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Pumpkin Spice Fudge

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In my never ending quest to find all the incredible pumpkin recipes on the face of the earth, that are NOT called pie–we’ve talked about this before— I came upon this recipe innocently enough on a blog called Family Bites. This amazing fudge is smooth, creamy and —I shutter to say—has all the positive traits of pumpkin pie without…you know…being…pumpkin pie. All the right spices and flavors in a little, bitty scrumptious pumpkiny morsel—that I dare you to leave alone for 10 minutes at a time. I know I couldn’t–and I’m incredibly brave.

It’s magic I tell you.

Beware…be-WARE!!

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Ingredients:

3 cups sugar

3/4 cup butter

2/3 cup evaporated milk

1/2 cup canned pumpkin

2 T. corn syrup

1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

12 oz. white chocolate chips

7 oz. jar marshmallow cream

1 tsp. vanilla

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Directions:

Melt butter in a 3-1/2 quart saucepan. Add milk, pumpkin, and sugar. Stir over medium heat till sugar begins to dissolve, then add corn syrup and spice. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a full boil. Allow the candy to boil for 10 minutes–stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, in the bowl of your mixer, blend marshmallow cream and vanilla for about a minute. Let sit.

Remove candy from heat and slowly add the white chocolate chips, a handful at a time. Stir until melted, then add the rest a bit at a time. Pour candy into marshmallow mixture and blend on medium speed for about 2 minutes. Immediately pour into a lightly buttered 9 x 13 Pyrex baking dish. Allow to set for about 30 minutes. Cut in squares and cover with foil.

Move over pie–you’ve met your match!!

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Pumpkin Spice Fudge
 
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Ingredients
  • 3 cups sugar
  • ¾ cup butter
  • ⅔ cup evaporated milk
  • ½ cup canned pumpkin
  • 2 T. corn syrup
  • 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
  • 12 oz. white chocolate chips
  • 7 oz. jar marshmallow cream
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
  1. Melt butter in a 3-1/2 quart saucepan.
  2. Add milk, pumpkin, and sugar.
  3. Stir over medium heat till sugar begins to dissolve, then add corn syrup and spice.
  4. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a full boil.
  5. Allow the candy to boil for 10 minutes--stirring occasionally.
  6. Meanwhile, in the bowl of your mixer, blend marshmallow cream and vanilla for about a minute.
  7. Let sit.
  8. Remove candy from heat and slowly add the white chocolate chips, a handful at a time.
  9. Stir until melted, then add the rest a bit at a time.
  10. Pour candy into marshmallow mixture and blend on medium speed for about 2 minutes. Immediately pour into a lightly buttered 9 x 13 Pyrex baking dish.
  11. Allow to set for about 30 minutes.
  12. Cut in squares and cover with foil.

“If you concentrate on finding what is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.”

— Rabbi Harold Kushner

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Turkey Cookie Pops

Ok, now seriously–how adorable is this guy? I mean, I just want to kiss him…

and then, of course, I want to gobble him up…

along with his entire sweet little family.

I first saw this fellow on Pinterest, but no matter how hard I searched, I couldn’t find any directions to make him. So, being the sturdy mountain folk that we are–we came up with our own way. Oh yeah…we shall not be thwarted.

Here’s all you need:

~Golden Oreos

~Nutter Butter Bites

~Gummy Raspberries

~Candy Corn- you can find them in the bulk candy section

~Royal Icing

~Sucker sticks

Directions:

Unscrew two Oreos and gently press the two icing sides together to make your own “double stuff” cookie. Set the unfrosted cookie halves off to the side to eat later…or now. Either way.

Carefully poke the tips of 5 or 6 candy corn pieces into the frosting–around the edge for the tail feathers.

Next, with a smidge of icing–glue on Nutter Butter bite onto the Oreo for the head.

Break off a tip of another candy corn and “glue” it on for the beak.

With scissors, cut the sides of the gummy raspberry into little waddles. Aren’t they just perfect? Glue them along the top and side of beak. Add icing eyes.

~If you’re like me, this is the hardest part. I swear, I can ruin the cutest project on the face of the earth by trying to make the eyes. THIS time, I let Lyndi make a whole sheet of icing eyeballs so that I have a two year supply.

Holding the cookie carefully together, slide a sucker stick into the middle frosting–and tie a cute little bow around it.

These would make pretty little place markers for the Thanksgiving table–or a lovely little welcome prize for your holiday guests–don’t you think?

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“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”

— Marcel Proust

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In a Matter of Minutes

Ok, well, perhaps it was a couple of hours…but still. In one afternoon the leaves on our old, ridiculous lovely willow tree–which are still green by-the-way– just came launching down, half burying the driveway in the process. Now, if we could just get them all scooped up and plopped down into the garden for next year. That would be wonderful.

I love leaves.

But wait. By the next morning we had this…

which turned into this.

I love snow.

But here’s the dilemma–the ground may look like this–right now, but the tree still looks…

like…this. I know, a busload of leaves still up there–right?

Our tree needs to get with it. It’s November already, for Pete’s sake.

Sheesh.

So, in the next few days, if the snow melts and we get back to seeing green–so to speak–perhaps between all the turkey and stuffing and pie and potatoes, we’ll find a way to toss all those silly leaves out back and maybe…just maybe, there’ll be hope for next year’s garden. Either way.

I love Autumn.

“You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you.”

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

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Breaking Dawn Set-Up

If you’ve ever seen or better yet been to one of our Movie Premier Parties–then you’ll likely recognize this scene.

But we did things a bit differently this time around.

We held a reception for Edward and Bella and a bunch of their friends in Utah.  :}

As you can see– B & E had tons of wedding gifts and they were perfectly willing to share with their guests.

We had chocolate cake with vanilla custard filling…

reception mints–seriously, what’s a reception without them?

and vanilla cake with chocolate custard filling. Perfect.

Of course, our sweet helpers–Amy, the gift girl…

Kathy–our goodie bag, set up and all around everything helper–despite the fact that she is expecting a little “nudger” of her own in January…

Tracy– our cake server sweetie…

April–our prize photographer. Apparently, this movie brings out the romantic side of some people!

and Lyndi our Goodie Bag organizer and theater seat coordinator. Thanks so much to everyone who helped make this such a wonderful event!

Watch for more photos in the next few days–when they come from the photographer. Honestly, we had– So. Much. Fun.

Oh, and the movie was incredible too!