Tasty Tuesday! Autumn Chowder

Autumn Chowder

This is a great dinner for these rainy fall days we've been having!

Ingredients
2 bacon strips, diced (I've also used ham and it is good too)
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 medium red potato, cubed
1 small carrot, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
1/2 cup water
3/4 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
1 cup Twin Brook Creamery milk
2/3 cup frozen corn
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2-1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cold water
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions
In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp; remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 1 teaspoon drippings. In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Add the potato, carrot, water and bouillon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the vegetables are almost tender.
Stir in the milk, corn and pepper. Cook 5 minutes longer. Combine the flour and cold water until smooth; gradually whisk into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in cheese until melted. Sprinkle with bacon. Yield: 2 servings.

Fluff Talk Thursday!

This week's topic: Cute pictures of our little ones in their fluffy diapers!

Our GroBabys
Our current favorite, the BumGenius organic AIO. It's SUPER absorbant and very trim!
Lovebug in Bum-Ware a few months ago

Knickernappies One SizeOur favorite nighttime diaper: Blueberry deluxe one size

Fuzzi Bunz one sizeApplecheeks GAD Baby Thanks for viewing our cute fluff and don't forget to head over to Happily Domestic to see Beth's and others' cute kids in their fluff!

Tasty Tuesday! Peanut Butter Cup Bars

Peanut Butter Cup Bars

These are my favorite bars to eat and to make! They are sooo good and I could probably eat a whole pan by myself in a day or two. They are really easy to make and fun for the kids to help me. If you need a quick bar recipe, give this one a try, but don't say I didn't warn you, you will want to eat the whole pan yourself!

1 lbs powdered sugar
1 cup melted butter
1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (put them in a bag and let the kids smash away!)

Mix well. Press into a 9x13 pan. Melt 12 ounce package of chocolate chips and spread over the top. Cut before the chocolate hardens.

Tasty Tuesday! Apple Streusel Muffins

Apple Streusel Muffins

One thing that always comes to mind when I think of fall is apples. We usually have plenty of apples for applesauce and pie filling to stock up the freezer and pantry with, but I also like to find some good recipes to use them in fresh. These apple streusel muffins are so good, they are more like a dessert than a muffin! Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!


Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter, melted
1-1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups chopped peeled tart apples
STREUSEL TOPPING:
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon cold butter
GLAZE:
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons Twin Brook Creamery milk
1 teaspoon butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
Directions
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, butter and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened (batter will be stiff). Fold in apples.
Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.
Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over muffins. Serve warm.

I linked this up with Raising Olives, be sure to head over there for more breakfast recipes!

Busy, Busy, Busy

If you all have been wondering what I've been so busy with lately, here you go:

At least I won't have to go the grocery store for quite some time!

Fluff Talk Thursday!

This week's topic: My favorite cloth diaper store

I don't really have one favorite store, so I will list a few of the ones I've purchased from and what I like about them.

1. Abby's Lane always has free shipping!

2. Kelly's Closet has a great blog with a TON of info and great coupons to use in their store.

3. Bum-Ware has one of my favorite diapers.

4. Cute Caboose has some great deals and coupons if you sign up for their newsletter.

If you want to see which stores Beth and others like head on over to Happily Domestic and check them out!