Friday Favorites – Week 231 – with Apple Recipes

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Hi everyone! Welcome to this week’s linky party.  It’s so great to see all the back to school and fall content that everyone is starting to put out!  This week I’m featuring a few apple recipes.  I think of apple as the fruit of the fall season, so I’m sure you will see more apple stuff here in the coming months.  Wink!

Also, if you are in to giveaways, my 5-hour Energy Giveaway is still open, and the prize includes a $25 GC.  I’ve also got some fun giveaways coming up, including something great for all the coffee lovers out there, so stay tuned!

And lastly, I’d love to get your feedback on some of my latest posts.  I’ve been working on a lot of fun content for back to school, football season, and fall, so please  subscribe to my RSS feed or follow along on Blog Lovin’ to catch all the latest updates.  In particular, I’d love to check out the posts I did on All Day Beauty with Neutrogena and my Smooth Summer with Gillette Flexball.  I had a lot of fun creating these, and I think they turned out well.  I’d love to get your comments!

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Blueberry Buckle Coffee Cake

Even though we’re winding down the summer and doing the back to school thing over here, I still have a few summer guest posts to go this month!  Today I’m excited to have Karen from From the Garden Table.  Karen has prepared a delicious looking treat, which I personally think would be perfect for fall or the upcoming fall season. Check it out her Blueberry Buckle Coffee Cake! [Read more…]

Friday Favorites – Week 191 – Featuring 5 Chili Recipes

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Happy November! Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Favorites!  I’m very excited to have kicked off the holiday season here this week.  You can join the fun by entering our Holiday Day Gift Guide Giveaway! The giveaway features a computer and about 50 other great prizes!

I also want to announce that next week I’ll be kicking off my Six Weeks of Christmas Treats Event.  During the event I’ll be posting several great holiday recipes, and we’ll have guest contributors sharing their recipes here.  And there will also be a round up post here on Monday with a linky included.  The linky will be open throughout the holiday season for you to add your recipes. Hope you check it out and share something with us!

Now check out this week’s featured posts: 5 Chili Recipes!

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Fall Abundant Wreath Review from Creekside Farms

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Each month or so I look forward to changing out the wreath on the door and wreaths in the house. Creekside Farms has a fantastic selection of wreaths for every season.  I was very excited when they offered to send me their Fall Abundant Wreath. This is a very large wreath at 22 inches in diameter, and they certainly named it right! [Read more…]

Friday Favorites – Week 190 – Featuring Pumpkin Recipes

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Happy Halloween! Welcome to this week’s Friday Favorites!  In celebration of the day and the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, I am happy to bring you some great pumpkin recipes for this week’s features!

There’s also still time to enter our last minute Halloween Giveaway from CVS!  I also have a new giveaway from Old El Paso.  And last but not least, I’ve teamed up with about 50 bloggers to bring you a fantastic Christmas Giveaway.  This giveaway includes a computer for the grand prize winner, and then one first place winner will win prizes from each participating blog! Check it out!

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Friday Favorites – Week 189 – With Fall and Halloween Decor

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Welcome to another edition of Friday Favorites!  This week we have some really great fall and Halloween decor!  I hope it can serve as some inspiration as you prepare for Halloween and Thanksgiving!

But before we get to today’s features I wanted to make a couple of holiday announcements.  First off, I just posted information about my Holiday Gift Guide.  If you have an Etsy shop or other small business that you’d like have promoted here during the holidays, I’d love to have you!  Just check out my information post for details and send an email to simplysweethome@hotmail.com to get put on our calendar!

I’m also excited to announce that I will be lining up guest posters again this year to share holiday treat recipes.  This will include candy, cookies, cakes,  drinks, and anything sweet!  If you would like to be a part of this event, please email me and I’ll get an official invitation out to you! [Read more…]

Easy Caramel Cheesecake

Easy Caramel Cheesecake

 

Caramel is one of my favorite ingredients, and it’s such a great flavor for fall.  Today I’m sharing a super easy caramel cheesecake that I made recently.  It’s not homemade, but it’s a really great option if you’re in a hurry and need something to carry to a holiday party at or just want a last minute snack.  Hope you enjoy! [Read more…]

Friday Favorites – Week 187 – Featuring Soups

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Hey everyone! Welcome to this week’s Friday Favorites!  Hope you are all having a lovely October so far!  While you’re here today, don’t forget to enter my Harvest Halloween Giveaway. Also, this week I launched a great giveaway from Arm & Hammer in which you could win a prize pack featuring 2 to 3 of their products AND a $100 Visa Card!

Easy Red Lentil Soup

Easy Red Lentil Soup from Gluten Free A-Z Blog

Chicken Chili

Chicken Chili from Saving 4 Six

Minestrone Soup

Minestrone Soup from A Mother’s Shadow

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Oreo Icebox Cake

Oreo Icebox Cake

Today I’m really excited to present this recipe featuring one of my favorite cookies: Oreos.  I got the idea for this Oreo Icebox Cake from this recipe for Chips Ahoy Icebox Cake by Spend with Pennies.  I made a few tweaks, including the use of pudding, and all in all, it made a pretty tasty (and super easy!) dessert.  Hope you like it! [Read more…]

Harvest Halloween Giveaway

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Hey everyone! Welcome to my Harvest Halloween Blog Hop organized by Holly at Hollybee Tells. I’m happy to have you here and am very excited to give out some great Halloween prizes!

About the Hop: This hop includes many different blogs, each with their own giveaway or giveaways! On each blog one giveaway must equal $25 or more! That means there are some great prizes in store for you!

I participated in this event two years ago but last year I was just way too busy….but I LOVE Halloween and the fall season, so I was very excited to jump back in to this again!
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For my giveaway, I have 2 prizes for one winner.  The first item up for grabs is Country Living Spooky & Bright: 101 Halloween Ideas, a hard cover book, featuring fantastic Halloween recipes and crafts.

No matter what your skill level and decorating style is, you are sure to find a project that you will enjoy in this book.  And you will love the easy to follow, step by step directions and lovely colored photos.  Check out my full book review here.

Fiery Pumpkins

Love the Day Halloween Cupcakes

And next we have a a $25 Gift Certificate to Love the Day, an Etsy shop that offers awesome party printables!  They have a lot of great selections for fall and Halloween, including banners, cupcake wrappers and toppers, food & drink labels, and more!

And apart from their fun Halloween party packs, they also have a lot of amazing themes for birthday parties, showers, and other events.  (Go here to read my feature post on the shop.)

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Harvest Halloween Prize

Giveaway: One Simply Sweet Reader will win a Harvest Halloween Prize Pack which includes the following:

To enter, use the Rafflecopter form below.  Good Luck!

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Also, check out these other Harvest Halloween Giveaways!

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