Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe

 What You Need:

1 1/2 cup flour (you can use white, wheat, or gluten free)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 cups sugar (I used raw sugar)
1 cup pureed pumpkin
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup sour cream
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, pumpkin pie spice, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder.

Add in the pureed pumpkin, eggs, and sour cream and mix well.

Pour into a greased bread loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean.

You can also top with a glaze if desired:

Glaze

What You Need:

2 cups powdered sugar
1/8 cup milk
Whisk these 2 ingredients together until all the lumps are out (you may need to add more milk depending on the consistency you want), pour over the top of the entire loaf.

Mason Jar Oil Lamp

Mason Jar Oil Lamp

approx. cost $5
you'll need:
mason jar w/ lids (flat cap lid & ring lid)
smokeless odorless paraffin oil
fiberglass wick (never needs replacing/do NOT advance wick)
wick holder insert (glass or metal)
drill
3-5 items below:
pine cones
evergreen trimmings
berries
holly
seedpods
lichen/moss
fern fronds
sticks, etc.

1. put decorative items in clean jar, arrange items until you get the look you want
2. fill w/ unscented paraffin oil
3. drill hole in top of flat cap lid same diameter as wick holder insert
4. thread fiberglass wick through wick holder insert
5. place the wick (& wick holder insert) in the lid hole & put the lid on the jar making sure the wick hangs in the center of the jar
6. screw lid ring on jar tight

-or-
you can buy one for $59 here www.napastyle.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=5121

Instructions copied from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/heathashli/6416110011/in/photostream/

Easy Pecan Caramel Turtles

Easy Pecan Caramel Turtles

4 oz. pecan halves
24 unwrapped Kraft Caramels
1 tsp. shortening
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Cover cookies sheet with aluminum foil, shiny side exposed. Lightly grease foil with vegetable oil spray. Place 3 pecan halves in a Y shape on the foil. Place 1 caramel candy in the center of each Y. Bake just until caramel is melted, about 9 to 10 minutes.
Heat shortening and chocolate chips over low heat just until chocolate is melted. Spread over candies and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Old Fashioned Custard Pie

Old Fashioned Custard Pie

1 unbaked pie shell (I use Marie Callendar's deep dish)
3 large eggs
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
2-2/3 cups of milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Beat your eggs slightly, then add sugar, salt, nutmeg, and milk. Beat well and poor into the unbaked pie shell. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. Sprinkle the top of pie with fresh ground nutmeg and serve.

Hot Caramel Apple Cider

Hot Caramel Apple Cider

4 mug’s worth of apple cider
1 mug’s worth of caramel vodka
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/4 cup brown sugar

1. Mix all of the ingredients above in a large pot.
2. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until liquid just begins to steam (don’t over heat or else the alcohol will burn off).
3. While cider is warming up, take your mugs or glasses and rim them with brown sugar.
4. Pour cider into your rimmed glasses, serve and enjoy!

Baked Apples

 

Quick & Easy Baked Apples

1 apple, 
1tsp sugar, 
1tsp water, 
1/4tsp cinnamon, 
1/4 tsp cornstarch. 

Put in bag or bowl with a cover and microwave 2 min.

Spinach Tomato Tortellini

 

Spinach Tomato Tortellini

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package cheese tortellini
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with garlic and onion
1 cup chopped fresh spinach
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
1/2 cup floor
1 cup milk

Directions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the tortellini, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
While you get the tortellini going, combine the tomatoes, spinach, salt, pepper, basil and garlic in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until the mixture begins to bubble.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, milk and cream. Stir this mixture into the saucepan along with the Parmesan cheese. Heat through, then reduce heat to low, and simmer until thick, about 2 minutes.
Drain the tortellini, but do not rinse, then pour them into the saucepan with the sauce. Stir to coat, and serve.