Monthly Archives: October 2011

Oct 3

September’s Tasty Treats

I think I spent the entire month of September in the kitchen. I ended up with two birthday cakes to make and one cookie catering gig too. I also had to make some tasty treats for home. Get ready for a lot of pictures, my kitchen was swamped.

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Homemade pizza buffet oh yeah! I know it looks crazy, and yes that is four large pizzas, but everybody likes something different, and well, we have lunch for a week. Thade likes Pepperoni, Dylan just likes Cheese, and so does Agnes, James likes the BBQ Chicken with Bacon, and I like the triple meat pizza. I should probably change mine to just veggies, but it is so good.

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I had two birthdays to make goodies for. The first was for my gardening buddy (and a dear friend of the family) who was turning 80. I made him a big batch of Chocolate Chunk Candy Bar cookies, and a Chocolate Bundt cake too.

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I made a Cherry Jell-O cake too. The kiddos aren’t too fond of this one, but James and I like it. It is just so darn good.

For the cookie catering gig I made 21 dozen cookies in two days. It was crazy, but oh so tasty. There were:

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Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies

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Candy Bar Cookies

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Cakerdoodles

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Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies

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and Whoopie Pies

It was a crazy two days, and then I was in trouble with my family because there were no leftover cookies, and I didn’t bake them a special batch.

Later in the month, I found out it was Clifford’s birthday. I won’t tell you which birthday it is, but he gave me a recipe to make that was one of his favorites when he was a child. It was a simple recipe, and I tried my best to replicate his very favorite cake.

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He loved it, and I might just have to make Clifford’s cake for James. I think he would like it too.

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When the first day of Fall arrived, I thought it was time to make an Dutch Apple Pie to celebrate. I let Dylan help out too, and I taught him all about the Apple Pie magic.

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I like to use Gala Apples for the homemade filling.

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It is almost too pretty to cover up with delicious crumb topping.

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Out of the oven, and ready for some Vanilla Ice Cream.

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Honestly, this was too good for words. The kids loved it, James loved it, and yeah I loved it too.

September was one tasty month. I can’t wait to make some more autumn favorites this month too.

Oct 2

The Fall Festival 2011

This is our second year visiting the Fall Festival/Pumpkin Patch benefiting Relay for Life, and we picked a beautiful day to go to it. We had to go later in the day this time around, so we missed out on the pumpkins, but we still had a great time.

There are hayrides, wagon rides, and lots of activities for the kids too. There are also tasty treats, and it is for a fantastic cause.

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We were there in the afternoon, and there was a lot of people enjoying the festival.

I got to ride the wagon ride with Thade, but Dylan was anxious to check out the petting zoo.

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The baby calves were too cute.

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Dylan hopes to one day have a calf.

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That little boy loves cows! The calf was really sweet, and we all got to pet him.

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The boys both got their faces painted,

and we finished off the day with a Funnel cake.

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So much fun, and super tasty too.

Oct 1

October’s Monthly Menu

October just happens to be my very favorite month. Autumn is really here, and my very favorite holiday is this month too. We also celebrate several birthdays and an anniversary too. October is the best!

To get the month started off right, I’ve written down a pretty tasty menu. So here we go it’s October’s monthly dinner menu.

  • 10/1/2011: Pancakes, Bacon, Scrambled Eggs, and Toast
  • 10/2/2011: Panko Fried Chicken, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Corn, and Homemade Bread
  • 10/3/2011: Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Cheese Dip, Re-fried Beans, and Guacamole
  • 10/4/2011: Chicken Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, and Homemade Bread
  • 10/5/2011: Nacho Bar
  • 10/6/2011: Take-out Thursday
  • 10/7/2011: Beef & Bean Tostadas, Soft Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Cheese Dip, Re-fried Beans, and Guacamole
  • 10/8/2011: Sausage, Biscuits & Gravy, Blueberry Muffins, Coffee & Juice
  • 10/9/2011: Pot Roast with Potatoes, and Cherry Pie
  • 10/10/2011: Chicken Enchiladas, Bean & Cheese Enchiladas, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Cheese Dip, and Guacamole
  • 10/11/2011: Hamburgers and Kettle Chips
  • 10/12/2011: Nacho Bar
  • 10/13/2011: Take-out Thursday
  • 10/14/2011: Pulled Pork Tacos, Bean & Cheese Quesadillas, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Cheese Dip, and Guacamole
  • 10/15/2011: Bell Pepper & Onion Breakfast Potatoes, Kielbasa, and Banana Muffins
  • 10/16/2011: Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, and Pumpkin Pie
  • 10/17/2011: Double Tacos, Tortilla Chips, Cheese Dip, Re-fried Beans, and Guacamole
  • 10/18/2011: BBQ Pork Sandwiches, Kettle Chips, and Cherry Jell-O Cake
  • 10/19/2011: Nacho Bar
  • 10/20/2011: Take-out Thursday
  • 10/21/2011: Turkey Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, and Apple Pie al a mode
  • 10/22/2011: Bacon Breakfast Potatoes, Bacon, and Pancakes
  • 10/23/2011: Homemade Pizzas: Cheese, Pepperoni, Triple Meat, and BBQ Chicken with Bacon
  • 10/24/2011: Chicken Burritos, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Cheese Dip, Re-fried Beans, and Guacamole
  • 10/25/2011: Chicken Chow Mien, Chow Mien Noodles, Rice with Edamame, and Sugar Dumplings
  • 10/26/2011: Nacho Bar
  • 10/27/2011: Take-out Thursday
  • 10/28/2011: Steak, Baked Potatoes, and Steamed Broccoli
  • 10/29/2011: Beef Stew, Homemade Bread, and Chocolate Bundt Cake
  • 10/30/2011: Panko Fried Chicken, Corn, and Mashed Potatoes
  • 10/31/2011: Chili, Saltines, and Brownies

Time to make some shopping lists, and get to it.