by step, on how to make these cuties.  Emily has a great blog, and has shared some really great fall recipes (like this Monster Munch Popcorn Balls).  She also has some really cute craft ideas!  I hope you can stop by and say hi!

Friday Edition: Spooky Finds!

Hi there!  Happy Friday.  I hope you get to go out and do some fun fall activities this weekend like pumpkin picking or apple picking.  We did some of that last weekend.  This weekend the Husband will be going out to buy his first snow blower!  He is so excited.  AND it may even snow here next week (just a dusting) so he is even more excited that he will be able to remove the dusting of snow with his snow blower!

As for me, I am not excited about the snow.  I am just happy cooler temperatures have arrived and that I can wear my boots and comfy sweaters.  I am also excited about decorating the house for Halloween and making the Toddler's Halloween costume (she'll be Mickey Mouse!). 

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays - I love everything about it.  Dressing up, free candy, you name it.  And I love finding everyone's crafty recipes, decorations and costumes in blogland.  You guys are really crafty!  So let's get to the spooky finds . . .

SPOOKY FIND NO.1: Eye Ball Cake by Big D and Me

Image via Big D and Me

How awesome is this cake?  Jennifer says that it is simply a boxed cake mix baked in a soccer ball cake pan and then covered with icing.  How crafty is that?  Actually, Jennifer is very crafty and blogged about her Halloween party and showcased some more of her spooky food.  Definitely check it out. And while you are there, stop by and see her kitchen art wall - it is one of my favorite gallery walls!

SPOOKY FIND NO.2: Goblin Bait by Texas Cottage

Image via Texas Cottage

I was drawn to this recipe for two reasons: (1) the pretty picture and (2) I had never heard of Goblin Bait before.  There is a reason I had never heard of this recipe - Sallie told me that she had adapted a Bunny Bait recipe by changing the M&M colors and adding candy corn.  And in a flash of creativity, Sallie came up with the cool name!  I love it - and I love the addition of candy corn.  Check out Sallie's 31 Days of Autumn Recipes, which is going on right now.

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