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Halloween Cream Cheese Mints

Halloween Cream Cheese Mints

I always make these Cream Cheese Mints for Christmas because they are super easy and tasty. But last month I found a 4 section bottle of sprinkles at Marshall’s with black, orange, red, and green!  It covered both Halloween and Christmas so I was all 

Fall Pumpkin Risotto

Fall Pumpkin Risotto

I’ve been craving risotto and it seemed like the perfect time of the year to make pumpkin risotto.  Arborio rice, or risotto rice, is naturally gluten-free and cooks up like pasta (think orzo, but creamy), so it’s a perfect ingredient to use.  Initially, I wanted 

Elections make people ugly

The day after an election is always so eye-opening. Eye-opening in a way that makes you realize how ignorant people can be. How much people hate to lose or gloat about winning…that they are willing to insult their friends and family who may have different 

Workout Wednesday: What Workouts?

Last week, I included my Wednesday workout because it was the final day of the Halloween Challenge workout and I wasn’t able to post my workouts until Thursday anyway.  This is a pretty crazy week because I have very little to report, which is pretty 

Clementine Cake

Clementine Cake

It’s clementine season, which makes me very happy!  I love those little nuggets of juicy orange-ness.  I love that they are so simple to peel and seedless and juicy…  This recipe is pretty crazy because you don’t even have to peel the clementines.  You make 

October Julep Maven Review

I skipped the Julep Maven box for August and September, but I forgot to skip my October box too, once I got the email preview.  The colors weren’t bad, but I wasn’t dying for them. Julep is a boutique nail salon that offers a monthly subscription