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Lindsey and I were talking about Thanksgiving plans for this year and it got me to thinking about a special project to show my family and friends how thankful I am for them. I decided it would be nice to do a little gift on each place setting this year. I thought about hand lettering something at first, but that would take a lot of time with questionable results. Then, I remembered the set of stamps that I purchased from the Target One Spot a couple of years ago. I hadn't used it yet, but now I knew I had the perfect project to use them for.
If you can't find these stamps at Target this year, there are of course a lot of others that you can find and use. For example...
I had some little wooden circles left over from our Christmas in July projects. I chose 3 colors of acrylic paint that I felt would coordinate with my dishes and tablecloths and painted the circles. Then, I used a black stamp pad to stamp the design on the light colored circles and white on the dark colored circles. I love how they came out. Even the spots where the ink is a little missing add to the rustic look.
I decided to use jute as the hanger on these little ornaments. I cut about a 6" length of jute and glued the ends with a glue gun to the front of the ornament. Then, I tied a bow with another length of jute and glued that over the ends. This way, there are no unfinished ends on the front or the back.
Now, on Thanksgiving, I want to slip them in a napkin on each place setting. I want to use cream colored napkins, but I didn't have any. I could only find white! So, I purchased some fabric and made my own.
A couple of years ago I had to purchase a new sewing machine. I got a Singer Brilliance (that is a refurb version) and I have loved using the special decorative stitches that it has programmed into it. Here is the newest version, called Sew Mate. These are nice machines at a reasonable price.
These napkins were simple to sew. I just folded over the edges twice and used a decorative stitch to make them special.
Once the napkins are sewn and pressed, you are ready to fold them! Here is a gallery of pictures to show you how to do it.
If you know me at all, you know that I love dishes! So, I am using two different dishes to try out a place setting to use these special projects on. Which one do you like best?
If you don't want to wash napkins later, you could always use nicer paper napkins. But, I am so happy with how these came out. Here is a close-up of the decorative stitching.
Look what I found!
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Hopefully you guys know by now how much I love pumpkin. I've given you a lot of savory recipes because I feel like pumpkin is not recognized enough for it's versatility.
But, I wanted to share with you something I was finally able to achieve. A chewy, not cake like, pumpkin chocolate chip cookie. Don't get me wrong, I love me a cakey pumpkin chocolate chip cookie. Sometimes though, you just want a chewy chocolate chip cookie. I experimented a little bit with my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, and I did it! I made a pumpkin chocolate chip cookie that doesn't make you feel like you're eating cake.These cookies are soft, chewy, with just a little bit of that toffee like crisp that we want out of a chocolate chip cookie. Plus it has that pumpkin-y kick to it. As Elle Woods would say, this gives it a little something extra. The secret is the eggs. Take them out and replace them with pumpkin. The eggs create a lot of whipped moisture which we just don't need when we have pumpkin in the mix. You guys, I am dreaming about these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies as I write this post right now. Make them and love them. They are so ridiculously good!
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You know, I've gotta say that there are some people in my life that don't believe that pumpkin goes with everything.
Don't be one of those people. Those people are sad. Pumpkin goes with everything. I really love finding new dishes and sprucing them up with pumpkin! This week I made one amazing lasagna. It was vegetarian, and easily vegan. I will blog about it next week. First though, I need to blog about the sauce I used. Because it was fall, so I definitely had pumpkin in that pasta sauce. No regrets. I am probably also going to make spaghetti and use this pumpkin pasta sauce, because it is amazing. Also, it is so easy to make, and you can make a lot at once and then can it and store it and use it again and again. So whatever pasta dish you have planned, you can throw some of this pumpkin pasta sauce on it. Vitamin A everyone. Pumpkin, tomato, garlic, and Vitamin A everywhere. There is truly nothing better. So, here is how you make Pumpkin Pasta Sauce. Then, you can can it. Then you can save it. Then you can use it again and again in all your dishes that require sauce. Pumpkin sauce guys. It will change your life.
Pumpkin Pasta Sauce
Ingredients: 1 15 oz can canned pumpkin 1/2 cup vegetable broth or water 2 TBSP olive oil 1 small can tomato paste 3 Roma tomatoes, diced 1/4 yellow onion, diced 1 TBSP garlic 2 tsp salt 2 tsp pepper 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning Directions: Add all ingredients to a pot over medium heat. Stirring occasionally bring to a simmer and heat for about ten minutes to let the flavor of the seasoning get well incorporated. You can use immediately and store any unused sauce in the refrigerator for a week. Or you can can it and use it when you'd like. For canning directions, use the directions for canning found in this post.
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It is raining in Phoenix! It is always wonderful when that happens.
And, first of all, let me apologize for jumping the gun last week and calling it Fall when it really is the Autumnal Equinox today! Oops. I guess I was overly anxious. On the other hand, I got started on so many Fall things early! One of them being that delicious Peach Pie you see pictured above. Now that it is raining and the weather is cooling down, it is definitely the Pie Baking time of year!
Now, you can peruse through our pie baking section of the blog and find a nice amount of delicious pie recipes to get you started. But, I was just looking through our Pie e-book,For the Love of Pie, and feeling just a little bit proud of ourselves for all of the really good info and recipes that are in that book. If you are a beginning pie baker, you should really get it. If you are a seasoned baker, you should really get it, too. It contains the classic recipes that you will want to make for the holidays, plus some vegan recipes and some delicious specialty recipes that we made up ourselves. Click here to order it for yourself!
OH! And before I forget to tell you, we are offering a special deal on the Pie book to celebrate Fall! So, from today until the end of September, (That is September 30th, 2019), We are offering the book for 50% off!
That's right! Just click here and then use code FALLWINKS when you check out to get 50% off of For the Love of Pie!
A rainy day is the best day for pie! If it is already getting cold in your part of the world, baking a pie sure helps to warm up the house. In more ways than one! Happy Baking!
What kind of rolling pin do you favor? Inquiring bakers want to know.
Don't you just love a pretty pie dish?
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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