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Chocolate Muffins

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Semisweet made these for breakfast with the help of cousin M who spent the night earlier this week. They were, of course, divine. 🙂 Chocolate Muffins 2 eggs1 cup sugar1 cup all-purpose flour6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon vanilla extract2/3 cup milk2/3 cup butter, melted4 oz semisweet chocolate chips Preheat oven to […]

November Splendor

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1. Evidence of Autumn, 2. Königsallee Düsseldorf in November, 3. Berry De-lite, 4. Last Signs of Autumn Welcome November! My favorite month of the year. It’s my birthday month. We also celebrate my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving. We have many traditions we do during this month. Thanks & Giving Trees – Click on the name to […]

Pumpkin Muffins

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This week has been extremely busy gathering the last of the harvest from the orchard and garden. We’ve been making pearsauce galore to can, pulling onions to cure, storing butternut squash, acorn squash, and spaghetti squash, and last, but not least, baking pumpkins to puree for the freezer. Nothing beats having fresh pumpkin puree to […]

Super Moist Pumpkin Cobbler

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I think besides chocolate and potatoes, pumpkins have to be my favorite food. I can’t ever seem to get enough, especially this time of year. We had a family get-together earlier this week and my sister-in-law brought this delicious pumpkin dessert. We loved it so much Bon Bon made it again yesterday. Super Moist Pumpkin […]

Spiced Pumpkin Waffles

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When I first made these a couple of weeks ago I was worried my family wouldn’t like them. My fears were set to rest however when Special Dark (the pickiest of the bunch) came and started licking the batter from his fingers, over and over again! These are not too pumpkin-y. In fact I heard […]

Boston Cream Cupcakes

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Every once in a while when I feel like being wicked I like to eat eclairs, or twinkies, or cupcakes that have cream filling. These cupcakes don’t have the typical fatty sugary filling, instead it is just pudding. These are so easy to make my daughters, Brownie and Fudge, followed the recipe themselves. Boston Cream […]

Fall Yarn Leaves

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All week long we are making decorations to use in our autumn celebration next week. (More on that later) Today’s craft was different than one we’ve ever done before but the results as you can see were beautiful! These can be made into magnets for the refrigerator or strung on a string for garland (which […]

Raspberry Rhubarb Freezer Jam

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We love both the tart taste of rhubarb and the sweet taste of raspberries. What better way to combine the two than in a jam? This recipe has the perfect balance of sweet and tart. We used rhubarb we had in the freezer from my SIL’s crop this spring. Raspberry Rhubarb Freezer Jam 6 cups […]

Homemade Paper

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Last week while I was watching some nieces and nephews we decided to make some homemade paper. It was fun, easy, and the kids loved the mess! Supplies Needed:* Window Screening* Old Wooden Photo Frame* Staple Gun* Plastic Tub (large enough to immerse the frame)* Felt or Flannel Pieces* Blender* Old paper: newspaper, discarded printer […]