Here’s an easy recipe for one of my favorite fall time snacks! I love this time of year. Fall time means pumpkins and pumpkin mean pumpkin seeds! And roasted pumpkin seeds are a fabulous way to get into the fall spirit!

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 Cups Pumpkin seeds – pulp removed, washed, and dried
• Butter (about 1 Tablespoon)
• 1 teaspoon Salt (more or less to taste)

Cost = as low as $5.99 for the pumpkin only! 

1. Melt Butter.
2. Coat Pumpkin Seeds with butter
3. Sprinkle with salt (to taste) (I do about 2 pinches)
4. Roast in oven at 250 degrees for about 1 hour, stirring every 15-20 minutes.
   -For Extra Dry Seeds (dried overnight), increase temperature to 300 degrees and decrease cooking time to about 45 minutes
5. Remove when golden brown.

For storage:
Allow to cool. Store in an air tight container.

Variations:

• Sweet – instead of salt, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmug, 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Spicy – 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, dash cayenne pepper, dash of sugar
• Cheesy – 1/4 cup Parmesan, Romano or Peccorino Cheese, 1 teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper

ENJOY these yummy fall flavors and for cheap! Couponer tip ~ Buy pumpkins for reduced prices after Halloween to stock up on more seeds!

JOLLY TIME Pop Corn makes Halloween FUN with the JOLLY TIME Popcorn Ball Maker! Did you know that October is also National Popcorn Month? And what a better time to celebrate than with a super cute Pumpkin Popcorn Ball, made with delicious JOLLY TIME Pop Corn! I had a great time cooking with the kids to get into the Halloween Spirit. Here’s how to make delicious Pumpkin Popcorn Balls. Here’s what to do:

Ingredients:
1 Bag of JOLLY TIME Pop Corn
1 JOLLY TIME Popcorn Maker
Cooking Spray
1 Bag of Mini Marshmallows (10 oz.)
1/4 Cup Butter or Margarine
Food Coloring
Colored Candies

Melt the butter/margarine in a large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until marshmallows are completely melted.

Spoon out a tablespoon of the melted marshmallow/butter into a small bowl. Add a drop of green food coloring (or 1 drop of blue and 1 drop of yellow food coloring) and stir until blended. Add a couple of pieces of popcorn and coat well. Set aside.

Remove saucepan from heat. Add 2-3 drops of red and 2-3 drops of yellow food coloring to the saucepan and stir until mix is orange. Stir in popped popcorn until well coated.

Grease the Popcorn Ball Maker with cooking spray (I really coated it!). Add popcorn and shape into spheres. Let cool.

It was so cute to watch the kids be creative and make their own little pumpkin faces. For the crowning touch, add those green colored popcorn “stems” to the tops of your pumpkins. Here’s the kids’ results:

I LOVE them! And of course, the kids loved eating the results!

JOLLY TIME Pop Corn mini bags also make great trick-or-treat goodies. Consider handing them out  this year to the kiddos!

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Disclosure ~ I received free products from JOLLY TIME Pop Corn to conduct this review. No other compensation received. Though the products are free, the opinions are 100% my own! JOLLY TIME Pop Corn provided prize for my winner. Saving Said Simply responsible for shipping or prize.

Love to cook? I don’t know about you, but whenever I cook, I always have some olive oil on hand. Olive Oil is so handy to have from simple dips to fancy recipes! Pompeian Extra Virgin Olive Oil is my number #1 Olive Oil to turn to. Always fresh, tasty and I can find coupons for the product too! Thanks to Smiley360, I was able to try out some Pompeian Extra Virgin Olive Oil and share one of my yummy family recipes with you!

One of my favorite recipes for fall is Braised Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes and Apples. We just picked apples up north, so what a perfect way to eat them! Here’s how to make this yummy recipe!

Braised Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes and Apples

• 1/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 pork chops, equal size, about 1/2 inch thick (I use loins, some use with bone-in) ~ $5-$6 on sale
• 2 TBSP Pompeian Olive Oil
• 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into bite sized cubes ~ $1-$2
• 5 medium apples (or 4 large), peeled and cored, cut into bite sized cubes ~ $3-$4
• Apple Cider – about 4 cups ~ $2-$3

Total Cost = about $11 (or $2.75 per serving)

1. Preheat Oven to 425.
2. Combine Flour, salt and pepper in medium bowl. Dredge pork chops through seasoned flour on both sides until fully coated, shake off excess

3. Warm oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chops and cook each side until lightly golden brown (about 2 minutes per side)
4. Place sweet potatoes and apples in large 9×11 caserole dish. Pour over apple cider until covering top of sweet potato/apple mixture. Place braised pork chops on top.
5. Preheat oven to 425. Cover dish with tinfoil loosely, allowing some steam to escape. Heat casserole in oven for 45 minutes – 1 hour, or until apples/sweet potatoes are soft.

Added bonus, your house will smell delicious too! The braising keeps the pork chops juicy while cooking. The cider steams through everything too for great fall flavor!

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Disclosure ~ I received a free Pompeian Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Gift Card, and Measuring Spoon from Smiley360 to conduct this review. No other compensation received. Though the products are free, the opinions are 100% my own!