It's beginning to look...

a lot like Christmas!

Now we're just waiting for the cold front to blow in next week,

so it will FEEL like it, too! ;-)

Linked to -
Kelly's Korner Christmas Tour of Homes 2012

Easy Maple Sticky Buns

what you need -

4 tablespoons butter, melted

1/2 cup syrup

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 tube refrigerator biscuits, large size

what you do -

Combine melted butter and syrup.

Combine sugar and cinnamon.

Pour half of the syrup mixture into a baking pan.

Sprinkle with half of the cinnamon sugar mixture.

Layout the biscuits in a ring.

Pour the rest of the syrup mixture over biscuits.

Sprinkle with the rest of the cinnamon sugar mixture.

Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.

Enjoy!

At the ranch...

Thankful for family,

that works hard!

And, plays hard!

Cousins!

Meet Hank :-)

He's an eight week old duroc.

My daughter will be raising him to show in the spring. 

He's a cutie. 

Thanksgiving Breakfast...to go!

On Thanksgiving, I love to cook a big breakfast and enjoy the Macy's parade.  But this Thanksgiving morning was a little different.  My daughter and husband needed to head out of town to pick out a show pig for next spring's livestock show.  And, as soon as they got home, we all hit the road to travel to visit family for the day.  So, none of us could really linger over breakfast at the table... 

so I fixed a make ahead "to go" breakfast. :-)   

On the menu -

Apple Cinnamon Scones with Cinnamon Glaze

Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins

Sausage Balls

White Chocolate Cranberry Biscotti

Pumpkin Harvest Cookies

juices

coffee

Thanksgiving breakfast - ready to travel. :-)

Thankful for Co-workers

I am so very thankful for the ladies I work with

in special education! 

I took them each some mocha hot cocoa for Thanksgiving. 

Each one of them make going to work every day something to look forward to.

And that is something to be truly thankful for. :-)

At the deer lease...

I love weekends at the deer lease.

Especially when the weather is nice

and we get to borrow brother-in-law's rv. :-)

And this weekend,

my daughter got an 8 point!

This Breakfast Idea is Quick, Easy, Fun and Yummy!

Love this idea I saw on pinterest!

A bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast ring.

All you need is -

1 can of refrigerated crescent rolls

8 slices of pre-cooked bacon

4 eggs, scrambled

and

2 slices of cheese, cut into 8 pieces

Lay out the crescent rolls in a circle.

Lay a slice of bacon on each roll.

Place a 4 pieces of cheese around the center of the crescents.

Spoon scrambled eggs on to the cheese.

Top eggs with 4 more pieces of cheese.

Fold up points of crescents to the center and pinch to seal.

Bake at 375 degrees for 17 minutes.

Slice into 4 wedges and enjoy!

So fun and easy.

And goes together quickly enough even for a school morning. 

My family loved it!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween ideas from years past...

Boo!

Scenes from a Halloween Kitchen

Creative Halloween Costume

Homespun Scarecrow Costume

Our Favorite Popcorn Balls

It's Caramel Apple Time!

Pumpkin Time

Decorating for the Trick or Treaters

Hope your Halloween is full of treats and no tricks! :-)

Muffin Monday - Cinnamon and Sugar Muffins

you will need -

2 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

3 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup milk

1/3 cup oil

1 egg

1/2 cup cinnamon chips

1/4 cup chocolate chip

cinnamon sugar 

to make -

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.  

Mix well.

Combine milk, oil and egg.  

Mix well.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.  

Mix just until combined.

Stir in cinnamon chips and chocolate chips.

Spoon batter into muffin tin lined with paper liners.

Sprinkle muffins generously with cinnamon sugar.

Bake at 400 for 20 minutes.

Enjoy!