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chocolate chips

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

4:02 AM
I don't know why, but I always feel like adding oatmeal and nuts to my cookies makes them feel more like autumn. These chewy oatmeal cookies are the perfect sweet treat on a fall afternoon.  Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups brown sugar1 cup butter, softened1 tsp vanilla1 egg 2 cups oats 1 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon lavender salt 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips 1 cup chopped walnuts 4 tsp...

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apples

Happy Halloween!

1:19 AM
Here is what the trees in our apple orchard are looking like. These will make for perfect caramel apples on halloween. The rest will be used for bobbing for apples, or will be pressed into the most delicious apple cider. The ones that fall onto the ground before we get to them? We feed them to the neighborhood horses.  Speaking of horses, anyone...

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lentil soup

Lentil Soup with Carrots & Bacon

5:05 AM
This lentil soup has been a go to fall and winter recipe for us for years. It's easy enough to make on a weeknight, makes plenty of leftovers, and is satisfying without being bad for you or unhealthy. Plus it's affordable and perfect for fall! It's a real winner winner not chicken dinner.   4 strips of bacon 3 medium carrots 1 yellow...

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gnome

Gnome Cottage Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Carving Idea

5:40 AM
We took a break from harvesting apples in our orchard today and got creative. We decided to make a little gnome fairy cottage for our halloween pumpkin this year. It couldn't have turned out any cuter! Directions:  Hollow out your pumpkin as normal. Carve out windows and door. We even carved out little window in our pumpkin door. Attach door hinge using a...

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farm friday

Farm Friday

11:16 AM
For the next few weeks we thought we would just feature a quick simple photo of the farm on Fridays. Just a peak into what we are doing, seeing, or working on. We hope you enjoy it.  This view. This is the view from the front porch of the Lavender Apple homestead. The lavender is sleeping as autumn begins. There is a nice...

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caramel

Caramel Apples

5:25 AM
This caramel apple recipe is so deliciously decadent. The sweet caramel with the tart apples is the perfect combo. All the fun topping options makes this the perfect party activity that everyone will enjoy. Hope you have a spook-tacular time making these! (And no, this recipe does not involve unwrapping store bought caramels.)  16 ounces brown sugar 2 sticks butter, room temp 14-ounces...

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apple pie

Jack Skellington Pumpkin Pie

5:35 AM
Want to make a pie that will delight and spook your guests this Halloween season? Well have we got a pie for you. Its a simple and delicious apple pie recipe, with just one extra step of cutting out a Jack Skellington face in the crust prior to baking. This pie is a great way to use all those delicious in season apples...

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Lavender Truffles

Lavender Truffles

7:34 AM
Ok, I was truly inspired by this weeks lavender recipe inspiration post. Lavender truffles? I was seriously blown away by the idea. I don't use lavender and chocolate together much. I'm not sure why, because these were so so delicious. I found this recipe on a blog called Baking Magique. If you aren't familiar with them, you should be. Their photos are fresh and...

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costume

NO SEW Prince Charming Costume

5:58 AM
Ok folks, back away from that costume rack at the big box store. This halloween you can do so much better! Halloween can be so much more fun than the 5 mass produced action heros that are chosen by retailers this season. I love nothing more than a good home made halloween costume. Yes, it takes a little more time an effort than...

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cheese

Healthy Stove Top Macaroni & Cheese

7:12 AM
Ok Mom. Back away from the blue box. Your kids deserve better than manufactured cheese flavoring that's been dyed orange. Yes, box mac and cheese is easy and always a winner with kids, but we are doing them a disservice. Home made mac and cheese can be almost as easy and its so much better for them. This version is a lightened up...

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apricot lavender cake

Apricot Lavender Cake

7:28 AM
Ok, why am I just now finding out about Apt 2B Baking Co? Their blog is fresh, fun, and deliciously inspiring. Today for our weekly lavender recipe inspiration, I wanted to feature their apricot walnut and lavender cake. Not only is this cake beautiful, but they have paired the sweetness with the apricots so beautifully with the floral notes of the lavender. Amazing.  If like me you...

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beef stew

Beef Stew

7:04 AM
Dear fall, thank you for arriving so that I no longer have to feel guilty about craving beef stew. Beef stew is the ultimate cool weather comfort meal. Its hearty, flavorful, and filling. This recipe checks all of the boxes. Cooked low and slow, the meat is fall apart tender. The broth is fill a flask and sneak it into work good. You...

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asian

Thai Noodle Bowl

5:55 AM
This quick and easy thai noodle dish is so easy to whip up. Its full of sassy spicy thai flavor. Its got a nice crunch from the fresh vegetables, a savory slurp from the salty noodles. Its the perfect ying and yang for your dinner table tonight.  Ingredients:  16 ounces thai rice noodles 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 tsp sesame oil  1/4...

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