Shutterfly cards!

Just wanted to share my latest Shutterfly card creation with you! 

Picture In Landscape 5x7 folded card

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My Shutterfly Photo Book

Have I mentioned how much I love Shutterfly! The photobooks are perfect! I just recently finished a 43 page 12x12 Project Life 2012 photobook from Shutterfly! Today, I finished our Fall/October 2012 8x8 photobook! It turned out great! Click the link below to view it! 

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Have you made any great photo gifts or photobooks lately from Shutterfly? 

Farm Kings at Freedom Farms

Pumpkins 

Freedom Farms Fall Festival. 

A perfect fall day for a little meet and greet with the King Family from GAC's The Farm Kings from Butler Pa.  

Inside the market, a little bit of everything.
Eat local, eat fresh!  

The market, with some of Lisa's flowers and you can see "The Boss" Joe talking to a fan! 

Of course I had to meet the family & get autograph's from the family... Tim King. 

Joe King

Lights, Camera, Action! 

I even got to meet Lisa (The mother of the Farm Kings) and even chat with her! After watching the Farm Kings episode where Lisa shows her daughter how she measures without a measuring cup & by remember recipes, I had to tell Lisa how my Mom is the same way and I am more like Lisa's daughter! I have to measure & follow a recipe! 

Dan King

Dan preparing food for the guests.

The King family had a busy day at the festival and they were all working hard to keep up with the customers in between taking pictures & signing T-shirts! 

So many yummy goodies at the market, I picked up some Pumpkin Gobs, and Apple Cider! Along with a few freebies!

 

If you are local and you want to find the market nearest you, check out the 

Freedom Farm's website here. 

Several Locations include. 

 Freedom Farms Market, Butler Pa

The Market at New Ken, Pa

Boldy's Bakery, Butler Pa

Did you make it to the festival? Did you meet the King Family? 

Disney's Frankenweenie

There have been a lot of great new movies in theaters lately, I don't know about you but I love seeing movies that go with the latest holidays, such as Disney's Frankenweenie for Halloween! Disney always has the best movies! I just received a great gift from Shutterfly & Disney yesterday, a super cute treat bag & a free 8x8 Shutterfly Photobook! 

I better get working on that! 

I was browsing the Shutterfly website & found an app to Frankenweenie-Fy your pet... So I had to try it of course, too funny! You can try it here.

Plus if you are looking for Halloween snacks or treats to make with your kids? Here are a few great snacks to make in honor of Frankenweenie.

Batty Cupcakes: 

Disney's Frankenweenie :

From creative genius Tim Burton (“Alice in Wonderland,” The Nightmare Before Christmas”) comes “Frankenweenie,” a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor’s fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new “leash on life” can be monstrous.

A stop-motion animated film, “Frankenweenie” was filmed in black and white and rendered in 3D, which elevates the classic style to a whole new experience.

In Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” young Victor conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences.

Pork Milanese with Orange & Red Onion Topping

The Rachael Ray show is a favorite of mine but I haven't taken the time to try too many of her recipes, even though I always plan to! Today was the day! I decided to make Rachael's Pork Milanese with Orange and Red Onion Topping. It was delicious! I couldn't find the blood oranges so I just used regular oranges. 

 It was actually really simple & relatively quick! My kind of recipe! 

  

Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup

As I have mentioned before, I love fall and cooking/baking. Today was a perfect fall day for trying something new in the kitchen, Tomato Basil Parmesan Soup! 

I found the recipe here and I love it! I made this once before and used the heavy cream & butter and it was delicious, but this time I decided to skip that part and it was still delicious! Definitely not as creamy so it depends on what kind of soup you are going for. 

 What did you make today? 

Shutterfly

It's almost that time of year again... time for Christmas/holiday cards! 

Do you send out cards? I do, I love that little bit of holiday cheer that I can send to friends & family, especially those I don't see very often! I also love to send a very personalized card such as a photo card or homemade card. 

 My favorite place for holiday cards has to be Shutterfly! I have made my cards at Shutterfly the past few years and love them! They always run a lot of great specials such as 40% off cards ect... So keep an eye out if you are planning to order yours! 

 If you aren't a Shutterfly member, you can sign up here. 

You can check out their recent special offers here. 

I always use Shutterfly for my photobooks as well! My most recent project was a 43 page Project Life Pt. 2 Photobook! It turned out great with about 400 pictures in it!  

My photobooks, I also have traditional scrapbooks but recently I switched over to photobooks! 

Can't wait to get my latest photobook, hopefully by next week! 

 Have you purchased cards from Shutterfly before? What do you think? 

What's for dinner?

Working on this week's meal plan has me stumped as usual trying to come up with ideas! 

 Yesterday was a busy day and I made a sort chicken & vegetable soup with tuna sandwiches for lunch. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes for supper. I usually make a bigger meatloaf to have leftovers. My hubby works out in the field and can't heat his lunch every day so he will take leftovers for sandwiches. 

I have been browsing Pinterest for some other new recipes but also sticking to some of my usual recipes! 

 Tentative meal plan:

Sunday 

 Garlic Chicken & seasoned potatoes

Monday

 Chicken Wraps & side

Tuesday 

 Spagetti & Salad

Wednesday 

 I love Rachael Ray & saw this recipe so I might have to try it! 

 Thursday 

 Lemon Pepper Cod or Haddock (whichever I have 

Friday 

 Ranch Pork Chops 

 Saturday 

 My brothers big 30 birthday party so we will be having LOTS of BBQ! 

 What's on your meal plan this week? Any great new recipes I should try? Feel free to share! 

Halloween @ The Hollywood

Support your local theater & party at the same time! 

 A friend & reader shared this info today about a local theater that is making the transition to digital since all movies are being released digitally starting this month and to help offset the cost, they are having a fundraiser/Halloween Party on October 27th! 

You can find more information by clicking here. 

Event info:

Halloween @the Hollywood

Join us for a Halloween Costume Party from 8 to 11 p.m., Saturday, October 27.

• Come as your favorite movie character (prizes will be given to the best costumes).
• Get creeped out by the classic silent horror movie “Nosferatu”
• Be spellbound by Casey T. Malone’s ‘Blood of the Witch’ Trilogy (three really spooky silent short films)
• Discover your future with a Tarot card reading ($5)
• Take a chance at our raffle
• Enjoy light refreshments
• Receive two drink tickets.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For tickets go here . Or pick them up at the theater before October 22nd.

This event is a fundraiser for the theater! Help the Hollywood and have some fun!

That’s a “Rocky Horror Picture Show” night, and we hope you’ll stick around to dance the Time Warp.

Have you been to the Hollywood? 

Perfect Fall Day = Pumpkin Squares with Cream Cheese Icing!

Fall is such a perfect time of year, the perfect time for baking and cooking! 

 Lately I have pinned about a thousand pumpkin recipes! There are so many on Pinterest and other blogs that I follow! Too many to choose from! Today I took advantage of the not so busy day today for a playdate with my adorable niece. We made Pumpkin Squares with cream cheese icing! She loved it, especially cracking the eggs! 

Nothing fancy but so yummy! 

 My Mom used to always make Pumpkin Bars when we were kids still living at home! 

When I think of fall, I think of Pumpkin Squares!! 

Pumkin Squares with Cream Cheese Icing:

Ingredients

Bars:

• 4 eggs
• 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 15-ounce can pumpkin
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Icing:

• 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  
  

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth. Spread the batter into a lightly greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan. I used my Pampered Chef Bar Pan, it bakes perfectly on it!

 Bake it for 25 - 30 minutes. Cool completely before frosting. Cut into bars.

To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again. Spread on the cooled pumpkin bars.

Did you bake anything pumpkin or anything that reminds you of fall lately??