September Acres

Easter is less than three weeks away.  I know, how is that even possible?  I'm starting to get the Easter decorations out and will try to get everything in it's place by the weekend.  Luckily, I don't have a ton of St. Patrick's day decor so there won't be much competition. These little guys are out this year.  My mom took most of our Little People to her house so she brought the Easter ones over the other day.  I love the whimsy they provide when decorating for the holidays. It brings back an easier, slower time when LM was little.  Those days are behind us, but not the memories. Some of my past Easter posts have been fun to look back on so I wanted to share them in case you missed them the first time around: This Quick Easter Gift idea is great for teachers or caregivers.  It's also a sweet gift for the baker in your life. It's time to start thinking about Easter Baskets.  I love this twist on the traditional basket . I've also lis...

A few years ago, I saw Ina Garten on GMA doing her Easy Sticky Bun recipe.  Easy & Sticky Bun in the same sentence?  I'm in.  So I made them that year for Christmas.  And New Year's Day.  Then I realized that due to the amount of butter and the yumminess of them I would need to make them on special occasions only.  I added Easter to the list and usually just make them for those three holidays.  With Easter coming up, I figured it was a good time to share the recipe again.   Ingredients 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature 1/3 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed 1/2 cup pecans, chopped in very large pieces 1 package (17.3 ounces/ 2 sheets) frozen puff pastry, defrosted (I use Pepperidge Farm) For the filling: 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted and cooled 2/3 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 cup cranberries 1/2 cup white raisins Directions Preheat the oven to 400 ...

Lunch. Making lunches exciting is always a challenge. One thing that thrills LM is homemade mac and cheese in a thermos. Here's my recipe. You can adjust the amounts of cheese to your taste. It's really a very forgiving recipe. Same with the noodles - we like the elbow noodles but you could use anything (this makes it a frugal recipe too since you can just use what's in your pantry.) 1 box whole wheat elbow macaroni 1 lb (or so) sharp cheddar cheese,shredded 1/4 cup of milk 10 ritz crackers, crushed pepper, to taste paprika, to taste Boil macaroni until it's al dente (since you will be putting it in the oven it doesn't have to be boiled more). Rinse macaroni. Using a 9" square baker: put a layer of macaroni on the bottom of the pan, pour about a third of the milk over the macaroni, sprinkle with cheese. Repeat this twice. Top the mac 'n cheese with the crushed ritz , pepper & paprika (mix those together). Bake @ 350 degrees for about 30 min or until...