Happy Halloween!!!!!!

There are so many fun things to do this time of year - pumpkin patches, carvin pumpkins, makin scarecrows. Here is the pumpkin and scarecrow that my husband and son made. Hope everyone has a great Halloween! Linda

SNOW Stitched Mitten

This is my Stacy Nash Girl's Club project. I just got it in the mail last week and had it stitched up in no time at all. I love it.....can't wait for Christmas! This is the 4th project we have received this year as part of the Girl's Club offered through http://www.sgcountrysampler.com/clubs.html

it's so exciting to wait for the mail to see what your project is going to be. Happy Stitchin everyone!!!!!

Halloween Goodies

Check out these cute little coffin's I'm going to give to friends for Halloween! I found the template on Martha Stewart's website. I still need to fill them with chocolates but I don't want to buy the chocolates till the end of next week. I would probably eat them before I filled the coffins. Happy Fall!!!! :)

Cherry Bread Pudding

This is a Cherry Bread Pudding receipe that my good friend "Terri" made for a get together several weekends ago. It is awesome!!!!

1/2 cup dried cherries

2 T Orange Juice

6 cups cinnamon raisin bread

1 1/2 c milk

1/2 c cream or half/half

5 Large Eggs

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt

Combine cherries and orange juice in a microwave safe cup. Heat in microwave till very hot, then set aside for the fruit to soften.

Butter a 1-2 qt. baking dish. Spread the bread cubes in the dish. Whisk together the milk, cream, eggs, sugar, flavorings, salt and a dash of cinnamon.

Sprinkle the cherries of the bread crumbs. Pour the mixture over the bread/cherries, pressing the bread down into the milk. Let sit for an hour or so at room temperature or overnite in the refrigerator, covered. Just before baking, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Uncover the pudding and bake for 45-55 minutes, uncovered, until the top is browned and the middle springs back when lightly pressed. Remove from oven, grate gresh nutmeg over the top if desired. Serve warm with ice cream.

Serves about 8.

FFMF.....Fun Flea Market Find

Here is an Alphabet Stitchin book I found at a flea market this weekend. The lady I bought it from said it came from an elderly ladies estate. The house was over 120 years old....the book is very brittle and needs work done to the binding. It has some great pattern ideas. I also found a couple of needle books to add to my collection. The indoor flea market was a great thing to do since there was snow on the ground...I was praying that soccer would be cancelled. Can't even imagine the winter we are going to have if it is already snowing by October 10th....YIKES. Have a great week!!!! Linda

Pumpkin Muffins

PUMPKIN MUFFINS

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ginger

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 large egg, lightly beaten

1/4 cup canola oil

1 cup nonfat milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Combine pumpkin, beaten egg, oil, and milk in a medium bowl. Make a well in dry ingredients; add pumpkin mixture and stir until just combined. Fill muffin cups and bake for 22-25 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.