Happy Halloween!

Wishing you a spooky Halloween weekend.

Yum Yum Good. Pecan Pie.

This is just so good. I made this and as you can see it disappeared really fast.

Bourbon Pecan Pie

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 to 2 cups pecan halves
• 2 tablespoons good-quality bourbon
• 1 (9-inch) deep-dish pie shell, unbaked

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar and melted butter. Add the corn syrup, eggs, pecans, and bourbon, and stir until all ingredients are combined. Pour mixture into an unbaked pie shell, and place on a heavy-duty cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F, and continue to bake for an additional 25 minutes, or until pie is set. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.

Recipe from Paula Deen via The Food Network

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Halloween Inspiration

With Halloween just around the corner we couldn't help but be inspired by candy, pumpkins, skulls, and lots of scary stores. Be inspired!

wedding garters and invitations oh my!

What do you get when you design your stationery around wedding garters. Well we did just that. To really see how we can truly custom design your wedding stationery we've designed the above invitation sets from inspiration of two of Julianne Smith Wedding Garters. If you are getting married check out her website. She has a wide array of garters and you can even custom them with your colors or embodier your name or wedding date. Its a great way to add that "something blue" to your wedding attire or just have as a memento after your wedding. Thanks Julianne for the inspiration!

Baking up a storm

One thing I love to do is bake. It's a way I relax and when fall rolls around I love coming up with new pumpkin recipes. This weekend I found a good pumpkin pie recipe.....it was a big hit with the family. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Pie
1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened
2 cups canned pumpkin
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg plus 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 cup half and half
1/4 cup melted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 pre-made pie dough
fresh whip cream for topping

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

Place 1 piece of pre-made pie dough down into a 9" pie pan and press down along the bottom and all sides. Pinch and crimp the edges. Put the pie shell back into the freezer for 1 hour to firm it up. Fit an aluminum foil to cover the inside of the shell completely. Fill the shell up to the edges with pie weights or dried beans and place it in the oven. Bake 10 min., remove the foil and put the pie shell back in the oven for another 10 minutes or until it begins to color.

For the filling, in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer. Add the pumpkin and beat until combined. Add the sugar and salt until combined. Add the eggs mixed with the yolks, half and half, and melted butter, and beat until combined. Finally, add the vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger. Beat until combined.

Pour the filling into the warm prepared pie crust and bake for 50 minutes or until the center is set. Place pie on the wire rack and cool. Add a generous amount of fresh whip cream and enjoy the taste of fall.