Witches Brew

Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn, and caldron bubble. Bring the scent of autumn indoor with a bit of simmering Witches Brew. Featuring orange and apple slices, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, star of anise and all spice. Simply add to a pot and fill with water and enjoy the fragrance of fall. Be sure to always keep an eye on the pot an empty pot will catch fire.

Simple and Inexpensive Fall Decor

My mum has gotten me hooked on the Caramel Tootsie Pops for fall – have you tried them yet? I loved the brown wrapper and thought they would make the perfect accent on one of my end tables. So I used an empty glass candle jar filled it with popcorn kernels and inserted the lollipops. Simple and inexpensive fall decor.

Lately

Top to Bottom: Fall décor is popping up all over my parents yard. Favorite item: this vintage bike and basket filled with autumn favorites. •   When it comes to candy corn, you usually love it or hate it. Which one are you? • I\’m usually not a fan of Halloween décor, but how can you not love this cute and whimsical ghost? •  I Love pumpkins, especially this one stuffed with a mum. • Savoring the flavors of summer in my mums amazing sliders.

Shape Up: 30 Day Squat Challenge

Last month I did this challenge and loved it. So I decided to repeat the challenge this month. Who\’s in?

Simple Apple Galette

Two weekends ago, my mum and I took a trip to Miller\’s Big Red to pick some apples. We picked at least five different varieties. After trying to come up with different things to make we decided on a simple galette.

Simple Apple Galette
Ingredients
Dough (I used a Marie Callender frozen pie crust)
5-7 medium apples (any kind will work, I like firm & crisp best)
3 tablespoons butter
sugar
cinnamon

Directions
1. If using a frozen crust (like i did), remove it from the pie tin and place it onto a cookie sheet covered in foil.
2. Peel, core and slice apples.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
4. Begin to layer the apples on top of each other inside the pie shell. Be sure to sprinkle with a bit of sugar.
5. Repeat layering apples and sprinkling with sugar.
6. Sprinkle the top layer with cinnamon.
7. Fold in the sides of the dough and bring it in up over the apple slices.
8. Pour the melted butter on the apples and the crust and sprinkle with more sugar.
9. Bake in the oven until the crust browns and the apples soften. It took 40 minutes in my oven, but make sure you check on it.
10. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
11. Enjoy a taste of fall.

Note: I drizzled a frosting on mine after it cooled for 20 minutes. The frosting was a powdered sugar and milk mixture.