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Zombie Cake Pops

Zombie Cake Pops Recipes

At first glance, you may think these zombie cake pops look too gross to eat, but once you have a taste, you will want to have more than one!

As I mentioned last year when I posted my Eye of Newt Treats, I enjoy trying to come up with gross looking Halloween treats every year for some of my special trick-or-treaters…  I think these zombie cake pops will fit the bill this year, don’t you?
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36 Sweet Ways to Recycle a Pumpkin

36 Sweet Ways to Recycle a Pumpkin

Okay, so you probably don’t want to recycle a jack-o-lantern by cooking with it, but some of these recipes can probably be made using the pieces you cut from the pumpkin! It is easy to use pieces of pumpkin to make your own pumpkin puree. Of course, if you prefer, you can use canned pumpkin puree. You can then use that puree to make some of these sweet pumpkin treats. When you are cleaning out your pumpkins, remember to save the seeds so you can roast them!
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Cheesy Onion Soup Mix Potatoes {as seen on Pinterest}

Cheesy Onion Soup Mix Potatoes - As Seen on Pinterest

I love finding new recipes to try, especially when they are as easy as these onion soup mix potatoes.

I found them on Pinterest (minus the cheese) and couldn’t wait to try them. To give credit where credit is due, this recipe was shared by Debbie on the Made from Pinterest blog. I do believe it is her original recipe — at least it looks to be!
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30 Unique Rice Krispies Treats Recipes

30 Unique Rice Krispies Treats Recipes

This round-up of amazing Rice Krispie recipes was a spur of the moment idea. I have some family coming this weekend and was in the mood to make something sweet for them… Well, for my grandkids mainly.

To be totally honest with you, I have never been a huge fan of Rice Krispie treats (hanging my head in shame). I think it is mainly because most times I have the opportunity to eat them, it was at a potluck with many other options available… I mean, why waste stomach room on cereal and marshmallows if there are cakes, brownies, or anything chocolaty available?
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Fluster’s Creative Muster Linky Party #81

I am so excited to get to be Robin’s co-host for this week’s Fluster’s Creative Muster Linky Party! I have enjoyed visiting and even participating in her party for quite awhile and now am thrilled to be able to share it with all of you.

I am honored that my Swing-Ebo is this week’s featured project. It was a real hit with all of the visitors to last week’s party. A big thank you to all of the party-goers that check it out. Continue reading

32 Fun and Easy Breakfast Ideas for Kids

32 Fun and Easy Breakfast Ideas for Kids

My motivation for creating this round-up initially was my grandkids. I have 3 of them coming to stay with me this weekend and I was trying to find something fast and fun to make for them for breakfast. Once I started searching, I thought about how nice it would be to have some of these amazing recipes when my kids were little and I was rushing around on a busy school morning trying to get them to eat something.
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