Crocheted Leg Warmers

Leg Warmers: Cute and yet functional

The holidays are around the corner and it's about to get crazy in here! I had the awesome opportunity to go to "quilt camp" with my mom for a few days, so I planned some projects to complete - One of which was my daughters Christmas outfit which will be revealed in it's entirety in December ( I love suspense :). 

I got a free pattern for the leg warmers here. Again, I haven't crocheted a thing since high school and still didn't think this was too difficult. It helped that my mom, a crocheting maniac, was by my side throughout the entire first leg warmer. Thanks mom!

I did deviate from the pattern to suit my taste. Rather than end with the cuff as directed, I finished with a scallop edge, which I think works better for short little legs. 

Fluffy Pancakes with to-die-for Orange Sauce

Our breakfast this morning was so yummy that I wanted to pass along some recommendations you might want to try.

Pancakes

The pancakes were from an Allrecipes.com post. I once made them when my nephew visited, and he declared them to be the BEST pancakes he's ever had! Ok, so he's only 9, but still... They freeze and reheat well, so when I make a batch, I change the serving to 16 for extras. Here's the pin for the recipe on my Pinterest page.

 

Orange Sauce

For our 7th wedding anniversary my husband and I stayed at a great B&B. We were served pancakes with an orange sauce topping that was to die for. I wanted more pancakes just so I could have more sauce! The hostess was so kind as to share her recipe which I can now pass on to you! If you try it, I would love to hear your reviews, so check back!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• dash salt
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1/3 cup thawed orange juice concentrate
• 1 tablespoon butter

Directions:

• In a saucepan on the stove mix together the sugar, cornstarch, and salt and stir.
• Add the boiling water, again stirring over medium-high heat until the sauce is thickened.
• Add the orange juice concentrate and bring to a boil.
• Remove from the stove and stir in the butter.

5Recipe should make about 1 cup of orange sauce.

Hauntingly Fun Halloween Party

This is an insanely busy time of year for our family. My husband was out of state for a week, and I'll be gone traveling for work for 10 days straight. We might be short on time but not on fun! We managed to squeeze in a family Halloween party into one of our nights all together. On the agenda was pumpkin carving and fun eats.

Our Hauntingly Fun Family Halloween Party Menu 

• Jack-o'-lantern Quesadillas - we  used sun-dried tomato basil tortillas and added cooked chicken
  
• Acorn Squash
• Halloween Snack Mix - Mix together cashews, peanuts, raisins, candy corn and carmel corn rice snacks in a box. Done. Ok, so you're probably thing rice cakes, rally? I know, I know - not nearly as good as the real thing, but hey, we're having cupcakes too!)
• Funfetti Halloween Cupcakes with Frosting- Compliments of Pillsbury
• Ghoulish Punch - My son thought this was so fun!

We'll be wrapping up the night with a game or two. If you're family has any Halloween traditions, I would love to hear about them!

Happy Halloween!

Egg Carton Halloween Bat & Pumpkin Decorations

1 egg carton = 5 fun Halloween decorations!

I was whipping up some chocolate carrot cupcakes when I used up a carton of eggs. I was about to throw it in the trash, but then memories from years back entered my mind. Ah ha! Egg carton decorations - bats, pumpkins, ghosts!

My son was eager to help - the master painter. Cutting the egg carton and hot gluing was done by myself. The activity, which resulted in 2 bats and 3 pumpkins, took a little over an hour. All in all, a lot of fun. 

The pictures below show the project step-by-step.