I had the great honor of sharing another one of my creations with Petit Jean Meats using Petit Jean Hickory Smoked Bacon.

Waffle Breakfast Casserole w/Sweet Maple Bacon Syrup is a  sweet, yet savory and is perfect for breakfast or brunch.

“I find that if I prepare food from my heart, that makes my family enjoy meal time together even more. That is why I put so much time and effort in creating the perfect creations for my family to enjoy.”

And could there be anything more mouth-watering than a mason jar of Homemade Sweet Maple Bacon Syrup? Who doesn’t love their bacon drenched in sweet maple syrup?

Hop on over to Petit Jean Meats  and grab my recipe for Waffle Breakfast Casserole w/Sweet Maple Bacon Syrup

I hope you enjoy!

Waffle Breakfast Casserole w/Sweet Maple Bacon Syrup

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Jack Frost finally decided to visit here in the South.

With this Winter Weather that has landed on my doorstop, my Southern Ham Gumbo Recipe, that I created for Petit Jean Meats, will be the perfect solution to keep the nip away.

We’re not big on traditional gumbo, so I decided to take our favorite southern classics and create the perfect gumbo recipe.

If this “Southern Ham Gumbo” don’t warm you up on a cold night, I’m not sure anything will!

Hope your family enjoys and stay warm!

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I am so blessed to be able to create and share my work with MamaGoesFrugal.

“Here in the South, nothing says home cooking like a casserole.

As a little girl, I can remember casseroles being one of my momma’s favorite dishes to make.  Maybe because they were less time consuming, or that they were so simple, but I’m thinking more along the lines because they were more frugal to make than a 4-course meal.

Creating casseroles has been a tradition that I have carried into my own family dinner nights.”

My Spicy Farmhouse Chicken Casserole is my recreated version of Mexican Chicken.

I hope you will stop by MamaGoesFrugal to check out my recipes every month.

Click here to enjoy my recipe!

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The Easiest Princess Anna Inspired Cape

Chicken Bacon & Avocado Ranch Flatbread Pizza

This Mama Loves

A Scary Halloween

New Lil’ Book Caddy

Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Nanaimo Bars, and Some Canada Love

West Coast Mama

Cocktail: Candy Corn Pain Killer

DIY Photo Collage Letters

a house tour & a love story

The Honeycomb Home

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I am a sucker for holidays.

There really isn’t any holiday that I don’t enjoy or that I don’t like making crafts or food for.

To me, Halloween is such a fun holiday. It’s a day when you can pretend to be anything or anybody you want, even if it’s just for a night!

I usually don’t decorate much for Halloween, mostly for the fact that my Love of Fall takes over (:  My daughter uses the expression that “Fall threw up on our porch” haha!  Sorry I go into Fall Overload!

We used to turn our house into a Haunted House every year for Girl Scouts.  The layout of our house was perfect.  The kids could enter into the living room from the carport which was set up as a grave yard complete with tombstones, bones and black lights, from there they entered the kitchen which half was blocked off but it looked like a bloody massacre had took place.  There was even the world “Help Me”, written in fake blood with knives.  It was awesome.

Then the kids entered the dining room, which was set up as a Haunted Funeral Home.  There was complete darkness except for black lanterns with red light bulbs hanging from in the  corners, halloween candles sitting on shelves and in the window and on the dining room table was a coffin, with my son inside dressed up as dracula, and as the kids walked by he was raise up and shine a flashlight on his face and scare them.

Then you started down the hallway to the bedrooms.  In the first bedroom, we had someone jump out as Michael Myers complete with mask and knife, next was the bathroom which was was decorated as another crime scene, then the next bedroom which two of our friends were in dressed up as the ChainSaw Massacre.  One had a real chainsaw and the other had a spray bottle of water so as the kids walked by he would turn the chainsaw on and the other would spray water on them to make them think it was blood.

Then it ended with my bedroom which lead out back, so we had someone in my room to jump out and scare them as they tried to get out the back door!

It was awesome!  A lot of work, A lot of clean up, but so worth it.  We would end the night outside playing Fear Factor, Bobbing for Apples and having a Weenie and S’mores around the Fire Pit!

I think I’m to old for all that work now. LOL

But to satisfy my kiddos, I normally do a small few things in the house for Halloween still.  That includes a few decorations and of course a few yummy treats, but no haunted houses or chain saws!

I have to admit, I do love my black and orange glitter grapevine pumpkins!

Not too much, but just enough in my book!

But one of my favorites I have always enjoyed is making fun Halloween foods.

I wanted to share this adorable cupcake idea with you! I made these and my kids went crazy!!

Here is what you need:

2 cups sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
2 sticks real butter (1 cup)
1 cup water
1/4 cup of Hershey Syrup or 4 tbs of cocoa ( whichever you prefer)
1/2 cup buttermilk (or 1/2 milk with a tbs of white vinegar mixed in)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla ( I prefer 1/2 tsp vanilla paste)

Directions:
Mix and bring the butter cocoa and water to a boil
Pour mixture over sugar and flour
Beat well
Add the remaining ingredients and mix well
Fill cupcake pans almost 3/4 way full
Bake at 350 for 15-20

I love this super easy icing. I can eat a bowl by its self!

1 container of marshmello cream 6-8 oz
1 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla (I prefer 1/2 paste)

Beat softened butter and powdered sugar until fluffy (no lumps)
Add in marshmello cream and vanilla
Mix together by hand

To make the ghosts I simply add frosting in piping bag and swirl up on cupcakes. For the eyes I use sugar eyes found in your baking aisle.

I hope you enjoy these ghostly treats and Happy Halloween!

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… and a Denim Shirt Cushion Cover

Easy Taco Pizza

Burlap & Lace Garland

 

Mini Oreo Cheesecake

from Titi Crafty

I learned the bease for a cheesecake recipe from my mom when I was a teen and I hadn’t changed it  a bit.

ORGANIZE OCTOBER | ADVENTURES IN…

CLEARING OUT THE BEAUTY STASH

from AM to PM Blog

Doing a full-on beauty stash clear-out after neglecting it for a while is pretty grim.   It’s really not pretty.

What do you look for in a friend?

from Penny A. Zeller

I recently watched the movie Mom’s Night Out for the second time. I love this movie and highly recommend it. One of my favorite things is the friendship between Allyson and Izzy. They’ve been best friends since grade school, and while they have totally different 0personalities, they can rely on each other no matter what. Even when Allyson has a major meltdown, Izzy is still her best friend, cheering her on…and being there for Allyson through thick and thin.

Olaf Dress Up Costume

from  Ruffles And Rain Boots

I wasn’t going to make a FROZEN inspired Olaf dress up apron until some friends of ours suggested that all of our kids go together as the cast of FROZEN for Halloween this year (thanks Ang and Kris!). Because I’ve already made FROZEN inspired Princess Anna and Queen Elsa costumes, the only one left was this little cutie. When sketching out this Olaf costume, I designed it while keeping a certain young man in mind. That adorable, precocious little flirt of a fellow has a sensory processing disorder so whatever I designed couldn’t have a hood or anything on his face because he doesn’t like that.

 

HONEY SPICE STREUSEL MUFFINS

from  Annie’s Noms

These Honey Spice Streusel Muffins are just perfect for your breakfast! Soft, sweet and spicy with the added crunch of a streusel topping. Yoghurt makes these muffins tender and soft, whilst the honey sweetens and adds a tang which is perfectly complimented by the spices; an Autumnal taste sensation!
How to Have a Backyard Scavenger Hunt with FREE Printable

from My Big Fat Happy Life

We have done scavenger hunts in a couple different ways 1) creating a chart with photos and words on the computer (see below for a FREE printable) or 2) hand drawing the pictures of the items and writing out the word.  For older children you could just write out a list of items to find.  I also like the idea of re-enforcing numbers by having S find 5 rocks or 8 leaves.

The Best Free Apps for Moms

from MBA SAHM

There are lots of items I would consider absolutely essential as a mom, but honestly there’s only one item I can’t go 20 minutes without and that’s my phone. And it’s not because I’m playing Candy Crush or posting pictures on Facebook. It’s because of the collection of free apps I’ve gathered that tell me what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. Ones that calm my baby, put him to sleep, then calm me. And ones that tell me what’s going on outside the world of baby. And for those moments when I do have time to post on Facebook, it makes the process possible (and fun).

Turn Coke tins into Beautiful Candle Votives

from Let’s Make It Lovely

Be it Diwali or Christmas, this is a perfect craft for the coming up holiday season. Wouldn’t it make a lovely gift for friends or family? Or how about just adding a little accent decor piece to any corner in your home? All you need to do is save some soft drink tins and get started. Before I begin on how I did it, let me tell you my inspiration for this one came from these Brass Candle holders when I was searching google images for Diwali decor ideas. Let’s get started.

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I am such a Lover of Fall.

I love snuggling under a fuzzy blanket in front of the fireplace with a hot cup of coffee and a good book, all while watching the leaves gently swirl to the ground.

But I also love to bake during Fall.

I love all the Fall Spices of Nutmeg, Cloves, Pumpkin, Apple and Cinnamon.

My mind has been spinning with all the different recipes I could make that includes pumpkin during October and November.

Now I could have went simply but that’s not me so I had to spice it up a bit!!

I came up with this recipe last year when I wanted something “sweet” but full of Fall Spices.

It’s that time of year when my husband loves to get Spiced Pumpkin Lattes from Starbucks so I decided to go with that drink in a cupcake style.

I made these for my Connect Group Bible Study, but I stopped at church to drop off my kiddos first and left with seven less cupcakes.

After I got to group, the cupcakes started disappearing fast! I actually caught one of our friends in the corner of the kitchen guarding the cupcake container!!

I am so excited they were a Big Hit and I hope you enjoy them just as much!

Here is what they consist of:
Cake:
2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 stick butter, softened
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste
15 oz can of pumpkin
1 cup of cooled pumpkin spice coffee ( or plain coffee with pumpkin spice added)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease or line 24 cupcake pan
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices into bowl; set aside.
3. Place butter and brown sugar in a large mixer bowl. Blend until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add pumpkin and blend together
4. Stir in flour, alternating with the buttermilk. Stir in vanilla paste. After combined add in coffee slowly and mix until all is well blended.
5. Divide batter evenly. I like to use 1/4 cup of batter for each cupcake. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until when a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Prepare frosting and spread or decorate frosting on top.

Icing:

2 sticks butter softened
1 package of cream cheese softened
1 tablespoon. Pumpkin spice coffee (granules)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste
2 tablespoons pumpkin spice
1/8 cup whipping cream
2 cups of powered sugar

1. Mix butter and cream cheese together until smooth
2. Slowly mix in powered sugar
3. After combined add in vanilla paste, pumpkin spice and coffee granules
4. After well mixed add in whipping cream and mix until it becomes a whipped consistently
5. Either spread of top of cupcakes or use piping to add frosting
6. Sprinkle of dash of pumpkin pie spice on too of each frosted cupcake
7. Enjoy!

You will be in Fall Heaven!

Happy Fall Ya’ll!

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All Shook Up (Elvis Presley)

2014 Fall Home Tour

Caramel Pecan Pumpkin Cake

Pastel Front Porch for Fall

Root Beer Float Cookies

10 Fall Slow Cooker Recipes

Homemade Brown Sugar

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How to Make Money with Your Recipes

10 Tips for Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival

3 Practical Tools to Help you Change the way you Think

I love a cold and rainy fall day!

Mooseburger Pie

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Peach Almond Bread

5 Simple Pleasures of Being Married . . . and 5 Joys of Being Divorced!     by Divorced Kat

Football Meatloaf Recipe

animal friends-free amigurumi pattern

DIY Patio Water Wall

Project 10 Pan

The longing ache of a mama’s heart

Transform your photos with these PicMonkey tips

Never Ever Give Up – The Inspiring Story Of Jessie And Her Joy Jars   from Create With Joy

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