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Whimsical Trick or Treat Desserts

October 11
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Whimsical trick or treat desserts are always delightful for celebrating the spooky season!  Halloween is such a fun time to get creative with food…especially the sugary kind!  Today I’d like to share with you a couple ideas that will be perfect for ALL the upcoming holidays.  Depending on how you display these woodland inspired treats, the semi-homemade goodies could be fun for any kind of celebration or holiday!  Since it IS October however, I’ve styled this dessert table with some simplistic Halloween flair, including the cutest custom backdrop that I can reuse for years to come! I hope you get some whimsical inspiration for your trick or treat celebrations and many beyond!  Let’s get in the kitchen for some semi-homemade fun!

whimsical desserts with woodland flair!

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Bone Chilling Treats…Easy Ideas!

September 29
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Bone chilling treats might be what you’d like to serve up for Halloween celebrations this year!  But they don’t have to be scary to send a delightful shiver up your spine!  Today I want to share the easiest and most delicious way to “spooky” up your desserts this season.  You won’t believe how simple it is!  Serving them can be festive too…so let’s have some sweet fun with a treat buffet for Halloween!

“bone-ified” holiday fun!

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Easy Fall Cookie Boards!

September 22
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Easy fall cookie boards will be a fun dessert to serve all season! Treat boards and platters are so popular but sometimes can seem overwhelming to build.  It honestly doesn’t have to be that way!  The simplest cookies and candy can come together to create a sweet surprise for your family and friends!  Whether it’s celebrating the turning leaves or getting festive for Halloween, I want to share the easiest ways to serve up some holiday sugar!  Let’s get right to it today and have some simple fun with cookies!

cookie boards for an autumn win!

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Mini Charcuteries for Halloween!

September 15
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Mini charcuteries for Halloween are a delicious, and not-so-spooky treat your guests will love!  Little, individual appetizers are so fun for displaying at each plate on a holiday table.  They look cute, they’re not too big to interfere with a meal, and you can be as creative as you want with what you put on them!  Halloween might seem far away…but the time has been flying and it’ll be here before we know it!  So today I want to share simple inspiration for serving up a bewitching little treat to your best “goul-friends”!  And the best thing about mini charcuteries is that you can take the basic information and tweak it to fit any holiday or celebration! So let’s put a sweet spell on your guests while they gather ’round the table!

mini charcuteries…Halloween style!

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Not-So-Spooky Skeleton Treats!

September 21
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Not-so-spooky skeleton treats might be up your Halloween alley if you’re not into the creepy stuff!  I find some traditionally spooky decor to be hauntingly beautiful…but I still like to soften the edges a bit!  So if you have littles, or you just don’t like super scary or gory holiday snack food, this treat table will be for you!  With some fresh flowers and fruit you can create a pretty display that will still give off the Halloween vibes AND you can eat part of the decor!  Today I’ll share some simple inspiration for celebrating with your favorite ghouls & goblins in a yummy way…

not-so-spooky never looked so sweet!

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Orange Creamsicle Halloween Fun!

October 10
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Orange creamsicle has been a popular flavor in my home for many years!  The boys couldn’t wait for our local ice cream shop to open in the spring so they could get their first larger-than-life orange & white swirly cone of the season!  But just because summer has gone doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy this wonderful flavor.  It’s not only delicious but the color is perfect for the holiday!  And because it’s been a flavor that brings back so many memories, it’s extra special to find new ways to serve it up for an autumn surprise!  Today I’m sharing how I incorporated this family favorite into some unexpected holiday treats!  Let’s dish up the citrus-inpsired fun…

“orange” you glad it’s Halloween?

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A Creepy-Crawly Halloween Treat!

October 3
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Creepy crawly things go perfectly with Halloween don’t you think?  It’s the only time of year when most of us actually welcome all kinds of frightful critters into our homes!  We have the go-ahead to decorate with the craziest things…and it’s completely acceptable!  So today I’d like to share a whimsical way to display some holiday goodies along a few icky insects!  Simple cupcakes and sodas are ebellished with the easiest DIY decorations on this kid-friendly cart that definitely WON’T scare anyone away!  Get ready to serve up a…

creepy crawly holiday

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Semi-Homemade Halloween Treats!

October 23
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Halloween is such a fun holiday to make whimsical treats and goodies for your family and friends!  Those of you who know me well know how much I love semi-homemade treats…a really quick and easy way to create a “custom” dessert on a dime!  Grocery stores today offer so many wonderful choices of cakes, cookies, and other baked goods that you really can’t go wrong…and you’ll save some time and money too!  If you’re hosting a Halloween party or just want to treat some hungry kiddos with a spooktacular snack…let me share with you a fun and whimsical way to dress up a purchased cupcake that will make your guests howl with delight!  Get ready for some bone-chilling fun with these sweet toppers!

semi-homemade Halloween!

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Time for Treats!

October 5
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Last week was a bit on the dreary side…but weirdly, I kind of like days like those.  Not that I don’t adore the sunshine, but a dark and chilly day offers the perfect opportunity to fire up the oven and do some baking or cooking…leaving your home smelling heavenly!  So that said, I took the opportunity to try some new and completely easy recipes for some fall-inspired treats!  The cool weather seems to call for us to gather around the fire and share conversation with family & friends…AND nibble on delights from the kitchen!  I love to be prepared for impromptu guests or even those moments where the kids are content to hang out and actually participate in conversation!  Setting out some treats and munchies can be a tactic to keep them around us a bit longer and keep the conversations flowing!  (nothing like a little bribery!)  And when guests come calling, the same applies!  Even though it’s easier to keep some packaged treats in the pantry, I do love serving homemade sweets whenever possible!  So today I’m going to share some tasty nibbles that are as easy as they are delicious!  So “hello fall”…

it’s kitchen time!

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Shadows of Halloween…

November 2
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So another Halloween has come and gone…but before we move on, I’d like to reflect on some of the fun!  One thing I love about entertaining & decorating is that you can take ideas from one holiday and make them work for another!  So whenever I’m checking out other blogs or Pinterest boards, I try to think how I might be inspired for future celebrations…like trading orange and black banners for red and green, or chips served in a cauldron might find themselves spilling from a cornucopia!   For me, this past weekend was full of future inspiration potential!  With Halloween falling on Saturday we had the entire weekend planned with festivities…one of which was a Friday night bonfire at our home!  A chilling evening for sure…not just with the “spooky” treats but the weather tried to trick us with spine chilling breezes!  But the kids weren’t phased by the temperatures and the evening was filled with fun and Halloween whimsy for all!  Have a look at the holiday joy and I hope you can find your own inspiration…for celebrations on the horizon or tricks and treats for next year!

a glimpse of Halloween past…

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