Featured from last week: DIY Adulation - Why You Should Throw Out Your Clothes Walking on Sunshine - Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes Happy Housie -- Easy DIY Acorn and Pinecone Garland Ann's Entitled Life -- Pecan Pie Bars From This Kitchen Table - Thanksgiving Tradition Ideas White House Crafts - Halloween Tic Tac Toe Five spot Green Living -- Healthy Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Rain on a Tin Roof - DIY Cedar Planter Adventures of a DIY Mom - How to Make Pinecone Flowers Simply Stacie -- Sour Cream Raisin Bars Style Yourself Confident -- Style a chunky knit The Country Chic Cottage -- Which Cricut Machine is Right For You Grab a Feature button by clicking on the gray button. You won’t see the code, but the button will show a green line, ... [Read More]
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A beautiful weekend for a trip to the Capitol City to spend time with Short Stuff and his mommy. (Short Stuff is going to need a new name soon!) Then on to a beautiful four year old's birthday party. A fun weekend!! Bytes has determined that we need to do some back end work next week. We'll start Wednesday midnight and hope to have it all done quickly -- before next Busy Monday. Just in case you try to visit and find 404 messages and blank screens -- it's only temporary. Hopefully all will go seamlessly and no one will ever know the magic he is working in the background. Thanks for bringing your awesome projects, recipes and ideas to share! Featured from last week: Smart Fun Diy -- Last Minute Costume: Deviled Egg Hazel and Gold Designs -- DIY Side Table for less ... [Read More]
Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup
This hearty Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup is like a warm hug by the fire on a cold day. Loaded with potatoes, veggies and ham -- pure comfort food. It’s also quick and easy to prepare and is ready to eat in about half an hour. I buy ham after major holidays at a reduced price just for delicious treats like this throughout the year. I slice, dice and cube chunks of the ham and freeze them in quart sized zipper bags in 2 cup portions. It only takes a quick trip to the freezer when the mood strikes for a super hearty – omlet, casserole or whatever. An unexpected early – early – fall snow was the inspiration for this wonderful soup. Thaw the ham before cooking, either by setting it in the refrigerator overnight, putting it in a pan of hot water for a couple of hours, or a 1-2 minutes in ... [Read More]
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Wednesday night wiped out the vegetable garden and flowers on the patio with the first frost. Flowers on the deck are still blooming and looking good! Trees are just starting to turn -- including the gorgeous one in the neighbor's back yard. In the midst of our calm season change, we send good thoughts and prayers to those dealing with disastrous weather. And send gratitude to each of you for linking each week! featured from last week: Adventures of a DIY MOM – Chicken Bacon Sandwich: Teaching Kids to Cook The Simple Parent – Halloween Games for Kids Sparkle Living Blog – White Fall Wreath Snazzy Little Things – Painted Pumpkin with Decoupage From This Kitchen Table - Experience Gifts for Kids that They Will Love Glue Sticks – Little Green Monster ... [Read More]
Skinny Chocolate Cake
Super moist Skinny Chocolate Cake is a quick to make decadent dessert. Five minutes and it is in the oven and twenty five minutes later the cake is cooling on the rack. That's the longest part of the process -- waiting for it to cool down. You can pass the time by stirring up the frosting -- another couple of minutes -- and setting it in the refrigerator until the cake is room temperature to touch and you can spread the frosting without making it separate into liquid and less liquid. Most recipes say the cake should be cool -- but this is a cake that was in a hot oven and is setting in a room that is somewhere in the 70 degree range. It's not gonna be cool! :-) I used a dark chocolate cake mix with 24 carbs per serving, water is zero carbs. Dump both in your mixing bowl, Add ... [Read More]
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This blog had over 1000 documented brute force attacks in the past week. They've not gotten in because Bytes has things locked up well. However it has been a sustained attack, so no middle school mischief. If they are looking at lil ol me - - -go check your security!!! In the meantime, we're keeping on, keepin' on!! Thanks for stopping by to share your awesome posts. Featured from last week: Mama of Many Blessings -- Tips for Keeping Wiggly Kids Focused Live Love Texas -- Easy Monkey Apple Cinnamon Bread Adventures of A DIY Mom -- How to Can Peaches Rain on a Tin Roof - Glittery DIY Witches Broom Chas Cray Creations -- Natural Fall Wreath The Scrap Shoppe Blog -- Harry Potter Books Cake and Party Decor Jessi Fearon -- How Not to Go Broke as a Wedding Guest This Year ... [Read More]
