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Pumpkin Carving Serving Bowls

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I am so glad you have stopped by on this glorious day as we prepare for Halloween here in Hickory, NC! It has been the perfect weather to be outside with all the leaves and beautiful colors! This weather makes me want to carve pumpkins and eat a whole bunch of  candy corn! However, when we were able to carve our pumpkins it was still cloudy and raining, which was a downfall because we couldn’t be outside but we still had fun nonetheless getting down to business with these pumpkins!…

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Homemade Pumpkin Butter

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How is everyone doing this fine fall day! I am telling you this cool weather is almost going to make me miss the mountains as I go to the beach this weekend! (I am very excited!) However, It will be a lovely weekend down there to get away and rest! I am very much looking forward to it and seeing the ocean when there isn’t so many people around! 

However, one thing that will feel weird is the fact that this past weekend I was making pumpkin puree and homemade pumpkin butter! Yes, pumpkin butter! I am so excited to share my adventure with you all about this because it was an adventure! It was probably the first time I have ever made pumpkin puree by myself! (which you can find by going to mattiespantry.com) I needed the help of the Pioneer woman so Mattie did not take all the credit for that one because it needed some expertise of its own but it was a mess and so much fun too! …

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Vegan Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

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How is everyone doing today? I can tell you one thing, I am enjoying the cooler weather as much as I can with the windows open until this weekend when it warms back up for a couple of days.

This past weekend I had so much fun for my birthday! We went to Charlotte, NC for the Greek Festival! It was rather cool in the city and that was the main reason we wanted to go! It was so good with yummy food, watching dancers, seeing all the priest garbs in the church and having fun with an old friend from college! It was so nice to catch up and relax outside where it feels amazing! Oh how I wish it would stay mild and in the high 60’s all winter! I am so ready to pull my favorite sweaters out of hiding and put all my maroon on! 

As you can see I have a little bit of an obsession with pumpkin, but it only happens once a year, so in my mind it’s okay. When I was a child my mom loved to make apple anything so I think I have steered away from apples (but I still love apples don’t worry!). It wasn’t until later in life that my mom started making a lot more pumpkin baked goods like pumpkin cookies, which will be up tomorrow on Mattie’s Pantry! …

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