Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Fall Touches in our Vintage Kitchen

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Fall Touches...I looked around the kitchen this morning and it was clean for a change. Yesterday I scampered about the yard, battening down the hatches because of a wind/storm threat and snapped off a bunch of flowers just in case they got wiped out.



A little of this and that, as I've said before our summer was so hot and the flowers were stunted and now are exploding everywhere, just in time for the frost.

The arrangement echos all the colors in my fruit thrift store tablecloth. Nice and wide and long for our large table and only $2.99 never washed tag still on it. 

Behind the table in the corner is the hutch. I only added my few hydrangea blossoms to dry. I haven't located any major fall decor---as our basement is still in plumbing alteration mode. ---meaning I can't find anything.



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My container is an old porcelain tea canister I found this summer. It has transfers on all four sides...and in my favorite blue and white.  

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Add a stuffed pumpkin and my mom's antique coffee grinder. 



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My cookbook counter has a coordinating??? tablecloth in soft fall tones. We had a frost warning last weekend, so I brought in the plants I winter in the house over the weekend.

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My Rex begonia I thought was dead---but revived in the cooler days. It also has an annual impatiens and a grass. We will see what makes it.

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We love naturals, and here are some gourds and mini pumpkins. Some from my plants fostered and a few E planted in her backyard. Funny my gourd plants did nothing here and she had tons of gourds---all different kinds.

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Another thrift store find...this sweet kitty pumpkin...her ears are scraped a bit, and Im tossed between painting them or scraping them some more...

My mom's ancient Settlement Cookbook---

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The Mandilla is on the end in full bloom---and twining away...Happiness is Homemade sign---only new thing I purchased for Fall---at 70% off. Honestly the seasons are so rushed in the stores now...it's crazy. Life is flying by enough, already. 

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We had many a gathering here with family this year. We are having Thanksgiving this year, but not much else.

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I love sunflowers...and pulled out a faux bush, now that they are done in the yard.

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Normally if I serve buffet style off the island. I can't remember what it was like when this kitchen didn't have the island. It functions so well...and this little end I always have something going on! Right now it is 'harvest' for sure. Antique pickling crock, enamel coffee pot, grandmother's crocks, more gourds and peppers that are to go to our neighbor---we had SO many this year.
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The sink is seldom empty, and here is the basil I need to process for the refrigerator and freezer. I need to buy garlic, olive oil and pine nuts to make pesto, this afternoon.
I still have to dry a huge crop of Sage and Majoram. Also, bring in the Thyme and Parsley plants.

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The busiest place in the kitchen is our coffee station....pumpkin spice is always nice!


Staples, actually some need filling...

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The workaholic in the kitchen the toaster/convection oven. Use this constantly for two people...it's perfect. Plus throws off less heat in the summer. Now we turn the stove oven on for dinner and taking the chill off.

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I haven't done anything above the stove, yet. I still have some heirlooms that are inaccessible at the moment planned for this shelf! 
Almost everything is inherited or thrifted in our home.
 I love the hunt and let's face it, old stuff was made to last!

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Last bit of clean counter---more staples...in our family antique blue jars. My mom-in-law's Kitchen Aide. Love it, except it is so HEAVY! My old mixer went to my kids.

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Hope you enjoyed this, since my kitchen was clean...
now to go mess it up with PESTO!

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Halloween Treats with Kids!

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Two easy food projects for kids for Halloween. First is of course sugar cookies....take an easy cookie mix and stir up according to directions.

 We like the bags that you don't have to add fresh eggs to, so eating little snitches of cookie dough are safe. 

Color the doughs any way you wish, for this batch we chose orange and yellow. You can always add extra flavor to your doughs using flavorings---a little goes a long way.
 
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We always have cake decorations, marshmallows, raisins or chocolate chips. Of course EYEBALLS are a definite must and colored cookie frostings. You can't beat the premade tubes and they are shelf stable for quite awhile.

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After rolling out the cookies and baking them, the best part is decorating---which is also the most fun. We chose easy fall and Halloween shapes.

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With kids---remember it is the process not the results they are interested in! Just let them go....!

Another favorite at our house is....homemade 
Rice-Krispy Treats. I made a pan ahead of time, mostly because it gums up so quickly. I was out of sticks, so I used separated washed clothespins as handles. I stuck those in when the bars were still a bit warm, or you do them with some frosting/or candymelts to use as glue.

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We used up some candymelts melted in the microwave to frost the bars. This is a great way to use up odds and ends--Purple is great for Halloween.


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Same cast of products as with cookies...and different cookie frostings (not cake frostings). 

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These are so fun...bag them and they will hold until Spooky Day--Maybe....lol.
I wonder if we can make elves for the Holidays ---So MUCH FUN! 
Great project for a whole bunch of kids at a table---let the Creativity Glow!

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