National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day

Pumpkin and Cheesecake... two of my favorite things and what could be better on a Fall day then a Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake ~ nothing right?

Crazy Ingredient Challenge ~ Broccoli and Pumpkin #crazyingredientchallenge

Chicken and Broccoli Pizza has to be my favorite type of pizza so when we got our ingredients for our Crazy Ingredient Challenge ~ Broccoli and Pizza, I just knew what I had to make.  Pizza!  I did some searching and found that I could just put the pumpkin puree into my pizza crust and that is what I did.  The verdict... YUM!  I decided to use turkey instead of chicken as I had some on hand... but it would be perfect with chicken too.

Fall Wreath #crafts

Fall Wreath

I have wanted to start a craft section and do at least one craft per week, but that is not happening.  So I will just post as I get some crafts done.
I have been very late this year in getting my Fall decorations up.  I usually get them up before Canadian Thanksgiving but as you can tell that was last weekend and I am still working on it.  I wanted to make a wreath to put on the front door but that failed too.  I couldn't find any bigger grapevine wreaths anyway in the are and I am not sure where I put the extras I had.  Maybe I used them all.
Anyways there are only a few place I can find craft supplies ~ Walmart, Shopko and the Dollar Store.  I started at the Dollar Store and most of the material I found was from there.. So now I have a Dollar Store Craft.

What I used:

1 inch letters "FALL"
small scrap of scrapbooking paper
6 inch wreath
ribbon
leaves (felt) ~ I used 8
couple of plastic flowers
glue- I used Tacky Glue and a Glue Gun.

Directions:
I first glued the letters to the back of the scrapbook paper.  Once dried I cut them out ~ this was the hardest part.  Glue leaves to one side of the wreath.  Arrange flowers and glue to the other side.  Glue 'FALL' close to the top of the wreath.  Make a bow and attach to the bottom... And you are done.
Simple, Easy and Cheap...   This maybe cost about $2.50 total with lots left over to make more and I think it looks wonderful on my fireplace.

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Links:  Project Stash, Trick and Treat Part 4, Crafty Frenzy Friday Inspiration Spotlight

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National Chocolate Cupcake Day

Today is National Chocolate Cupcake Day.  It has to be one of my favorite days... who doesn't like chocolate and cupcakes together.

#FoodieFriendsFriday is having a Cupcake Party

Everyone likes cupcakes, right?  I know I do and I have seen many of them as I am surfing through facebook, pinterest, the web..  Nothing could be better then your own individual cake ~ A CUPCAKE.

Daily Dish Magazine Turns One and we are having a great giveaway

Can you believe that the Daily Dish Magazine is turning one?

Over the past year the 10 of us under the leadership of Tracy we have grown, both personally and as a group.  We strive to bring you articles about cooking, crafts, DIY, travel, reviews and much, much more.  Each one of us brings something different and unique.   I personally feel that we have learned from each other and have all become great friends through cyber world.   But we would have not grown as much or as quickly if it wasn't for the hard work and  dedication of Tracy, who has spent many hours and answered many questions and works feverishly to bring all of  us to the potential we can be.  I love the diversity that this magazine offers to all of us and to our readers.

Natural Herbal Living E- Magazine ~ Ginger Review and a Giveaway

I love the smell of gingerbread cooking in the oven.  Nothing beats the taste of a fresh ginger cookie.

 Did you know that Ginger has other uses then just for baking? 

The October issue of the Natural Herbal Living Magazine talks all about Ginger.