Simple Fall Decor

I am like most of my fellow Midwestern girls when it comes to fall. I love all things pumpkin, and can't start decorating soon enough. As soon as I spot my first pumpkin patch, the hubby knows to pull on over! 

Fall is my favorite time of the year and it may be because I'm an October baby but I wish it lasted all 12 months! 

Each year my style changes slightly but I love to find new pieces to add to my fall decor. This year decided to keep things on the more simple side and am loving it! 

Below are some shots from our house this fall, & where I purchased some of the items.

(Light up pumpkin from big lots $12)

(Plastic pumpkins $3 target dollar bins)

(Turkey sign $3 target dollar bins)

This is my usual table decor, I just added some bundles of wheat to my centerpiece bring some fall into my kitchen. 

We got these pumpkins as well as all the corn stock & wheat bundles from a local pumpkin patch. 

We decided to do 3 pumpkins this year , for mommy, daddy & baby Hadley. 

We love mums! We can't get enough. I believe my husband got these at Home Depot in the lawn & garden department. We also have a huge yellow one out back. 

I know it's fall at the Ingrams when the corn stocks go up!! My hubby tied them up with some gingam ribbon & everything. 

We have been in the process of redecorating our front porch this month. We only have a couple more steps until it's complete & I have to take a moment and brag on my husband for a moment. 

He is always on board and loves mydecorating ideas. However, there are times when he really surprises me with his own. 

When we began looking for houses I always said that I wanted a house with a red door, so of course I loved his idea to paint ours barn red to match my "hey y'all" sign I bought before we even closed on the house hehe. 

Would love to see your fall decor now! Tag me on Instagram with the hashtag 

#batbfalldecor

Recipe Segment: Quick Mexican Casserole

If you are anything like me you're  always scrolling Pinterest at the end of the day while laying in bed, during down times at work & especially when a great idea pops into your head and you turn to Pinterest for a genius way to make it happen!! 

I always use it to help me plan my weekly meals and make out my grocery list. 

I like to find ideas and build on them to make them work for my family. 

The hubby and I have been on a Mexican kick. For a while there, I was making this dish we called "Molly's mex mix" that was basically like an at home chipotle bowl, but a girl can only have the same thing so many times before she gets bored. 

So here is a great Mexican casserole recipe using all our favorites. I encourage you to take it, tweak it & make it work for your or your family! 

The original recipe I found was a vegan recipe. I am in no way shape or form a vegan. Nothing against them, but I like my meat!

This is a very hearty meal that you really can't tell the meat is missing, however next time I plan on adding chicken to mine! 

  

This dish made up a lot and we ate on it all week! I would say about 8-10 servings. 

Ingredients:

(Let me clarify-I don't measure anything I cook, only when I bake lol. I'll do my best with the portions here.) 

2 cans of whole kernel corn

2 cans of black beans 

2 small cans of green chilies

2 cans of Refried beans

1 onion 

2 gloves of garlic

3 peppers (green & red, I added orange)

1 bag of shredded Mexican blend cheese

1 1/2 tsb of cumin 

2 tsb of chili powder 

1 tsp of black pepper 

Salt to taste 

Whole wheat tortilla's 

Chopped cilantro 

Olive oil 

Sour cream (optional)

Step 1: 

Pre heat oven to 350 , mean while...

Toss the corn, beans, chilies, peppers, onion, & garlic in a skillet coated in olive oil until it's all heated up. 

Step 2: 

Add in the chilli powder, cumin, cilantro, salt & pepper until blended. 

Step 4:

I used a 13x9 casserole dish to bake it in.

So for this part I used 4 whole tortillas to lay on the bottom of the dish. Then spread a thick layer of the Refried beans on top of the tortillas. 

Step 5: 

Pour the skillet mixture over the bottom layer in the baking dish , layer the shredded cheese on top & bake for 40 mins at 350. 

Once finished top with fresh cilantro & optional sour cream ! 

It was as good as it looks! 

Later in the week to spice it up, I even added lettuce and smashed up tortilla chips to make it into a taco salad. 

Like I mentioned, I will probably add chicken the next time & I like my Mexican spicy, so I may add more chilli powder! So be sure to take this recipe & tweak it so it fits your desires.  

Enjoy & dig in!