* We’re sharing our favorite links from last week’s party at the beginning of today’s party.  Check them out and then keep scrolling down for the link party.  Happy Halloween!

It’s Halloween…..are you ready?  If you’ve got little-trick-or-treaters to feed before you send them off to gather candy or just want to nosh on some tasty food in between answering the door to pass out candy, then you are in luck!  We found some great ideas for dinner on All Hallows Eve at last weekend’s link party.  Try serving up one of these pumpkin or Halloween themed dishes, or pin them to use next year.

Chicken Pot Pie Halloween Style from I Dig Pinterest

Pumpkin Quesadilla from Simply Suzanne’s

Creamy Parmesan Pumpkin Soup from More Than a Mom of Three

Hocus Potion Halloween Float from Shaken Together

Halloween Bundt Cake from Love Bakes Good Cakes

Let’s get this party started!

 Happy Weekend, everyone! We’re delighted that you came to our party. The link-up is live and ready for you to share your recipes, DIY projects and crafts, just make sure you follow these guidelines:

1. When you link up, you are giving us permission to feature your project and pictures on our blogs and social media with a link back to you.
2. We’ll feature our favorite projects from this weekend’s party at the beginning of next weekend’s party.
3. Weekly favorites will also be pinned to our Link Party Favorites Board on Pinterest!
4. Add a text link back to the host blog.
5. You can link up any post you’ve created during this past week.
6. We’re excited about your handmade items, but this link party is limited to blog posts only. Please don’t linkup your Etsy shop.
7. Share the love and comment on two or more of the other projects that are linked up. We all love comments!

This party starts every Friday at 5 P.M. MST, and keeps going until the following Tuesday evening. Feel free to invite others to join in the fun!

Thanks for participating! Your Hosts,

Ruthie from Cooking With Ruthie, Jeni from Bakerette, Mandy from Mandy’s Recipe Box, Dan and Chris from Live Dan 330, and Deb, Tracy, and Sheri from Made From Pinterest

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*Just wanted to let you know that we’re trying something new and sharing our favorite links from last week’s party at the beginning of today’s party.  Check them out and then keep scrolling down for the link party.  Happy Weekend!

Thanks for participating in the Best Recipes and DIY Projects Party last week! Your hosts, Ruthie from Cooking With Ruthie, Jen from Bakerette, Dan and Chris from Live Dan 330, Mandy from Mandy’s Recipe Box, and Deb,Tracy, and Sherry at Made From Pinterest want to share some of our favorite links from last week’s link party with you.

We noticed a pretty frightening (as in frighteningly fun) trend this weekend: decor at this time of year is getting scarier and scarier!  It looks like many of our blogging friends are trying to outdo one another when it comes to having the scariest door…or mantel…or tabletop…in the neighborhood.  We’re sure you’ll feel some thrills and chills when you check out this frightful decor from last weekend’s link party!

Scrap Wood Ghosts from The Pin Junkie

 Scary Skull Wreath from The Coconut Head’s Survival Guide

Halloween Vignette from My Name is Snickerdoodle

Spider Wreath from A Mom’s Take

Now, let’s get the party started!

 Happy Weekend, everyone! We’re delighted that you came to our party. The link-up is live and ready for you to share your recipes, DIY projects and crafts, just make sure you follow these guidelines:

1. When you link up, you are giving us permission to feature your project and pictures on our blogs and social media with a link back to you.
2. We’ll feature our favorite projects from this weekend’s party next week.  
3. Weekly favorites will also be pinned to our Link Party Favorites Board on Pinterest!
4. Add a text link back to the host blog.
5. You can link up any post you’ve created during this past week.
6. We’re excited about your handmade items, but this link party is limited to blog posts only. Please don’t linkup your Etsy shop.
7. Share the love and comment on two or more of the other projects that are linked up. We all love comments!

This party starts every Friday at 5 P.M. MST, and keeps going until the following Tuesday evening. Feel free to invite others to join in the fun!

Thanks for participating! Your Hosts,

Ruthie from Cooking With Ruthie, Jeni from Bakerette, Mandy from Mandy’s Recipe Box, Dan and Chris from Live Dan 330, and Deb, Tracy, and Sheri from Made From Pinterest

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*Just wanted to let you know that we’re trying something new and sharing our favorite links from last week’s party at the beginning of today’s party.  Check them out and then keep scrolling down for the link party.  Happy Weekend!

Thanks for participating in the Best Recipes and DIY Projects Party last week! Your hosts, Ruthie from Cooking With Ruthie, Jen from Bakerette, Dan and Chris from Live Dan 330, Mandy from Mandy’s Recipe Box, and Deb,Tracy, and Sherry at Made From Pinterest want to share some of our favorite links from last week’s link party with you.

Now that it’s October, it’s obvious that many of you are getting excited for Halloween.  We saw some great Halloween crafts, but the treats you came up with for All Hallow’s Eve looked scary delicious!  Take a look at some of the spooky yumminess we spotted:

Graveyard Cheesecake Parfaits from I Dig Pinterest

Halloween Pinata Cups from Homemaking Hacks

Knuckle Sandwich S’mores from Chica Chocolatina

Monster Mash Munch from Life with the Crust Cut Off

Pretzel Bones from A Worthey Read

Now, let’s get the party started!

 Happy Weekend, everyone! We’re delighted that you came to our party. The link-up is live and ready for you to share your recipes, DIY projects and crafts, just make sure you follow these guidelines:

1. When you link up, you are giving us permission to feature your project and pictures on our blogs and social media with a link back to you.
2. We’ll feature our favorite projects from this weekend’s party during the next week.  (Click HERE to see features from last week’s party.)
3. Weekly favorites will also be pinned to our Link Party Favorites Board on Pinterest!
4. Add a text link back to the host blog.
5. You can link up any post you’ve created during this past week.
6. We’re excited about your handmade items, but this link party is limited to blog posts only. Please don’t linkup your Etsy shop.
7. Share the love and comment on two or more of the other projects that are linked up. We all love comments!

This party starts every Friday at 5 P.M. MST, and keeps going until the following Tuesday evening. Feel free to invite others to join in the fun!

Thanks for participating! Your Hosts,

Ruthie from Cooking With Ruthie, Jeni from Bakerette, Mandy from Mandy’s Recipe Box, Dan and Chris from Live Dan 330, and Deb, Tracy, and Sheri from Made From Pinterest

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This weekend is one of summer’s bookends.  If Memorial Day weekend is the beginning of summer, Labor Day weekend is definitely the end–whether the temperatures say so, or not!  If you are planning one last hurrah to bid summer farewell, then Super Saturday #58 provided terrific inspiration for feeding the crowd.  Check out these delicious end-of-summer party recipes.

Watermelon Lobsters from Simply Suzanne’s

Easy Guacamole from A New York Foodie

Sparkling Blackberry Coconut Spritzer from Carmel Moments

Handheld Strawberry Shortcakes from This Silly Girl’s Life

Roasted Vegetable Pasta from About a Mom

Mini Zucchini Pizzas from Practical Stewardship

Grilled Garlic Shrimp Skewers

Creamy Crabby Corn Dip from Carmel Moments

Thanks again for sharing your projects and recipes with us during Super Saturday #58!  We hope you were as inspired by these featured links as we were.   Please come back  for our next Super Saturday Link Party, starting at 7 P.M. EST on Friday night!  And keep an eye on your social media over the weekend, too.  We like to showcase links that catch our eye during the party via Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.  You might see your links featured there!

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