Inspirations by D

Yellow Magnets-NEW!

Mr. M is sick and now my little man is too, not so much with a cold,

but my little guy is having his first asthma flare up since the surgery.

I just returned from the doctors office and he mentioned that several
people are flaring up due to the change in weather. My asthma has flared up a bit too.
But I'm trying to get the whole gang back to health. Sleepless nights have begun.
I hope that it won't last long.

In the mean time, I have finished off these beautiful magnets.

I am so in love with this yellow damask design.

I am currently finishing off some push pins and from the looks of it,

it may be the last batch, not sure yet. Things have been a bit rough and

with the cold front right in our area, well things are looking rather ugly

for my little family. Medicine, soup and lots of TLC are at hand.
I hope that you are all safe during the rough weather.

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Salted Caramel Sauce

I tried this delicious Salted Caramel Sauce recipe, shared by my friend Sasha at LMM,
love this lady and she gave me the thumbs up to share it here with you guys.

Step 1. On medium heat, melt butter in a saucepan, when butter is completely

melted add the sugars, stir constantly,bring it to a boil and then add whipping cream,

stirring constantly. Bring it back to a boil for about 2 minutes, keep stirring.

Step 2. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract stir and add sea salt.

Let it cool completely, otherwise like this lovely lady said, it will be all over you and

your kitchen.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of butter

1/4 cup tightly packed brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup of whipping cream

1/2 teaspoons sea salt

2 drops of vanilla extract

Yumminess!! Thank you Sasha this was so delicious!

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Best Pumpkin Cookies

Do you remember when I mentioned autumn spices in this post?

I finally baked some pumpkin cookies yesterday and their amazing fragrance

has been lingering in our home since. Ah, the warm scent of cinnamon and other
spices fills my mind with cozy images of flannel blankets, falling leaves and a warm
beverage at hand on a cool fall day. These cookies are so delicious!

While I removed the freshly baked cookies from the oven, Mr. M and little man followed
the autumn aroma to the kitchen, and let me just say a few cookies were already
missing from the batch on the baking sheet.
After the cookies were completely done, the boys enjoyed a few more, and so did I.
They were completely scrumptious!

I have added the recipe to the end of this post for those who wish to try it.
To make these delicious cookies, you need to do a few simple things.
First preheat your oven to 350 degrees and prepare two ungreased baking sheets.

Step 1. In a large mixing bowl add cream butter, white sugar, & brown sugar then mix it until fluffy.
Step 2. Add pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla extract and mix.

Step 3. In a separate bowl, stir in together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin spice and salt.
Step 4. Combine flour mixture & butter-sugar mixture together & mix well. Then, add tablespoons 3 inches apart on the ungreased baking sheets.

5. Bake cookies for 10-15 minutes until golden around the edges.
6. Remove warm cookies and transfer to racks.

7. Let the cookies cool completely for at least one half hour, then frost with glaze.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup can pumpkin puree (for those who prefer fresh pumpkin puree, click here for puree recipe)
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon salt

Glaze

3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2- 2 cups confectioners' sugar

Direction for Glaze

In a medium saucepan, heat butter and brown sugar over medium heat until bubbly.

Cook, stirring constantly, for one minute or until slightly thickened.

Beat in the milk, blend in confectioners' sugar until the glaze is smooth and spreadable.

Using a brush or butter knife, spread the glaze on the cookies.

NOTE: The glaze will harden fairly quickly, it is recommended that you keep the saucepan

over the lowest setting heat possible to prevent it from hardening.

Another way to make this glaze is by mixing all the ingredients before heating.
Then pour your mix into a saucepan and heat.
This prevents it from getting too hard in your pan,

but make sure to rinse it immediately in very hot water to remove left over glaze.
Enjoy your cookies, I know I will.