Here's are 3 simple ways to incorporate your faith into your pumpkin carving tradition with your kiddos. With all three there's no need to have a long lesson prepared you simply weave these faith conversations into the fun. So when you're carving pumpkins with your kids you can intentionally make a teachable moment from your activity. When you come to the carving part of the pumpkins you can ask your kids--What would happen if we didn't carve the pumpkin and simply placed a candle in … [Read more...]
Don’t Throw Away Your Fall Pumpkin Decor Instead Make Pumpkin Butter from Fresh Pumpkin
Don't throw away your pumpkin instead make homemade pumpkin butter. I usually buy to pumpkins around October for fall decor. I lay them around the house for simple fall decorations. The week before Halloween our tradition is to carve one of the pumpkins and watch Charlie Brown's pumpkin patch movie. Then that pumpkin gets tossed after Halloween. The other pumpkin usually sticks around until Thanksgiving or when the Christmas decor goes up. I love hosting a Thanksgiving meal at our house … [Read more...]
The Best Breakfast Cake: Pumpkin Oatmeal Bake with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze
It's Fall Y'all! So I had to make this Pumpkin Oatmeal Bake with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze! This week we had a low 60's day and everything inside me was squealing! I mean who doesn't love fall and all things pumpkin. I turned off the air conditioner, opened all the windows, and sat in my love seat with my comfy knitted cable blanket around me. Making sure I was next to the window where I have a clear view of the corn field on one side and the cows on the other so when I looked up from my … [Read more...]
How to Make Pumpkin Puree from Scratch
I didn't realize how much I loved Libby that is Libby's Pumpkin Puree, until I moved to a place where they don't sell it. They also don't sell pumpkin spice here so I have faithfully packed these two Fall favorite ingredients into my suitcase along with corn tortillas, reeces pieces, Sun chips..... for years but now I ran out. So that leaves me with no other option than to make my own. I come from a family that ate pumpkin pie every Sunday. Well, every Sunday in the Fall. … [Read more...]
Starbucks Your Way -Pumpkin Spice Latte
We don't have Starbucks here where we are at. I know, I give you permission to feel sorry for me. Holidays are the times when I grieve my loss. Those special Holiday drinks are just calling my name. What do you do when you can buy it? Well, in our home, we make it. Here is my attempt of my wannabe Pumpkin Spice Latte. I found a couple of recipes online and took something from all of them and came up with my own version. I am sharing this recipe and story over at Service is Painless. I had … [Read more...]