Co-hosting a Blog Hop at Adorned From Above

Welcome to Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 36.  Nichi from The Mandatory Mooch and    Marci from Stone Cottage Adventures will be co-hosting this weeks party, and I think you are going to love both of their blogs.    So head over and take a look at at what fun things they have been doing.

Adorned From Above - Hostess 

The Mandatory Mooch - Co-Hostess
Stone Cottage Adventures - Co-Hostess

This is a blog hop, so when you share your posts on Adorned From Above, they will also be seen on The Mandatory Mooch and Stone Cottage Adventures

It's so exciting to co host with Debi again!  I'd like to offer another give away! 

Two Bars of Handmade Soap! 

All you have to do is leave a comment!  One lucky winner will be drawn from the comments on this post at 

Adorned from Above 

a one lucky winner will be drawn from the comments on this post at

Stone Cottage Adventures !

and one lucky winner will be drawn from the comments on this post at

The Mandatory Mooch !

If you'd like to triple your chances to win, comment on all three blogs! 

So on to this weeks party.  The rules are easy.

1.  Follow all hosts in some way (GFC, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, Twitter, or Linky Followers )

2.  Anything goes with posts. ( recipes, parties, etsy shops, crafts, inspirational writing, absolutely anything.  Just make it family friendly )

3.  Comment on other posts.  It is a party.  Get to know your fellow bloggers.  I have met some of the nicest people at the parties, including my co-hosts.

4.  All featured posts will be pinned on Pinterest, so by linking with this party you are giving me permission to pin your projects.

5.  Also the party now runs from 9:00PM on Tuesdays through 11:59PM on Sundays.

Let's get to it then.  First, here are the featured bloggers from the last weeks party.  Featured bloggers on Adorned From Above are picked by most page views.  So all of you pick these great posts.

Featured Bloggers from Party 35

The ' Bridesmaids ' Picture from Annie at Annie One Can Cook

Judge Not from Sara at 365 Days With Sara Style

Have Fun Together! MM # 18 from Kendra at A Proverbs 31 Wife

Congradulations to all of our featured bloggers.  Grab the featured button from my sidebar. 

We hope you have fun at this week's party.  We love hearing from you.  We love your comments.

Now let's party

Have a great week.

Debi, Charly, Nichi, and Marci

Its A Giveaway!!!!

Happy New Year everyone!!  Marcie from I Gotta Try That is hosting a huge giveaway over the next 14 days and I am thrilled that she asked me to participate.  One lucky reader will win 14 fabulous prizes.  I'm contributing a personalized set of kitchen utensils...to be imprinted with your blog name or family name.    Click here to for the giveaway information, to see the fun prizes, and to enter the giveaway.

Oreo Cookies - Co-Host on Mommy's Sweet Confessions

Today I'm a co-host on Mommy's Sweet Confessions.  Please head over to Lindsay's wonderful site, say hello, and link up to her party.  Here is what I posted along with my newest recipe.

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Hello everyone!  My name is Nichi (sounds like Niki) and I blog over at The Mandatory Mooch.  I'm honored to be a co-host here today....thanks, Lindsay!!  Growing up I was always mooching food off of my dad. Hence my nickname "Mooch". To me there are certain foods out there that you just have to have...therefore, making them a "mandatory mooch" if someone has it.

I am a born and raised Kansas girl who loves family and food.  As a wife and working mother of two wonderful little girls, life can get crazy.  Many of the recipes that I tend to use are quick and easy...no crazy ingredients that you have to search for.  Just simple good food that can make my family happy.  

Today I'm sharing my latest creation Oreo Drizzle Cookies.  I hope you enjoy.  

Please stop on over any time and say hi!!
Blog~Facebook~Pinterest

I also host a weekly linky party Tasty Thursdays.  Hope to see you there.

Makes approx. 25-30 cookies

Ingredients:

1 white cake mix

2 eggs

1/3 c. vegetable oil

3 Tbsp. water

8 crushed Oreo cookies

8 Oreos broken into 1/4 pieces
almond bark or white chocolate, melted

Directions:
1.  Mix together cake mix, eggs, oil and water until well combined.  Stir in crushed Oreos.
2.  Drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet.  Top with 1/4 piece of Oreo.
3.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.  Let cool completely.
4.  Drizzle with almond bark or white chocolate. I used a cake decorating bag to pipe over the cookies.

Enjoy!!  ~ Nichi

Source: a Mandatory Mooch original recipe

Linked up to THESE GREAT PARTIES!!!! 

Mini Apple Pies

Being a working mother and wife makes for a crazy life.  I need simple quick recipes that I can share with my family.  Today I'm sharing my newest creation...easy Mini Apple Pies.  They will fill your house full of a warm cinnamon apple smell without slaving away in the kitchen.  I can't wait to try them with other wonderful fillings too.  I hope you enjoy!!


Makes approx. 20 mini pies

Ingredients:
2 refrigerated pie crusts
1 can apple pie filling
cinnamon and sugar

Unroll pie crust on floured surface

Cut out circles with cookie or biscuit cutter.  I used a 2.5" biscuit cutter.

Chop 1/2 can of pie filling into smaller chunks

Place pie crust circles on a baking sheet.  I always use parchment paper.  Add a teaspoon full of filling to middle and top with another circle.

Crimp edges with a fork

Cut vent hole in the top and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.  Bake at 450 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes.

 

Source:  A Mandatory Mooch original

This recipe was featured as a guest post on Lady Behind the Curtain

Also featured on My Turn (for us)

Also linked up to THESE GREAT PARTIES!!!! 

Co-hosting Pumpkin Delight Recipe Series

Today I've been invited by Savannah at HammockTracks  to take part in her "Pumpkin Delight Recipe Series".  It is a collection of terrific pumpkin inspired recipes to get you in the mood for fall.  I'm contributing my Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Sheet Cake recipe that many of you have seen before.  I hope you all enjoy this great recipe, visit HammockTracks, and get inspired to try a new fall dish by checking out the other recipes below. 

I'm so glad fall is here.  Anyone else?  Just the thought of pumpkins, leaves changing colors, cooler days, chilly evenings, soups, football on TV, and the smell of cinnamon in the air makes me all giddy.  Living here in the Midwest I get the joy of seeing the changing seasons.  Fall is my favorite time of year.  After such a hot summer I'm ready for a nice cool fall.  This recipe will get you into the mood too.

Now I have to tell you.  This cake went through a lot to get here.  It was completely done and cooling on the stove when I decided to move it to get a better picture.  I grabbed a pot holder and carried it with one hand...big mistake...across the kitchen.  Then it happened, the pan slipped out of my hands and crashed to the floor.  As I looked at it is disbelief I wanted to cry.  Majority of the cake had slid right off the pan and onto the floor.  Thankfully my wonderful hubby was there to keep me from saying too many bad words and clean it up.  I calmly cut some pieces for my two girls who had been waiting so patiently all morning for a taste.  Then I took my blog pictures, got me a glass of milk, and had my own not-so-perfect-slightly-mashed-but-very-tasty piece myself. 

(printable recipe)

Cake Ingredients:
1 box yellow cake mix
4 eggs
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1/2 c. milk
1 (3.4 oz.) box vanilla instant pudding mix
1/2 c. sour cream
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin

Topping:
1 stick butter
3/4 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Frosting:
3/4 cups powdered sugar
1/4-1/2 cup heavy cream (start w 1/4 cup and add a little more cream if needed)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, spray a large jelly roll pan with non stick cooking spray.
2. Place cake mix, eggs, oil, milk, pudding, sour cream and pumpkin into a stand or electric mixer, beating until well combined. Pour onto pan, spreading evenly.

 3. Melt butter in microwave. Add brown sugar and cinnamon to bowl, mixing until combined. Drizzle mixture evenly over cake then take a knife and run it through to swirl.

4. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until cooked through.
5.  Mix powdered sugar and cream until creamy and smooth. Drizzle over warm cake then let cool for 20 minutes before cutting into squares. Refrigerate if not serving same day.

  And here is a picture of my poor cake after I dropped it onto the floor!!

Source:  "mooched" from www.picky-palate.com

 

 

Co-hosting Marvelous Mondays on This Gal Cooks

Hello everyone!! I am co-hosting Marvelous Mondays on This Gal Cooks this week. Thanks to Julie for the honor. It is a separate and wonderful linky party from my Tasty Thursdays. If you post a link it will be shown on all of the blog pages of the hosts...that's 4 blogs!! Please link up and enjoy the party. 

 

And just in case you missed my latest recipe posts please check them out...

Indoor Smore Bars - a great fall treat for any gathering

Grandmas Cut-Out Cookies - a super easy recipe that is ready to roll out immediately

Now, let's turn it over to Julie... 

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Good evening, everyone! Welcome to Marvelous Mondays week 11! I hope you all have had a great weekend. This week's co-hosts are:

Julie from This Gal Cooks

Nichi from The Mandatory Mooch

Jessica from My Beautiful Life

Jessica from Sewing our Life Together

Be sure to stop by these wonderful blogs and say hello! We cannot wait to see what you have to share this week! Also, if you missed last week's features, be sure to check them out here.

Also, if you are interested in co-hosting during the month of September, please contact me (thisgalcooks@gmail.com) and let me know when you would like to co-host.)

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Rules:
1. A follow of your hosts via Google Friend Connect, Twitter, Blog Lovin, Facebook or RSS Feed is greatly appreciated. 
2  Check out your fellow bloggers' projects. Leave them some wonderful comments to let them know that you stopped by.
3. Link up your recipes, crafts or DIY projects. No giveaways or shops, please.
4. Grab a button. It's not mandatory but it helps get the word out about the party.

Apples Galore Recipe Series

Today I've been invited by Savannah at HammockTracks  to take part in her "Apple Galore Recipe Series".  It is a collection of terrific apple inspired recipes to get you in the mood for fall.  I'm contributing my Apple Dump Cake recipe that many of you have seen before.  I hope you all enjoy this great recipe, visit HammockTracks, and get inspired to try a new fall dish by checking out the other recipes below.

Apple Dump Cake

This is a recipe that may have been passed down in your family.  I have had it many times, but always made by someone else.  I decided it was time to try it out myself.  If you like apple crisp or apple pie, this is an easy treat that will please your tastebuds.  I can still smell my kitchen full of warm apple cinnamon smell.  Mmmmm...

** We actually ate this for dessert, and then breakfast the next morning.  Great for both!!

 (printable recipe)

2 cans apple pie filling
2 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 box yellow cake mix
2 sticks butter
1 cup pecans, chopped 

whipped cream or ice cream 

Dump two cans of apple pie filling into a 9×13 pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Crumble the dry cake mix over the apple mixture. Sprinkle the pecans over the cake mix. Slice each stick of butter into 12 equal pieces, and place the pieces on top. Cook at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. 

Source:  "mooched" from www.tastykitchen.com