Little Caesars Pizza for Back to School and Giveaway #sponsored

Back to school is in full swing, the summer is fading giving way to colder nights, shorter days and of course there is football season. With the busy lives of families these days we all have our list of tasty quick and inexpensive dinner solutions. My family has Little Caesars on our grab and go list. Its tasty and so affordable, kids LOVE Pizza!

We know many families enjoy football games on tv and a great way to keep the kids entertained is by serving pizza during the game. My son can only be interested in a game for so long before he wants to watch cartoons but serve some pizza and bread sticks he is all about hanging out.

Bite Sized Candy Apples

Candy apples are a Halloween staple but to me they are always too hard to eat. I usually will turn one down because of how messy they can be, how hard it is to bite the apple without it becoming a total disaster and not to mention how sweet an entire candy apple can be. There is a solution, Bite Size Candy Apples! They are small enough to eat in one bite the mess factor is almost nothing. These would be great at home or for a party, I plan to make more and bring them to one of our October Fest Gatherings!

Ingredients:

6 green apples
1 package of caramel to melt
20 cake pop sticks (you can keep them tall or cut them in half)
A melon baller or anything that makes small scoops

Pumpkin Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin Cupcakes are a favorite in my family, and this recipe will make your kitchen smell delicious.
I think this recipe for the cupcakes and cream cheese frosting is pretty easy, and can be doubled, to make two dozen if you like.

This is absolutely my favorite time of the year to bake, and pumpkin desserts are my favorite. Yum!!


Recipe for Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients for Cupcakes:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 large eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil

Great Wolf Lodge Halloween Family Events

 

Halloween is one of our favorite holidays, everything from the decorations to all of the fun events centered around the month of October. The build up around here is getting higher every year as the boys get older, not only for them but for my husband and I as well. As they get older we get to do more and more family activities we all enjoy and we are really excited to take them to the Great Wolf Lodge this week to kick of the Halloween season! This week they are starting their Halloween activities, check out their October spooktacular family events:


October 10 - 31
This October, grab your costumes and join us for spooktacular family events throughout your stay.

Costume Parade
Starting at 8:30 p.m. in the Grand Lobby
Each night, children of all ages are welcome to attend our Costume Parade. Everyone will have the opportunity to show off their costume to the crowd, allowing parents a chance to snap photos to remember the events. Each participant will also receive a prize.

Trick-or-Treat Trail
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Bring your costume and grab your goodie bag – it’s time for Trick-or-Treating at Great Wolf Lodge. The whole family will enjoy meeting our characters as they collect their ghostly goodies along the trail. Parents may attend the Trail with their children, however ghostly goodies are provided to children only.

Spooktacular Story Time
Don’t be late to the Great Clock Tower Show each night at 8:00 p.m., followed by Spooktacular Story Time. Enjoy stories that are just a boo-bit scary with a visit from a character of the Great Wolf Kids Pack.

Monster Bash Dance Party

October 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 31

Join us after Story Time at 9:00 p.m. in the Grand Lobby for our Howl-o-ween Dance Party. Bring your entire family and show off your dance moves with our Great Wolf Kids Team!"

 

 

* I was not paid for this post, we will be guest of The Great Wolf Lodge, all opinions are my own.

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Pasta Primavera

 

Although the season calls for lots of slow cooker and "fall like" foods, it is still nice to get in a great pasta and vegetable dinner here and there. 

This Pasta Primavera is divine, I actually stole this recipe from my husband. Ha!

 

Ingredients:

1 box of penne noodles
2 cups of baby carrots
2 cups of fresh green beans
2 cups of chopped tomatoes
1 bushel of broccoli
1 small zucchini
1 small onion
3-4 large mushrooms
salt/pepper/garlic powder to taste

 

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Coffee It Forward with Seattle's Best Rubi Coffee Kiosk #shop #Rubi2Go

My day starts like most Moms. I have my to do list, my child and there never seems like there are enough hours in the day to get it all done. On my days off from work I try to get as many things done to be productive with my time. What fuels this tired working and blogging Mom is coffee! I would be a mess without it. Normally I start the day with a cup at home with my husband then I grab another cup of coffee from a drive-thru of some sort. I have tried the cheap convenience coffee and the high end coffee that cost way more than it should as well. I do prefer quality fresh ground coffee so I end up spending more money than I want to and time spent in line at a store or drive-thru.

Recently while shopping at Save Mart I noticed a Coffee Kiosk that was brewing Seattle's Best coffee. I pondered for a bit if coffee from a machine would be good. I can recall from my childhood old brown square shaped machines that black thick gross coffee would come out of and I thought this is 2013 I am sure it has improved! Knowing that Seattle's Best coffee is a high end coffee, I decided to try it.

My Fall Favorite, Apple Bread Pudding With Vanilla Ice Cream

Sometimes I think my favorite thing about fall is the desserts. I mean, who can resist all the apple, pumpkin, and other flavors of the season??

Not me, so yesterday while in the kitchen, I made one of my very favorite desserts, Apple Bread Pudding. I love making bread puddings of all kinds, and apple flavor is one of my grandchildren's favorites.

And of course, that vanilla bean ice cream on top of it is a little piece of heaven.

Moments in the Mornings with Coffee-mate Pumpkin Spice Coffee #loveyourcup #shop

The way to know that the Fall is here in California is not the weather or fashion trends it is the arrival of Pumpkin Spice flavored items in the store. Pumpkin Spice Coffee-mate coffee creamer is one of the first items I buy as soon as I see it in the store. There is no better way to start the day in the Fall than with a cup of coffee flavored with Pumpkin Spice.