Yummy Apple Crisp

Even though I am not ready, I am very slowly realizing that fall will soon be upon us.
I have also noticed many pretty fall magazine covers that are shouting out:
*buy me*!!

I did purchase a magazine a few weeks ago called Celebrate {Autumn Gatherings}. and
inside was a delicious recipe for Apple Crisp. Of course that led to having to purchase
some ramekins because there were no such things in this house. SO worth it because
the recipe for Apple Crisp is delicious!!

Granny Smith and Braeburn apples mixed with the perfect spices and sugar.

Oat and walnut topped desserts ready to pop into the oven...

These beauties just came out of the oven. I didn't bake them in the pan, but set them in it
afterwards. A perfect fall dessert that is the perfect small size. I recommend you purchase
the magazine if you so desire.

Next recipe to try out of the same magazine: Lemon Rosemary Cake...I can't wait...:)

{Magazine is by Phyllis Hoffman}

Fairy Party ...part two

 If you would have stopped by our house last Saturday between 10 and 2 ish you would have seen a 
fairy party in full swing.  As I told you previously , it was a huge success and I loved every minute of
of it including decorating the tent for the wee ones.  We partook of dainty fairy treats that were mostly
 in pink colors and they were delish. :)

I used a vintage table to hold the goodies, plates, cups and napkins.

{I will admit some of these pictures were taken the night before when I decorated
 and some were taken the day of the party so you may see a few minor variations.}

I used my tall goblets to hold some of the treats and vintage ironstone dishes for the rest. I 
found tiny clothespin chalkboards on Groopdealz and they were just perfect. We partook of 
fairy wafers, fairy bites, fairy pearls and pixie sticks along with pink sugar wafer cookies, 
coconut cookies and pink lemonade cake balls. We also drank Fairy Fizz, but somehow
 that didn't make the photos. 

This little fairy just wouldn't leave the sweets alone.  Every little bit we would see her
standing at the table and pointing at the goodies.  Too funny!

Paper pom poms and lanterns to help pretty up the roof of the tent.

The garland hanging in the back opening is so pretty. It is sparkly silver and white medallions
 strung on thin white ribbon. It comes all in one 20 foot long garland, but you can cut it apart
 to hang it exactly the way you want to. It just shimmered in the beautiful sunlight.
{by Martha Stewart and purchased at JoAnn Fabric}

{another plus was that I got it on clearance when I visited my sister in PA in March.
It was only 2.97 instead of 12.99!}

The round table at the back held the Fairy Fizz and it also had a white tablecloth
on it, but for some strange reason it is not in the photo. ha!

The Fairy  Party banner that I made from different scrapbook papers, tulle and glittery
silver letters. This photo doesn't show the details, but I thought it turned out great.

We took a large mirror outside and leaned it against a tree. After all little fairies
have to put on lip gloss, fingernail polish etc. and they have to see how it
looks. 

I didn't really get great photos of the inside of the tent. The pom poms and lanterns
should have been staggered better, but that's okay. They loved it! On the easel
{which I used to fill up space} is a fairy saying, 
"The rustle of the wind reminds us a fairy is near".
 I also attached their pink butterfly wands to it.

This sweet little fairy is unhappy in this photo, but other than this moment she was a
happy little fairy and had a great time. If I remember correctly her daddy had came
outside per my request so he could check out the party and she didn't want him to
go back inside. She was crying "da da"...so I gave her a cookie and she was just fine. ha!

All my sweeties sitting at the table coloring their wood plaques and just having a wonderful time!
I think I can wrap this up with one more post. I do hope you are not getting tired of fairy party
 photos. It is hard for me to decide what ones to pick and I took over 500 so they have really 
been pared down a lot. :)


You have to be sure and read my next post because the kids had a wonderful surprise as soon 
as the party was over that just made it end perfectly!!! The timing of it was spot on and we still
 can't believe it . ..wondering if there really was a fairy out there flying overhead and watching.


Also , if you did not see my first fairy post be sure and scroll down to check it out.


Happy day everyone...celebrate life!!

A holiday lunch

Are all your gifts unwrapped and all the piles of wrapping paper put in the trash or burn pile by now?  We have one more Christmas with my parents this week and  * poof * another Christmas will be history.  Seems like they fly by so fast anymore.  I must have been a really good girl this year though because I received some lovely goodies, but I will share more about those another day.


Last Thursday I took the time to have my bff over for lunch and I am so glad that I did. We used to get together a lot to craft, eat or shop {maybe even all three at once}, but it seems that we just don't find as much time these days for US.  This particular day we had a wonderful time talking, laughing , eating and solving the worlds problems. LOL

White chocolate snack mix that I make every year at Christmastime.

Apparantly I took this photo before I put the water in the glasses. oops!
I  used some fake pine garland that I had cut into smaller pieces and attached to the bottom of the goblets. No time to run out and get real greenery.

Script placemats topped with lace placemats

I even added several little paper stars that I had made a few weeks ago

The best turkey salad sandwiches that you will ever have. 
{source Pettisville Meats}

A few different kinds of cookies are always nice to have on hand and they were a yummy treat.

Rosemary Olive Oil potato chips...sooooo good!

Good ole H20 with lemon and lime slices. Too late I realized that I should have had a cranberry or two to add to the glasses, but I didn't have any on hand. It would have been a nice pop of color.

 I actually used paper napkins this time around. {hee hee} I will say looking at the photos now they do look a bit colorless, but there was also a bowl of pasta salad that had red tomatoes and green peppers in it so we did have a little color.  It was a fun day and it went by way too fast , but I hope we can do it again soon!

Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead as we prepare to ring in the New Year!
*2012*

A little indulgence

Lemon Poppyseed Bread

that I made yesterday and took to my parents

house today for Easter dinner. So yummy and

everyone loved it.

Three tiny pieces left. :)

{My daughter helped me make candied violas to add to it

for decoration}

Lemon Poppyseed Bread 1 pkg. lemon cake mix 1 pkg. lemon instant pudding 4 eggs 1 cup water 1/4 cup oil 2 tablespoons poppyseeds Mix all-together with mixer on medium speed for

4 minutes. Pour in 3 ungreased 1 lb. coffee cans.

Bake 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Do not underbake.

Enjoy!

{I make it exactly like this and never have had it turn

out wrong. I put everything in the kitchenaid mixing

bowl and let it do it's thing.

Yes the amount of poppyseeds is right.

It seems like a lot , but it is perfect.}

{ I orignally found this recipe somewhere for a "tea" .

I have never used the 3 lb coffee cans , but used loaf

pans and I don't remember how many loaf pans it

takes}

Let me know if you try it...

Blessings~

Decorating cupcakes and blog help needed

I am not an expert cake decorator, but I sure

had fun using my Wilton dessert decorator a few

days ago.

Like I said, not an expert at all, but I sure have fun trying. I made red velvet cupcakes with Dean Jacob's brand cupcake mix. {from Home Goods} and they are sooooo good!
I think the frosting was a little soft to decorate them this way, but oh well.
don't they look so pretty?

I highly recommend this brand of mix. I also scooped up

the last two boxes of the white chocolate cupcake mixes

with raspberry frosting in the same brand.

I have had them before and they are my favorite.

Happy Thursday everyone...LOOK can you see it?? The weekend is coming!! :)

Are any of you having these blog spacing problems? When I type this up in compose mode my spacing is fine,

but when I go to preview it and actually post it, some

are double spaced and it is driving me crazy!

Any help out there?? pretty please...:)

Blessings~