Yummy Autumn Bread

Last night Hubby persuaded me to make Autumn Bread. I found the recipe on fellow blogger "Little Fists'" blog and I must say it is fantastic!!
(recipe/original post here - http://littlefistsworld.blogspot.com/2010/11/perfect-for-autumn.html)
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe Dani. He gobbled down three large slices with butter while it was still warm. It was quick and easy to make too. Definitely going to file this recipe in the "keeper" section!

New Kitchen Curtains

I made new curtains for my little kitchen window. It is an adorable vintage style print.

A close up of the print....

What d'ya think?

Amish Baked Apple Pancakes - Yum!

Thanks to a recipe from fellow blogger Morning Ramble, I found this recipe for homemade Amish Baked Apple Pancakes. It was wonderfully fantastic!

Amish Baked Apple PancakesIngredients: 1/4 cup (1/2 stick/2 oz./56g) butter
1 Golden Delicious or Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and cut into thin slices (I used a Macintosh, and it was good!)
3/4 cup whole milk
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
4 large eggs
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
(I added a dash of cinnamon to the batter)
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Instructions:
preheat oven to 450 degrees F/230 degrees C.
Melt butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet over moderate heat, (remove 2 tablespoons of melted butter and place in a mixing bowl.) Add apple slices to skillet and cook, turning over once, until beginning to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. While apple is cooking, add milk, flour, eggs, granulated sugar, vanilla, and salt to butter in mixing bowl and blend until smooth. I use a whisk.
Pour batter over apple and transfer skillet to oven.
Bake in preheated oven until pancake is puffed and golden, about 15 minutes.
Dust with confectioners sugar or add a bit of maple syrup, then serve immediately.
Makes 2-4 servings.
Note: in order to get a nice looking pancake that puffs up on the sides, make certain the skillet is hot when you add the batter !

The pancake comes out very large and will serve 4 large portions! We had ours with sausage and a bit of hash browns.

I will be definitely be making this again!

Here is a pic of when it came out of the oven. My electric oven is weird so it did not brown on the top as I would have liked but it was delish!

Here it is all dished up and ready for consumption. YUM!!

I have been inspired!

After reading Jolly Bee's blog about homemade cranberry sauce, I had to try to make my own. I followed the trail back to the original William Sonoma recipe and it smells wonderful!!
I will NEVER go back to canned cranberry sauce!

Here is a pic of it on the stove and one of the finished product. (I think I need to find a more suitable bowl!)

I cannot wait for a wonderful family meal at my sister's house. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Good food, good company and no other expectations.

I wish all of you a wonderful and memorable Thanksgiving holiday. <3

A very busy day today - my latest creations for etsy

Made a set of wash/dish cloths and some Christmas ornaments for my shop on etsy.com....sooner or later I will have a good selection! :o)

What I did over the weekend...

I did a little crocheting.....

Here is my pretty dishcloth. Almost makes washing the dishes fun!

Here is the swiffer pad I made - not sure how it got dirty on the top, since you use the bottom!

Here is the bottom - eeewww! It sure is dirty. Good thing these are washable and reusable. I better get busy and make a few more, so I can wet mop all of the doggie dirt up!

Christmas for the grand daughters....

Started my project for my three grand daughter's Christmas presents. I will post pics after they are finished!