Fall is Coming!

I can feel it in the air now,summer is definitely on its way out! Fall is Coming my favorite season of the year(next to summer :) )! But truly I love the autumn season,being able to transform my home into a warm,candlelit,comforting place to come into-to get out of the dreary,rainy,cold weather.Here are a few of the things I love about the season, leaves changing,cider and applesauce making ( is there really anything better then fresh warm  applesauce right out of the strainer),the smell of spice in my kitchen as I bake with all the apples and pumpkins! And to know the holidays are coming!!!
 I will have to admit tho that these past couple of days with the weather changing it makes me long to go home for a visit to my family and just sit at moms table and chat with her,and to go on a drive with dad and talk about anything and everything, to bake cookies with my sisters and to hang out with my brothers and get them to eat things they usually wouldn't eat alot of just because I'm their older sister.So to keep my mind off of that (which is impossible) I'm going to be trying to do some different crafty decor things for my house this fall and winter season instead of baking all the time (being it IS NOT good for my waist line:) so here is what I've been up to the last two days.
My 1st project was a wreath for my door, because I needed something for this little in between season before I actually get all my fall decor out,so I needed something that still said summer,but had a fall is coming look to it so I decided to go with the this

Oh and the simplicity of a bouquet of flowers from my Garden and Flower beds!
Blessings to all of you!

Premium Cheesecake Cranberry Bars

I love sweets. I love eating then,I love baking them, I love giving them away for others to enjoy. So whenever the opportunity comes up that I can bake something for someone or some event I jump up with both of my hands in the air and say"Pick Me"!  So this past weekend (Labor Day) we have a tradition with the Schrock Family to go away somewhere for a night.This year we decided on Diamond Lake. It was a wonderful,relaxing time! The Lake was absolutely gorgeous and peaceful,we got there around 6 30 pm and saw they had pontoon boats so we decided to go out on a ride while the sun was setting It was perfect! (accept for one tiny problem,twice we just about nose dived into the water) but that was a real minor thing,really cause you would of never known by the women's "calm" mass exit to the back of the boat and the guys "calm" directions as to what to do! :) It was a fun weekend, after our boat ride we had supper then those who wanted played games( I'm not a game player so I worked with so of  my recipes) and then of course there was snacks-Edna brought a meat and cheese tray,Christine brought Watermelon and I brought Chocolate cream filled cookies and Cheesecake cranberry Bars which is the recipe I'm sharing with ya'll today! First here are a few pictures from the weekend with the family!

My Little Family! On the boat Ride

My totally adorable almost 2 yr. Old Son

Premium Cheesecake Cranberry Bars
2 cups Flour
1 1/2 cup quick Oats
1/4 cup packed Brown Sugar
Combine and add
1 cup softened Butter
Mix until Crumbly;Stir in
2 cups White Chocolate Chips
Set aside 2 1/2 cups crumbs,put remaining crumbs in a greased 9x13 baking pan press down.
1-8 oz. Cream Cheese,softened
Beat with in a mixer till creamy,add
1 can-14 oz. Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
1 tsp. Vanilla
Beat until Smooth.Pour on Crust.Combine in a small bowl
1 can -16 oz whole-berry Cranberry Sauce
2 T. Cornstarch
Spoon over cream cheese mixture.
Sprinkle with reserved morsel mixture over cranberry mixture.
Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until center is set.
Store in Refrigerator.
Adapted by: Nestle Toll house

Total Deliciousness!

Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

I came across this wonderful recipe the other day on another food bloggers site and knew I needed to try it,I then made a few alterations( because of my own likes and dislikes :) ) and it became one of my new favorites!
Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
2 (6 oz) bags of Spinach
1 lb. Bacon,fried and crumbled
1 Red Onion,sliced
8 Mozzarella String cheese,sliced
Wash Spinach place in bowl add onion.Cover and refrigerate at least an hour (to marinate) then place in serving bowl and add bacon and cheese.
Poppy Seed Dressing
1 1/2 T Poppy Seed
1 cup Oil
3/4 cup Vinegar
3/4 cup Sugar ( next time I'm going  add just 1/2 cup)
3/4 tsp Salt
3/4 tsp dry mustard
Combine all the dressing ingredients shake well,drizzle on salad. Delicious!

Original recipe adapted by: Mandy's Recipe Box