Friday!

Welcome to the weekend, friends. While here we are enjoying the beautiful autumn days, our thoughts and prayers are with those devastated by the hurricane earlier in the week. I hope you are safe and sound and looking forward to a cozy autumn weekend. 

An October Afternoon Walk

Take a walk today, my friends.

Tuck these beautiful October days into your heart.

Soon they will be but a memory.

Favorite Fall Recipe Number Two ~ Pumpkin Stuffed Shells

This is one of our very favorite autumn meals. I have posted this recipe many times before, but in case you have missed it, here it is. Please don't be afraid of the pumpkin. It is so subtle but adds just enough to make these shells even more delicious.

Pumpkin Stuffed Shells

Ingredients:

1. 1 box pasta shells, cooked, drained, and rinsed in cold water
2. 1 can ( 15 oz. ) Libby's pumpkin
3. 2 cups ricotta cheese and yes, use the whole milk ricotta : )
4. 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese...and more to sprinkle on top
5. 1 egg
6. 3 garlic cloves, minced or the garlic powder equivalent if you forgot to buy them like I did.
7. Dash of salt and pepper
8. 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
9. 1 45 oz. jar of pasta sauce. We use Tomato Basil.

Directions:

1. Cook shells according to directions...and then drain and rinse.
2. Grease two 13x9 baking dishes and pour some sauce on the bottom.
3. Mix pumpkin, cheeses, egg, garlic, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
4. Stuff each shell with pumpkin mixture and place in baking dish.
5. Cover with remaining sauce.
6. Cover with foil, and bake for 30 minutes in a 350-degree oven.
7. Uncover, sprinkle with more Parmesan cheese, and bake for 15 more minutes.

Enjoy!

A Touch Of Halloween

Halloween has arrived in our new home for the very first time. I am finally able to bring out the decorations I bought back in July! It was a cool, rainy day when we added a touch of Halloween to our cozy home. Exactly the way it should be.