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Halloween Treats
Every year our school hosts a fall festival where we enter a baking contest and then all the cakes are offered up for the cake walk, which raises money for the school. I want to start off by saying, I am NO baker, although my mother is a great baker and my grandmother as well. But for this occasion, I try my best. This year I wanted to keep it pretty simple, but also try something new. I went with an attempt to use fondant – the pretty smooth covering you see on most wedding cakes. This turned out to be a bit of a life saver, because the cake…
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Fall Wedding
My husband and I just returned from my cousin’s wedding in Delaware last weekend. While hurricane Matthew made the day a little rainy, it was still a beautiful fall event. Most people think of pumpkins, candy corn and Halloween this time of year but I loved her colors. It was an outdoor setting with a full pavilion for cover from the rain (thank goodness). The trees were just starting to turn… a very romantic setting for a wedding. I was honored to help with the flowers. While the mother of the bride slaved away making a delicious home made wedding cake, I helped with the fun…
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Fall is finally here!
Our weather has finally cooled down and it’s enjoyable to be outside. To take advantage of this, we fit in some fun fall traditions this past weekend. On the list was the neighborhood pumpkin patch, searching for Halloween costumes, and adding some fall touches around the house. We rounded out our fall welcome weekend with roasting a turkey and watching Sunday afternoon football. I know we are a long way from Thanksgiving, but I love roasting a turkey any time of year. It’s a delicious dinner for day 1 and then leaves you with many turkey meal options for the week. This is also one of the most…