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We love autumn. Whether you’re looking for DIY projects or recipes for your autumn outing, brunch, or pumpkin [something], you’ll be able to find it right here. This category features all of our autumn favorites, rolled up into one, easy location. Our ideas are budget, family, and living-on-your-own friendly, and easy to follow. We’ve made every craft project and recipe featured here and our posts will let you know how much we liked it. Let’s be honest, we’ve loved pretty much everything. Leave a comment if you have one. If you’re looking for something more specific use our search bar or check out one of our niche categories. Thanks for stopping by, hope to have you back soon!

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Garden Thyme: Mums

August 27, 2014
Wedding Mums

As fall comes to an end, there’s always room for more planting! Chrysanthemum, also known as mums, are the most popular flower to grow and bloom in the fall and caring for them is easy. I started a bunch of pots around the yard to prep for Brian and Fatima’s wedding. We’re trying to do a little more DIY with the flowers, so here’s to hoping they’ll be ready! I…

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August 27, 2014 By
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Garden Thyme: Sunflowers

August 6, 2014
Sunflowers

This is my first year planting sunflowers and I still have a lot to learn. My sunflowers started from seeds I bought at Home Depot and I planted them in my garden in the back row on Memorial Day. I have different kinds of sunflowers to create different heights and colors. My flowers became so tall and sturdy because I planted them in an area that gets 7 hours of sun a…

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August 6, 2014 By
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Colleen’s Banana Bread

July 14, 2014
Banana Bread

My sister made some delicious banana bread at Christmas last year, and again about a month ago. Last week, some of our bananas didn’t make it though the heat wave here in the city, so Fatima thought we should make some banana bread. So I called my sister and requested her recipe. Banana bread is a great way to use your bananas that may have browned too much. Rather than…

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July 14, 2014 By
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Apple Crisp Cheesecake

February 11, 2014

Close your eyes and think of a time when you were outside during the peak of fall. If you can think of a time when you were in the northeast (dare I say New England?) then you’ll be more in tune to what I’m describing. Feel the crisp autumn air around you, listen to the ruffling of the leaves scraping the road as they tumble away, and the smell of…

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February 11, 2014 By
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Turkey Biscuit Pie

December 18, 2013
Turkey Biscuit Pie

Wowzers! This was delicious. While flipping through out latest issue of Food Network magazine, we came across a recipe for Turkey Biscuit Pie. While this recipe calls for baking it in a skillet, we used a 9inch pan, and instead of making the biscuits from scratch, we went for Pillsbury Homestyle Southern Grands. Yes we took the easy road, but it was so work it. One day we’ll make another…

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Apple Cider Sangria

October 29, 2013
Apple Cider Sangria

Serve some Apple Cider Sangria at your next fall, Halloween, or Thanksgiving gathering!  I could see this working at Christmas too.  It’s light, crisp, and refreshing.  Nuff said. [recipe] Apple Cider Sangria 1 bottle of your favorite pinot grigio 2 1/2 cups apple cider 1 cup club soda 2 “nips” (100 ml) blackberry brandy 3 chopped and cubed assorted apples 3 chopped and cubed pears Combine all ingredients together in…

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October 29, 2013 By
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Mini Pumpkin Pies

September 25, 2013
Mini Pumpkin Pies

How freaking cute!  These mini pumpkin pies will bring big smiles to your guests.  Planning on having a fall appetizer, or a buffet of mini desserts?  Add these mini pumpkin pies to your list. The best part is these are so easy to make.  You can use any pumpkin pie recipe and any crust you want.  All you’re doing is making a mini pumpkin pie.  I used a Pillsbury crust…

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September 25, 2013 By
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Pumpkin Bread Truffles

September 24, 2013
Pumpkin Bread Truffles

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin!  What a dessert.  If you love pumpkin as much as we do, then you’ll love these pumpkin bread truffles.  Literally melting in my mouth – literally, I’m eating one right now.  We’ve taken pieces of pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, infused some chocolate and voila!  Pumpkin Bread Truffles. The basic foundation is pumpkin bread.  So feel free to follow our recipe below, or use your own.  The middle…

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September 24, 2013 By
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Pumpkin Bread

September 23, 2013
Pumpkin Bread

What’s fall without pumpkin bread?  Seriously – if you don’t like pumpkin, sorry, but what is wrong with you?  If you’re not from New England, and you don’t like pumpkin, then you get a free pass.  I could literally eat pumpkin bread every day of the year, but I somehow hold off until the fall.  When I was in college, I looked forward from that finals week care package, filled…

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September 23, 2013 By
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Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons

January 21, 2013
Roasted Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons

For the long weekend, my parents, my spoiled 8 eight year old puppy, and myself, ventured up to our lake house in New Hampshire. Brr, it was cold, even Siri knew it! I saw this recipe for the roasted tomato soup and grilled cheese croutons on Pinterest, and had it sitting in my back pocket for a few months. Saturday night, we wanted to make a healthy, hearty, warm-your-heart kind of…

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January 21, 2013 By
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Pecan Pie

January 14, 2013
Pecan Pie

I’ve never made – let alone tasted – pecan pie.  The first time I tasted pecan pie was last week.  It was delicious!  I was hooked. Side note – this was supposed to be for a bake off at work and I failed to remember the date. Being that it was my first time making this dish, I went a step further and created my own.  Nuts, you say?  Maybe. …

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January 14, 2013 By
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Pumpkin Donuts

November 20, 2012

MINI PUMPKIN DONUTS!  Who doesn’t love donuts, let alone pumpkin ones?!  This is the perfect pumpkin treat to serve your guests for brunch or for dessert after a delicious dinner.  These can be made with mini donut pans (as you will see shortly) or with the regular sized donut pans.  These mini pumpkin donuts made over 3 dozen easily.  The bigger donut pans might make over 1 dozen.  So grab…

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November 20, 2012 By
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Salmon Bisque

November 13, 2012

Hi, Ashley here! At this point, we’re friends right? No need to introduce myself anymore. Good, because I want to get right into this recipe for a salmon bisque. My dad loves to fish, and this weekend he brought home some fresh salmon. He wanted to make something different, and since it’s getting chilly outside, we decided on a warm bisque. Of course you could use any seafood you’d like-…

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