everything nice crock pot applesauce

~ everything nice applesauce ~ Have you ever wondered how to make applesauce? Here’s a recipe for delicious, homemade spicy applesauce that will make your house smell like autumn as it simmers in the crock pot! place the following in the bowl of a crock pot: 16-20 medium apples (peeled, cored, sliced) 1 cup tart…

teacup candle

page 16- “Welcome Home” by Melissa Placzek There are several pages where I talk about tea and tea-related treats in my books, Chin Deep in Bubbles and Welcome Home! I remembered this while deciding what to post for Teatime Tuesday. I’ll be posting these little luxuries periodically throughout the next few months so you can…

autumn unconfined

“Thy bounty shines in autumn unconfined, and spreads a common feast for all that live.” ~James Thomson This morning my friend Jen and I met for an early breakfast at Caribou and a nature walk photo shoot. We’d been wanting to photograph autumn for a couple weeks, and today was a great day for it.…

caramelitas

~ caramelitas ~ Buttery, shortbread-like crust with the added flavor and texture of rolled oats, ooey gooey caramel and chocolate. Everything a cookie bar should be. This is a super fast and easy recipe that gets gobbled up pretty quickly if you have a sweet tooth in your house. The perfect accompaniment to a fall…

six senses saturday

tasting ~ Magic Sauce!… and this wonderful wine. A bottle purchased by my hubby to celebrate the completion of my first novel! What a great day! seeing ~ a new embroidery design by my daughter Grace. It’s called : Peace. Love. Bacon smelling ~ coffee and newsprint hearing ~ new songs by Florence + The…