Halloween Wreath

Just a quick post today to show off my Halloween wreath I made over the weekend. It was super easy, super quick and super cheap. Just how I like it! First I started with a piece of pipe insulation. Yep, the stuff you put around your pipes so they don't freeze. We have quite a bit around our house. When Miss A was learning how to walk Mr. CC, being the worry wart that he is, put the stuff on a few of the corners of our walls. You know, just in case she walked into them. I have to admit, they have saved a few bumps and bruises over the years. Anyway, I took one, cut off about 8 to 10 inches, wrapped it into a wreath shape and taped it together. Like this.

Of course I forgot to take pictures of the actual assembly of the wreath, so you get the pic I pinned. Easy, huh? After that I took the 6 ft. garland I got at the Dollarama and wrapped it around. To secure the garland to the wreath I used a dollop of hot glue on each end. At the top I left about three inches exposed. That part I wrapped with some cute Halloween ribbon, added a bow and some extra to hang it with. Last year I bought a "Happy Halloween" sign for the door, I hot glued it to the bottom of the wreath. Now it's all one piece. Here's how she turned out.

This is how it looks at night with the porch light on. It's soo sparkly!! 

How do ya like my $2 wreath? The only things I bought were the garland and ribbon, both a buck each. I think it's soo cute and love the little black bats against the purple. Saturday the girls and I put up our Halloween decorations. We don't have very many, so it didn't take long. Have you started decorating for Halloween?

Here in Canada Thanksgiving is this weekend. We don't do a turkey. Me being American, I do Thanksgiving in November. Some years we go to friend's or family for turkey dinner. But I find it's not as big a holiday here as it is in the States and not as many people celebrate it. Don't know why? Personally, it's my favorite holiday. It's all about be thankful, good food, good company and none of the pressure or greed of presents. That's my kind of holiday!!

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Not What I Intended

So today's post is one I wasn't originally intending to do. I thought I'd write this post later in the week, as I like to share a baking recipe on Sunday's, but things didn't turn out as well as I had anticipated. If you follow me of facebook, you would have seen the little peek I posted about these delicious looking "Impossible Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes" that I found on Pinterest. The pictures looked sooo good and I LOVE pumpkin pie! Of course I was thinking, I must make them. Everything went smoothly while I was making them and the batter was very tasty. I made them in the morning and they were for dessert last night. And I actually did not have a bite of one until then. Oh, I really wanted to, but I had some self-control.  : )

Just before dinner I whipped up some whipped cream and piped it onto the tops of them. They looked sooo good! Then came the shot where I wanted to show the inside of one. This meant I had to finally take a bite. I used a fork and couldn't wait for the fork to hit my mouth. Only, it wasn't all I was hoping for. It was, sadly, kind of tasteless.  : (  All my waiting had been for this?? Ahh, man! I thought after all my work I might as well tell you about it and share the link to the recipe. If I did make them again I would up the spice amount and possibly add a 1/4 cup more sugar. Just goes to show things don't always work out like we plan.

Doesn't it look soo yummy?  : (

The recipe I am sharing is one of my own, it's very tasty and quick to make. 

Now please keep in mind that I don't really measure when I cook. So, I'm not quite sure 

about exact amounts, but I'll try my best for ya. 

Tomato & Feta Pasta

4 - 6 tomatoes, chopped and seeded

1 red pepper

1/2 red onion 

2 cloves minced garlic

1 cup or to taste, diced feta

salt & pepper to taste

Enough cooked pasta to feed your family. 

I used spaghetti, but you could use

whatever kind you want. 

1. Cook your pasta. I'm pretty sure I don't need to tell you how to do this.  : )  

2. Chop all the veggies and cheese. 

3. Add some oil to a large fry pan, enough to coat the bottom. Saute pepper, onions and garlic. Once the onions are a bit translucent add the tomatoes. Cook for a minute or two longer, then add the cheese. Cook an additional minute or two. 

4. Toss with pasta and salt and pepper to taste. That's it!! Enjoy! 

The cooking time for this dish is as long it takes to boil water and cook the pasta. That's what, maybe 20 minutes? I had leftover pasta on hand and it took me about 10 minutes to make. I love a quick dinner fix. This would be a great recipe if you do Meatless Monday at your house. If you'd like some meat in it, just add diced chicken. I've done that before and it's delish!! Please share if you try this. 

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