A RHOK'n Recipe We LOVE!

Who's tired of eating and even seeing Halloween candy?! Blech. I'm over it. I'm hiding what's left to give out next year. I kid, I kid. My little one ate so much candy Halloween night that the next morning she had the worst tummy ache. She didn't have dinner the night before because she refused. I thought I'd let her learn a little about natural consequences. After spending some time on the potty and praying to God for relief, she finally said, "Mom, we shouldn't have went trick-or-treating." Yep, don't think I won't be reminding her next year when she wants to just eat candy for dinner. =) 

I'm not here to just talk about gluttonous, I'm here to actually share a really easy and yummy dinner recipe with you. This is a recipe I can fix and my family will - eat every time. To make it a little healthier I like to add some vegetable sides - to balance out the starches. 

Potatoes & Smoked Sausage
2 packages Eckrich Skinless Smoked Sausage

5 large baking potatoes 1/8 to 1/4 cup of canola or olive oil season salt  onion, if desired 
~Peel and dice potatoes and slice sausage ~Add oil, onion, potatoes, & sausage to deep, large fry pan ~Season with Season Salt (I season it at the beginning and then again before it's finished cooking.)  ~Cook covered until potatoes are tender and a little browned

Waa~Laa! It's THAT easy. My family loves fried potatoes so I figured out a way a long time ago to make it a meal by adding the sausage. 
What are you doing with all your left-over candy? I've done my fair share of helping my girls eat get rid of it. 

~Mrs. Albright Recovering from a sugar high, like a...


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Halloween Week Continues...Tricked & Treated!

So, it's over. The candy pillaging has come and gone.
Now, sugar. Coma.
Here's a Halloween Round-up from us RHOK gals, who are now at home--and may or may not be secretly hoarding the good chocolate. 

Hope everyone had a safe and happy time!!
Also, if you want us to see you just Click here. Link up and show off your trick or treaters!
Mrs. Sinclair
enjoying a heath bar

DIY Costumes and Halloween Showoff 2012 with Link Up

'Tis the day before Halloween and hopefully the greatest nightmare of all housewives with children has not occurred.  Did you forget to make, buy, or just can't find the right costume for you or your children?   I can certainly see where that nightmare might occur. And if it has, I can only hope to offer you some DIY costume hope.  I am also asking for our readers to link up to this post and show off your 2012 Halloween costumes! Inquiring housewives want to know.

My son: Greg Hefley the Wimpy Kid
My daughter: The Prissy Ghost
(All ideas inspired by where else?  Pinterest!)

Wimpy Kid

I originally got the idea for the Wimpy Kid from Living Locurto, but I just couldn't get the face to turn out the way I wanted. So then I moved on to actual Wimpy Kid sites and found these downloads! Score! Looks like we may all be a Wimpy Dad and Mom also! I just printed, glued it on black card stock and cut it out. I did not cut out the eyes. Then rather than put the mask on strings I duct taped it onto a Halloween pencil. His middle school is dressing up on Wednesday and he's not that into dressing up, so this was perfect for my almost 12 year old once paired with a white tee, black shorts and long white socks!

Prissy Ghost

This idea came from a pin that I pinned last year. It was off of an etsy shop, so it didn't come with directions. I just made it my own way. That's the fun thing about Pinterest. I made this costume for less than $5! Supplies needed: long sleeve white tee, one piece of 8x10 black felt, black ribbon and Liquid Stitch. Cut a template for your eye and mouth shape, pin it on before you Liquid Stitch and try it on the child, making sure its centered and looks right. Then Liquid stitch it on. In case you haven't figured out, Liquid Stitch is to me like butter is to the Pioneer Woman. Then make a bow and sew or Liquid Stitch it on. Pair it up with a cute white tutu and you have a prissy ghost! Now my daughter has a fun costume, one she can wear to school, and a shirt she can wear again next October! 

These are just a few ideas. 

I have an entire board dedicated to ALL THINGS HALLOWEEN if you would like to browse for other nightmare ending solutions. 

Now I know there are going to be lots of posts this week showing off your princesses, ballerinas, pumpkins, ninjas, and even a few of you will be sporting your own creative adult costumes. I've seen a few and I know our readers would love to see them. I also know that the BIG reveal is not until tomorrow night for some, so this link up will be open until next Monday!

♥Mrs. Hart♥

Wishing you all a safe and creative Halloween like