Address for my new blog....

Hello everyone!  I wanted to let you all know that I'm will now be blogging at Part 2 of Everything Good!   So follow me at: http://everythinggood2.blogspot.com/ .      Thank you all so much!!

See you over there.   ~Ana

My Cousin's Wedding.

In September Dad, Mom and I went to my cousin, Marie's wedding.

The wedding had a fall theme, from the flower girl scattering leaves as she walked down the isle, to the orange and brown colors of the bridesmaids dresses and decorations, and the Caramel Apple favors at the reception..etc. =) (Yes, I love seeing how people decorate their weddings/receptions. :)   The Caramel Apples were really yummy!! 

The Bride and Groom.

Reception:

The wedding cake. The slices we had were Pumpkin Carrot Cake. Something I really appreciated was that the bride and groom cut the cake soon after they arrived at the reception, and then the cake was cut up and used to serve the guests. From a cake decorators view this made a lot more sense than most of the weddings I've been to lately ... =)

My cousin Wes and his son Maximus. =)

The centerpieces were so beautiful and each table had a different kind of candle/decoration.

My cousin Cole and me... :) I enjoyed seeing and visiting with my relatives again! :)

My new 'happy' quilt top =)

During one of our 'block of the month's' at our favorite quilt store in town they showed a new line of fabric that I really really liked!!!  The colors were so bright and cheery!!   I bought some of the fabric and made a baby quilt.....here is the finished top:

 Aren't the colors so fun?!  

Recipe for: Gluten and Sugar-free Zucchini Muffins

This fall I tried making gluten free and sometimes sugar free recipes.   This is one I came up with...it is very good and it's so nice to know that it's healthy! Enjoy!

 

Gluten –free and Sugar-free Zucchini Muffins

1 cup honey

1 cup oil

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup sorghum flour

2 cups millet flour

½ cup potato starch

2 to 3 teaspoons xanthium gum

2 ½ cup shredded zucchini

½ cup chopped walnuts, optional

Grease 2 - one dozen muffin pans.  

Mix the honey, oil, eggs and vanilla in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl stir all the dry ingredients together.  Add to the honey mixture, alternating with the shredded zucchini.   Spoon the batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.   Let cool slightly and remove from pans.

Recipe for Peanut Butter Pie

Here is the requested recipe. :)  It is amazingly delicious and I know you all will love it!

Decadent Peanut Butter Pie

Crust:

1 -1/4 cups chocolate cookie crumbs (20 cookies)  I used Oreo cookies, and 20 cookies gives about 2 cups of crumbs…so use less of them  if you want to use Oreos. 

¼ cup sugar

¼ cup butter, melted

Combine ingredients, press into a 9-inch pie plate.  Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.  COOL

Filling:

1 cup creamy peanut butter

8 oz. cream cheese (at room temperature)

½ cup sugar

12 oz. container non-dairy whipped topping, divided

1  11.75oz jar Smucker’s Hot Fudge Ice Cream Topping, divided 

In a medium bowl, beat together the peanut butter, cream cheese, and sugar.  Gently fold in 3 cups whipped topping.  Spoon mixture into pie shell.  Using a spatula, smooth mixture to edges of pie.

Reserving 2 T. of the hot fudge sauce, place remaining hot fudge sauce in a pan and melt over low heat.  Stir.  Spread over the pie to cover the peanut butter layer.  Refrigerate until serving time.

Just before serving, spread remaining whipped topping over the hot fudge layer, being careful not to mix the two layers.

Drizzle:

2 T. hot fudge topping

2 T. Peanut Butter

Place the 2 T. hot fudge sauce in a small baggie and knead for a few seconds.  Cut a very small hole in the corner of the bag and drizzle over pie.  Do the same with the 2 T. peanut butter, going in the opposite direction of the hot fudge.

Delight!

Mom asked us girls to make an acrostic of the word 'DELIGHT' with words we thought describe it best....

On the way to a baby shower I wrote mine down...

Dutiful

Elegant
Loving

 Inspiring

                  Generous and gentle

                     Hospitable and happy

    Thoughtful

"She looks for wool and flax and works with her hands in delight."

~Proverbs 31:13

My Birthday...

In August I celebrated my one and only golden birthday.. .*sniff, sniff*. ;) My sisters made the most amazingly yummy meal! This year I chose: Mexican Lasagna (very good), Fruit Salad, and Creamy Lime Coolers! Dessert was the most amazing Peanut Butter Pie!!

The amazing Mexican Lasagna and Fruit Salad that my sisters made. :)

My sisters and me while they're making the Creamy Lime Coolers...

Yummy!! =)

In the evening we watched You Can't Take It With You! I love that film. Something about it reminds me of my Grandpa K. : )

A week after my birthday we spent part of a day with some friends of ours. :) Here's a pictures of us sitting by the river near the Coffee Shop where we had lunch! We ate on the deck of the coffee shop. I think I had an Italian Sandwich and it was really good. :)