I've Been Gone, But I'm Back! Some New Items for Autumn!

So I haven't blogged in quite some time, sorry for my absence. But I'm back now and, and I'm going to try and write at least one post a week, maybe more depending on how much time I have.

So today I am going to write about two things, both pertaining to Autumn, the absolute best season of the year!

The first thing that I want to write about is one my favorite things about Fall, Apple Cider. It's one of my favorite drinks during the colder months. I live in Virginia so the weather has steadily been dropping over the past week or so. So if you are like me and love to drink apps cider, try this recipe!

4 Cups of apple cider
2 Tablespoons and 2 teaspoons of real maple syrup
1-1/4 Cinnamon sticks
4 Whole cloves
4 Whole allspice berries
5/8 orange peel, cut into strips
5/8 lemon peel, cut into strips

Here are the instructions:

1. Pour the apple cider and maple syrup into a large stainless steel saucepan.

2. Place the cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice berries, orange peel and lemon peel in the center of a washed cheesecloth to enclose the bundle, then tie it up with a length of kitchen string. Drop the spice bundle into the cider mixture.

3. Place the saucepan over moderate heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cider is very hot but not boiling.

4. Remove the cider from the hear. Discard the spice bundle. Ladle the cider into big  cups or mugs, adding a fresh cinnamon stick to each serving if desired.

It's perfect for those cooler days, I even like to substitute it for my morning coffee sometimes!

The other thing that I want to write about is Halloween candy. I got an email from Godiva Chocolatier and they just put out their Halloween treats! I say that if you are going to candy on Halloween (as an adult and who doesn't want to eat chocolate!), it might as well taste and great and what's better than Godiva chocolate.

Godiva has a lot of chocolatey treats for Halloween, the first being Milk Chocolate Mummies! Aren't they cute?!

The second item that I think looks so delicious are the Assorted Halloween Chocolate Lollipops! The lollipops include a pumpkin, a ghost, a skull and a bat. They are so festive for Halloween!

The last thing from Godiva that I want to mention are the Pumpkin Patch Truffles! These truffles are filled with creamy pumpkin-spice ganache wrapped in milk chocolate. YUM!

I think that about wraps up this post! I'll try and post again next week, enjoy the long weekend! Happy Columbus Day!

Until Next Time

- xoxo