Herb Pot

Morning project.

(oregano, rosemary & thyme)

The air is cool this morning.

I sat outside to drink my morning coffee.

It's a bit breezy, the birds are chirping

and you can hear the buzz of lawn mowers.

Everyone is happy to be outside today.

It's going to be a beautiful day!

Sweets

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I put out my Halloween decorations

today and filled up the goodie jars.

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Happy Friday!

Happy October!

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I am sooo glad October is here! Not only

because of Halloween - which I love, but

because it also means, after a long, hot summer,

the cool weather is almost here - yay!

I am tired of my summer recipes too. I am ready

to make big pots of soup & chili, pork roasts

with roasted winter vegetables and

pumpkin bread & muffins.

I am ready to eat outside and enjoy

some fresh, cool air too.

Oh boy, oh boy - I am ready for fall!

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Pumpkin Choc. Chip Muffins

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 C. solid pack pumpkin

1/3 C. vegetable oil

2 lrg. eggs

1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

1 1/4 cup (plus 1 Tbl.) sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 cup chocolate chips

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Whisk together pumpkin, oil, eggs & 1 1/4 cup sugar,

til smooth. In another bowl, whisk together flour,

baking powder, baking soda, salt and

pumpkin pie spice. Combine the pumpkin mixture

with the flour mixture and stir just until combined.

Add chocolate chips. Divide batter into muffin tins.

Mix the cinnamon with remaining 1 Tbl. of sugar

and sprinkle on top. Bake at 350 until

puffed and golden. 25-30 min.

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Enjoy with a cup of coffee, sitting outside,

in the nice, cool (hopefully...) weather.

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Dangerous

I discovered these at the

grocery store the other day...

Black Raspberry Chip

Ice Cream sandwiches.

Oh my...they are sooo good!

Who knew...

we have wineries in Arizona..?

First stop on our trip, Page Springs Vineyard.

Located in Cornville which is

about an 1 1/2 hr. drive north of the Valley.

It's tucked away along a little creek.

We didn't even know this place was here

until recently - thanks Cath.

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The beautiful grounds & picnic area.

Pathway to the creek.

Cheese plate & champagne before dinner.

Dinner at Fork in the Road Bistro

in Sedona.

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Delicious Salmon dish that we shared.

Yum!

View from our condo.

On our way back home, we made another stop

at Alcantara Winery. The owner Barbara was

so warm & friendly, we immediately felt welcome

and like we were long time friends. So passionate

about her vineyards and what they are doing there.

Another hidden jewel.

We will definitely be back to both

wineries again - and soon!

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It was a great weekend - it went way to fast,

but we made the most of it.

Weekend away

Packing up a few goodies for

our weekend. Looking forward to a

much needed, fun & romantic getaway.

Happy Friday!

Pumpkins

Look at these adorable white pumpkins I

found at Fry's this morning. I haven't decided

if I will keep them all together in a big

bowl or basket, or place them around

the house - either way, they will look

spooktacular!