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{ Fab Pins of the Week }

October 11, 2013 by Fotini Filed Under: fab pins of the week, fall, Halloween, halloween decor, Pinterest, pumpkins, puppy chow, recipe-1 3 Comments

Happy, happy Friday!! One of my favorite days of the week, yours too?

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out some of my inspiration this week!

This week’s pins were Halloween related! We will be hosting a Kids Costume Party here in the next couple weeks, so I’m in full swing of preparing for it, fun!!

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1. Isn’t this mummy wrapped pumpkin darling? This is the perfect, safe and non-messy craft for kids to create adorable, personalized pumpkins! Create the perfect wrap using gauze and add googly eyes that you can purchase from the dollar store!

2. Create gorgeous, glowing pumpkins in a few easy steps! Instead of the traditional carving technique, drill holes in a design and place mini white string lights on the inside! These are sure to brighten up your porch perfectly for Fall, and you can enjoy them long after Halloween is over!

3. Puppy chow may just be one of my favorite guilty pleasures! I have been coming across sooo many new recipes this season! This particular recipe yields the perfect Halloween mixture! If you’re looking for a satisfying snack for your Halloween party, look no longer, this is it! Your guests will be begging for more 😉

4. This spook-tacular Halloween mantle is charmingly frightful! I love the mix of natural elements and bold accents! The black displays really make this mantle pop, don’t you think?!

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Pumpkin Pie Muddy Buddies

September 23, 2013 by Fotini Filed Under: dessert, fall, Fall desserts, Pumpkin Pie muddy buddies, puppy chow, recipe-1, recipes 5 Comments

Fall is full of tons of yummy recipes and today I have one to share with you! I tend to keep munchies around the house because the kids and hubby like to snack and like a nibble of something sweet after dinner! This recipe would be perfect for a Halloween party, Fall get together or even as a sweet gift for the neighbors!

Here’s what you’re going to need:

Cinnamon and original Life multigrain cereal
1/4 cup of butter
1 cup of white chocolate chips
Pumpkin pie spice
1- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Begin by melting the butter and white chocolate over low heat in a saucepan. Once completely melted and smooth, remove from heat. I decided to do a mixture of cinnamon and original multigrain cereal. Begin by adding a layer of cereal, then pour the white chocolate mixture and top with a little dash of pumpkin pie spice, continue with the remaining ingredients. Mix well to coat cereal entirely. Top with powdered sugar and mix well. I didn’t add as much powdered sugar to this batch because the white chocolate is rich and didn’t want it to be too much!

Enjoy 🙂

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{ Pantry Accessories and a Yummy Recipe }

August 30, 2012 by Fotini Filed Under: dollar corner, organzing, pantry accessories, puppy chow, recipe-1, recipes, sweet treat, Target 18 Comments

I just can’t stay away from the dollar corner at Target, it’s dangerous, haha! Today I got six small natural box crates for my pantry $1 each, alphabet stamps $1 and alphabet stickers $1. I have lots of odds and ends in my pantry floating around, so I figured these little storage containers would be perfect! I already had stamp ink at home in silver, so I stamped each container depending on its’ contents. So far I have, candy, oatmeal, and misc. I have three leftover for when I organize my pantry ( I plan on doing this soon!!). Here’s how it looks!

Speaking of dangerous, here’s a recipe I remember so well from my childhood… Puppy chow. My Nana used to make it in the summer’s for us to munch on, and I haven’t had it since. I had all the ingredients for it, so I got the urge to give it a try!

Here’s what you’ll need:

9 cups rice cereal (Chex)
1/4 cup butter
1 cup chocolate chips ( I used 3 Hersey’s bars because that’s what I had!)
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
large gallon zip-lock bag

Start off by adding the butter, peanut butter and chocolate to a microwave safe bowl and microwave for one minute. Once melted, add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and mix well. Add your 9 cups of rice cereal to the mixture and stir until cereal is completely coated. Put your 3 cups of powdered sugar in a gallon zip-lock bag, add cereal mixture, and shake, shake, shake!! That’s it….Tastes just like I remember, yummy!