Flock Together Blog Hop 11/1

Originally published in 2011 as part of a weekly blog hop — a kind of online meet-and-greet where everyone shared a post and wandered from blog to blog.

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 Welcome to the Flock Together Tuesday Blog Hop!

To join in, just follow the host and guest host publicly on GFC or Facebook, link up as much as you like, and then visit other blogs that interest you. Leave a comment if you follow, and follow back those who follow you. If this is all new to you, click here. If you still have questions, feel free to use my contact page and ask.

This week's "Fine Feathered Friend" and guest host is Jamie at

Hello, my name is Jamie and I'm a Stay at Home Mom with a wonderful life!  I love my husband and our almost 11 month old daughter totally and completely!  We are all having so much fun together and I write about my fascinating life every day.  :o)  I write about all kinds of things: Saving & Making Money online, crafting, making baby food, Catholicism, my etsy shop (hair clips & bows, rosaries, artwork, misc...) blogging, and most of all, my adorable baby, Cupcakes.  I also make buttons for blogs that are very cute and affordable.  I tweet like it's my JOB!  Come follow me and join the conversation!  @4LoveofCupcakes.  I'd love to have you as a follower - come on over and stop by my blog!  I always follow back!  :o)  Read more>>

What I'm Taking to Homecoming

I'm truly looking forward to sharing my creations and sampling those of my church family at homecoming today ! I'm carrying...

1. "The" Green Bean Casserole (made with canned beans)
2. Sweet Potato Souffle (recipe to come in a later post)
3. Southern Plate's Macaroni Salad
4. Southern Plate's Mandarin Orange Cake
5. Walnut Pumpkin Pie (see below)
6. Packaged rolls

I cut out this recipe and added it to my tried and true binder many years ago. Not exactly pretty but easy and scrumptious. Enjoy!

Walnut Pumpkin Pie

1 Keebler graham cracker pie crust

Filling Ingredients:

    1 15-oz can pumpkin

    1 14-oz can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk

    1 egg

    1 1/2 tsp. of your preferred combination of ground cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, etc.

    1/2 tsp. salt

Topping Ingredients:

    1/4 cup brown sugar

    2 Tbsp flour

    2 Tbsp butter

    3/4 cup chopped Diamond walnuts

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Combine filling ingredients and pour into pie crust. Bake 15 minutes, then remove pie and reduce heat to 350 degrees. Combine brown sugar and flour, then cut in butter. Mix in nuts and sprinkle mixture on top of pie. Bake for 40 minutes or until knife inserted an inch from the outside of the pie comes out clean.

Flock Together Blog Hop 10/25

Originally published in 2011 as part of a weekly blog hop — a kind of online meet-and-greet where everyone shared a post and wandered from blog to blog.

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 Welcome to the Flock Together Tuesday Blog Hop!

To join in, just follow the host and guest host publicly on GFC or Facebook, link up as much as you like, and then visit other blogs that interest you. Leave a comment if you follow, and follow back those who follow you. If this is all new to you, click here. If you still have questions, feel free to ask.

This week's "Fine Feathered Friend" and guest host is Judy at

Judy H-J's Thoughts

I am a Freelance Writer who was born one of identical twins. I lost my identical twin sister Janine on October 16, 2008. I hold an Honours Diploma from the London School of Journalism. I am a Jamaican. Over the years I have had articles published in national and international publications. These days I mainly write about my experience as a twinless twin and this has been therapeutic.
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