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I’m Only Here for the Halloween Snacks

October 30, 2019 2 Comments

Halloween is tomorrow and I’m sure you’ll make the rounds to several parties. You’ll wear outrageous costume and loudly proclaim, “Trick or Treat!” And if you’re like me, you’ll only be there for the halloween snacks! “Mix” It Up If you’re attending a party, whether it’s at your child’s school, your work, or a friend’s house, don’t go empty handed. Take a tasty snack. Or if you’re hosting a party, try making this yummy Harvest Hash Trail Mix, compliments of The House of Hendrix. It’s a great combo of a salty chex mix with the sugary sweetness of candy corn […]

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Semi-Homemade Apple Tart

October 19, 2019 No Comments

home-made apple tart / www.vanessahwood.com

I opened the fridge recently and saw four lonely little apples sitting in the crisper. They had already started to prune up and needed to be rescued before they were tossed. I could have fed them to the horse, but instead I made a semi-homemade apple tart. I pulled out a recipe for mini apple pies from my recipe book, but once I rolled out the packaged pie crust, I opted to try my hand at making a tart. Semi-Homemade Apple Tart For the crust: Use one package pie crust. (It can be purchased in the refridgerated section at your […]

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Pick Your Poison for Halloween

October 8, 2019 No Comments

Crafty Ideas for Halloween / www.vanessahwood.com

I used to live in a small town where every house on this one street decorated their houses and yards for Halloween. It was the busiest and best Halloween trick-or-treating any kid or adult could ask for! Whether you’re decorating your house and yard, and handing out treat bags, or if you’re throwing an adults-only Halloween costume party, here are some great Halloween ideas. Take some outdoor decoration ideas from This Silly Girl’s Life. If you live in a small neighborhood and don’t get many trick-or-treaters, then maybe handing out goodie bags might be a good idea. Check out these […]

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Halloween Dinner Party: It’s Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus!

October 27, 2018 No Comments

If you like Halloween, then you’re probably a fan the movie Hocus Pocus. Did you know that this year is the 25th Anniversary of this Halloween classic? For this reason, I have decided to invite the Sanderson sisters – played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy – to my {imaginary} Halloween dinner party! The Sanderson sisters – Winifred, Sarah, and Mary – were a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century but “thanks to a combination of a spell spoken before their demise and the accidental actions of Max, the new-kid-in-town, the sisters […]

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Six Pumpkin Spice Recipes to Try this Fall

October 8, 2017 No Comments

‘Tis the season for everything “pumpkin spiced”! Even my husband jumped on the pumpkin spice bandwagon and made some pumpkin butter, which is similar to apple butter, but tastes way better, especially during the Fall. As promised in yesterday’s blog post, I’m sharing five pumpkin spice recipes that will taste delicious any time of day, and one recipe for a pumpkin spice sugar scrub that will leave you smelling delicious! I love to get in the kitchen and whip up a batch of cookies or a tasty treat. I really like oatmeal raisin cookies and last year {or it may […]