What to Make

The fall season always gets me in the mood for baking. This is good for the smell of my house but not so much for my waistline! Here's a really simple tart recipe that you can use to make mini-tarts in a mini muffin pan or spread out in a large tart pan. Either way you can fill it with whatever you wish (I suggest either pudding or apples with crumble topping).

Start with a cube of butter, add about 1/2 (3 oz) a cube cream cheese and a cup of flour. Mix, refrigerate for an hour, press into the pan and bake at 45o until lightly browned. This is a very versatile recipe that I got with my pampered chef mini muffin pan and have used to make yummy bite sized apple tarts - perfect for a fall dessert.

Almost a TEEN!

Happy 12th Birthday to my sweet niece, Meg. Soak it in honey, because next year you'll be a teen and then expected to grow up and all that nasty stuff. Take advantage of being a "kid" as long as possible. I love you very much.

Dress Rehearsal

The kids have been admiring their costumes in the closet for quite some time now, so last week I let them do a little dress rehearsal of their outfits, you know, just to make sure they fit right of course!

My little man will be Clifford, the big red dog (thanks M for the hand-me-down):And my little princess is going to be...well, ....a princess. Cinderella to be specific:
It looks like the costumes fit!