Our First Pumpkin Patch

I took the munchkin to her first pumpkin patch this weekend. We went to Leeds Farm in Delaware County.
Leeds Farm was not what I think of when I think pumpkin patch. I pictured us walking into a field of bright orange pumpkins and letting her walk around until she found one. Leeds Farms was a [...]

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Finding Pumpkin Patches

Looking for something to do with the kids this weekend? What’s a better fall activity that going to a pumpkin patch?
Here is a website I found that lists pumpkin patches: Pumpkin Patches and More. You can search by state, then by area. 
[Photo Credit: Pumpkin Patch]

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Crock Pot Apple Butter

More fall recipes…
I love fall and fall recipes. I love apples and pumpkins, and so does my daughter.
So here is another fall recipe. It’s easy, healthy, the munchkin loves it, and uses my favorite kitchen appliance – the crock pot. (OK, the coffee part is actually my favorite, but you don’t cook with the coffee [...]

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Pumpkin Cookies

I’m a lazy cook. I don’t like complicated recipes. I don’t like to bake because you have to be precise. I like simple recipes.
I also like healthy recipes too. I try not to give my daughter store-baked cookies and cupcakes, because I don’t know what is in them.
This fall, I wanted to make some cookies for [...]

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North Market Harvest Festival

On Saturday, October 4, the North Market will be hosting its Harvest Festival.
The Harvest Festival is free and has activities such as pumpkin pie, apple pie, and pumpkin bread contests; free cookies and apples for kids; face painting; crafts; and music. 
If you haven’t bought any local apples, pumpkins, squash or cider this fall, the Farmers’ Market [...]

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Apple Crumble

I love fall and fall recipes. I have so many recipes that I only make this time of year.
This is one of my favorite apple recipes. It’s similar to apple crisp, but the topping is more like a cookie topping instead of an oatmeal topping. It’s not the healthiest recipe (but it is so yummy), [...]

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Happy First Day of Autumn!

 

Fall, Leaves, Fall
by Emily Jane Brontë 
Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; 
Lengthen night and shorten day; 
Every leaf speaks bliss to me 
Fluttering from the autumn tree. 
I shall smile when wreaths of snow 
Blossom where the rose should grow; 
I shall sing when night’s decay 
Ushers in a drearier day
 
[Photo Credit: Blue Hen Falls]

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Road Trip – Cleveland – Johnny Appleseed Festival

Growing up in Northeast Ohio, fall meant Mapleside Farms and their apple cider. I remember going there with my mom, dad, and sister when I was younger, and now I’m taking my little girl there. I’m excited to pass this tradition onto my daughter.
Mapleside is an apple orchard in Brunswick. In the fall, they sell about [...]

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Homemade Applesauce

Apples are in season, and if you have never made homemade applesauce – you should. It is so good and much better than any applesauce you can buy in the store.
The best recipe that I have found is to make it in the crock-pot. My daughter loves homemade applesauce. We serve it on top of [...]

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Via Colori Columbus

Today, my daughter and I went to the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival, which is a great event for kids. The festival had tons of art activities for kids.
While we were there, the munchkin colored on the sidewalk with chalk, which she loves to do. The nice people who supplied the chalk told us about [...]

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