Pumpkin Muffins + Cream Cheese Frosting

Can you just stand all this delicious food and recipe's we've been serving you this week.

Now who doesn't like cream cheese frosting and pumpkin muffins? Don't tell me if you do. These were some tasty morsels made for our Fall tasting. I was there the night before the event while she was making these. The whole house smelled amazing and her kids kept asking to eat them. Always a good sign. So hop on over to Deborah's blog to read about how to make these pumpkin cream cheese goodies at My Life at Playtime.

Enjoy! #mylifesimplysweet 

Dark Chocolate Cups + Double Chocolate Tartelettes

We've got chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. Go to A Simply Raw Life, she has two amazing recipes for these chocolate delicacies. I partook of both during our Fall tasting event. I am really craving these treats right now, they would be SOOOO good with a cup of coffee.

Above image is the Double Chocolate Cookie Dough Tartelettes with Chocolate Frosting. I know I had you at "Cookie Dough."  Felicia did an awesome demo at our event of how to make these, super easy and really, really good desserts.

Dark Chocolate Cups with Hemp Seeds  I think besides the chocolate I'm kind of addicted to the Hemp seeds, they are really good, nutty and filling. To me the taste like a cross between a sunflower seed and sesame seeds.

Both these amazing chocolate desserts were made possible by products from Artisana Foods, Manitoba Harvest and Navitas Naturals.  Thanks to them for providing the goods, we loved them all.

Enjoy these great recipes!  #mylifesimplysweet

Proscuitto + Goat Cheese Crostini's

What to make for the Fall tasting event? I had Proscuitto, figs and cheese on my mind, so that's what was up first. I had one request from Deborah "Goat Cheese and Honey things".  It's my fall back easy appetizer recipe that I make all the time. I might start doing a twist on it, I saw some good ideas the other day that I'll try to incorporate. 

Image above courtesy of Deborah from My Life At Playtime

For these recipe's here's the start:

1. LaBrea Bakery baguette - this is the one I use, it's the perfect texture. If you happen to live in France I'm sure you can find some amazing baguettes. But here in L.A. I found this to be my favorite. Plus it's available in every major grocery store.

2. Slice these bad boys on the diagonal, layer slices on a cookie sheet, drizzle with olive oil and toast for about 10 minutes on 425 F. I like them crunchy, so I turn them over and toast for another 5 minutes.

Now you can layer just about anything you want on these toasted slices [Crostini]

Proscuitto, Fig Jam, Manchego Cheese Recipe

Ingredients in the order below:

Fig Jam [buy a high quality jam and schmear it on the crostini]

Manchego Cheese [slice thinly, layer over fig jam]

Proscuitto [good quality thinly sliced, tear the pieces into smaller bites. This makes it easier when you take a bite into the bread all the meat doesn't come off at once. ]

Super easy to do and then arrange on a nice serving platter. I choose a big ole slab of cut tree trunk, it just made it festive and Fall. 

Goat Cheese & Honey Crostini

Ingredients in the order below: 

Goat Cheese [Room temperature, schmear it on each crostini] 

Honey [drizzle over goat cheese]

Fresh Rosemary [finely chop]  

Toasted Pine Nuts [I buy raw and lightly toast them in a cast iron skillet on the oven top]

Serve on a pretty platter and your all done!! 

Image above courtesy of Deborah from My Life At Playtime

Enjoy! #mylifesimplesweet

Coconut Vanilla Body Butters

One of the lovely gifts we sent home with everyone at our event were these Coconut Vanilla Body Butters. Take a look at how easy they are to make on Deborah's blog at My Life at Playtime.  #mylifesimplysweet