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Seasonal books are a good way to encourage reading at any age. With Halloween on the way, we thought some suggestions for some spooky (and funny spooky) reads would be perfect today! Here are some great choices with good reviews. Many are available on Kindle, some are at a special price and they all look like something I would enjoy reading!
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This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support. I am very picky about muffins. I do not like dry ones! They must be moist, flavorful and if they have a streusel topping then that is even better! Luckily, this version of banana muffins really fit that bill and hit the spot! I also love it when you don't have to mix up muffins or quick breads in a mixer. For years I have used my Tupperware Mix and Store Batter Bowl for making everything from cupcakes, to muffins to pancakes. That pour spout is just so handy when it is time to fill cupcake liners or to pour out pancake batter onto a hot griddle! My Tupperware bowl is getting a little worse for wear, but I still use it. Plus, I also have a Pampered Chef version in glass. When I'm not using my Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer, these are the best bowls to use when mixing with a portable mixer or by hand. There are quite a few versions of this type of bowl, such as this one by Anchor Hocking or a set of them in stainless by Rorence. This recipe can be all mixed together in one of my favorite mixing bowls by hand in no time and then popped in the oven. It is a quick clean-up after that which is another reason to love this recipe. Using up black bananas? Check! This recipe uses 3 of them! Will feed a crowd? This recipe makes about 18 muffins, so not bad! Since I made them for just myself and my husband, then shared some with friends, we still have a few on day 3. But guess what! They are still as moist and delicious as day 1! So check and check! It helps to keep them stored in an air tight container of course. I'm using my Tupperware 12" round container. It is always my go to for muffins, cupcakes and cookies. The brown sugar streusel topping adds the perfect crunch to the tops of these muffins because the muffin itself is so soft and moist. Together you get the perfect combination for what tastes like the perfect muffin to go with your Hot Cocoa Bomb, or your hot apple cider! (I've tried them with both!) I found this recipe awhile back on Sugar Spun Run, and tweaked it a bit for my purposes, so you can click to her recipe or here is my version. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support. After canning 21 jars of peaches, (that is 3 canner loads), I thought I had finished with the peaches and was feeling quite accomplished when I came home on Saturday afternoon to a new box of peaches that my husband had been gifted! My first thought was, "Wait! I thought I had finished canning peaches this year!" But nope, there was another box! Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I set about deciding what to do with these! I thought about making peach butter, but my cupboard of jams, jellies and butters is so full now that when I give jam away, it still seems to multiply! (I know, I do have a habit of coming up with new jam and marmalade recipes, so it is my own fault.) Plus, I still have apples to finish processing, so I still see apple butter in my future. So, peach butter was right out.
Then I spied a recipe for peach salsa and I knew right away that was the right decision! This post contains affiliate links. I will be compensated for purchases made through those links at no additional cost to you. All views expressed are my own. Thank you for your support! Isn't it funny how sometimes you get a new gadget for your kitchen and you fall in love with it and use it constantly for awhile? At least until you get your next new thing! Trying out a new gadget can keep your time spent in the kitchen fresh and more enjoyable than just doing the same old things over and over again. Sometimes I don't like to break away from my old ways, but then I discover a new kitchen gadget and I fall in love with it.
I recently purchased a new gadget from my sister's Pampered Chef party that I've had fun with and thought I would tell you about it. Then I thought it would be fun to hear what my girls are enjoying right now as well! |
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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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