This 'n That

I love to cook and bake!  And I really enjoy the times I spend cooking or baking with my great nieces, Taia and Rhiley.  Taia and I baked sugar cookies this week, and had a great time rolling out the dough, cutting out the shapes, baking and then frosting the cookies.  Yummy…. were they ever good!

Since I have loved to cook and bake since I was a child, when I came across the Kids Apron Giveaway in the daily Handmade Giveaways newsletter that I receive, I just had to enter this contest!  And I wanted to share the details with my readers so that you can get in on the fun!

One of the aprons that I liked was the one with colorful apples and pears.  Such a cute style and great colors, don’t you think?  And when you order one, you also get a bonus doll apron!

You can find very cute tote bags and purses here also.  My great nephew, Logan, would love this

one!  He just LOVES Thomas the Train!  His parents took him to see Thomas this summer, and he was

so thrilled!

If you would like to enter this contest, go to the Adventures of a Wanna-Be SupahMommy blog to enter.  You can enter several different ways to increase your chances of winning.

Or…if you just want to purchase one of these great handmade items, go to Aprons for kids shop on Etsy and place your order.

I made one of the last trips to the weekly fruit truck today – I’ll be sad to see it end!  Each summer in our area, a family from a nearby town sells fresh Colorado fruits & veggies every week.  They set up for an afternoon each week, in various towns around Scott City, Kansas.  They bring in luscious peaches and pears, Rocky Ford cantelopes, vine ripe tomatoes, potatoes, onions and more.  Since I moved here too late to really put in a good garden, I’m really enjoying the produce!

Alas, this is the last week for Colorado peaches.  I’ve been meaning to freeze some all month, and tomorrow I’m finally going to get some done!  I bought a box of beautiful peaches and will plan on spending the afternoon freezing them.  At the moment, I’m not looking forward to it, but I know we will appreciate them this winter!

I’ll be so sorry to see the fresh fruits and vegetables gone for the fall & winter, but we have some super sweet corn in the freezer, and peaches on the way tomorrow!

I thought I’d add some peach recipes today, since I have peaches on my mind!

Peach & Raspberry Almond Swirls from Ina Garten - If it’s from the Barefoot Contessa, you know it’s gonna be yummy!

White Peach Margarita

Margaritas anybody? White Peach Margarita from Bobby Flay

Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler – Paula Deen

Had to include one of Paula’s recipes!  What better than a Southern favorite – peach cobbler – from the Queen of Southern Cooking?