SHIFTING ROOTS

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How to Make Easy & Delicious Pumpkin Seeds for Your Next Snack

Remember this from our last post about making pumpkin puree?  Those “guts” from your Halloween Jack-o-lantern needn’t go to waste!  I’ll show you how you can make an easy and delicious snack from the leftover pumpkin seeds.

Making pumpkin seeds is easier than you think! Delicious, nutritious, and perfect for your next snack.

In yet another attempt in finding nutritious-things-my-son-might-consider-eating, I decided I would try roasting pumpkin seeds.  I thought would be complicated, but it was actually super simple.  They ended up being so good that it made the idea of taking pumpkin seeds out of a pumpkin slightly less gross.  Just slightly.

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How to Make an Adorable Halloween Chick Costume

One of the things I love most about my son is that he’s not like everybody else.  In the last three years when I’ve asked him what he’s wanted to be for Halloween, he’s always come up with a unique answer.  And he never waivers in his choice either.

Last year he wanted to be an orange chick.  Try finding that in a big-box store.

Thankfully, the year before he wanted to be a rooster, so I already knew how to make his costume with just a few modifications.

Today I give my public service to the internet, should any other Mom find themselves with a child asking for an orange chick costume.  I’ve got you covered.

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Pumpkin & Succulent Autumn Centrepiece

I was going to my family Thanksgiving dinner and was looking for something quick and easy to give the hostess, especially since I didn’t have to bring any food.  Did I think ahead and get something on my last shopping trip?

Of course not.

Thankfully I was inspired by my succulents that were in need of re-potting, my sweet little pumpkins, and the need to do something creative.

The best part?  Everyone loved it and couldn’t believe that I made it.

You can too!

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How To Process and Use All Your Zucchini Plus 10 Must-Try Recipes

Zucchinis are like rabbits-they multiply quickly, seemingly overnight.  That little plant that looked so innocent in spring now is producing five offspring a day that you have no idea what to do with.  Heaven help you if you planted more than one or two.

Every time I turn around, another zucchini has matured on my plants.  I was excited for the first 4 or 5, and loved serving them fried with cheese or in fritters.  10 zucchinis later and I’m desperate for something different.

Instead of putting it in bags and hanging it on my neighbours doors, I’ve come up with a couple of different ways to use up the surplus.

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