Noelle likes Good Food

Wow! It has been a great weekend! My wonderful friend Jessica M. came up for a few days, and we had a blast. We both share a love of nourishing food, finding bargains, making crafts, dancing, and so many more things. We cooked, we shopped at thrift stores and yard sales, and we went to a football game on Friday night. The only sad thing was we ran out of time to do everything we wanted to do together. The first night she was here we baked up a pumpkin and experimented a bit.  Jessica took the seeds and mixed them up with a little bit of brown sugar and cinnamon. We put them in the oven at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes, stirring every few minutes to make sure they cooked evenly. We took them out when they turned golden brown.  These were the best pumpkin seeds I have ever eaten. They were slightly sweet and satisfyingly crunchy. Not too shabby for some chicks with zero pumpkin seed making experience.  Second, we made pumpkin oatmeal cookies. They were extremely ta...

I got to go apple picking yesterday!! It has been six years since I last went and that is about 5 years too long if you ask me. I met up with my Mom and five of my siblings yesterday and we had a great time. This one is about to go into my mouth. I think I ate 4 apples just while I was picking yesterday. YUM! These are some of my siblings. :)  I didn't think you could fit 20 lbs. of apples in that bag. But by golly, you can. She is strong! My Mom and I. Isn't she hot! hehe Love you Mom!     Amicalola State Park Waterfalls. Definitely worth walking up all those steps.                                                                The breathtaking view at the top. Then we drove over and visited a pumpkin patch. Dried corn LOTS of squash Lots and lots of pumpkins. I LOVE LOVE LO...