He happened to be watching with me that day though while we were playing with Jack in the living room and thought it was pretty funny when Dr. Fuhrman explained the acronym G-BOMBS and how it represents all these different foods that we should all be eating every day, according to his theories.

Instead of looking all happy and creamy, they looked really stark and cold, and with the bit of orange still showing through, kind of dirty.I went over them with my good ol’ dollar store antique white acrylic and they were perfect.

Though I only clued into this after a week of trying to convince myself they were OK and if I just tied a little orange ribbon in the right way, they would be perfect.Nope.. Why do I do this to myself?Over fake pumpkins??

Oh well, the point is, they’re pretty now and I like them!I even got compliments on them on Thanksgiving!.

Are you loving simple and easy things like this as much as I am lately?We’re just winding down around here from a crazy Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend.

It was perfect, but now I’m exhausted.I always find it disappointing when I think I’ve found a really great recipe, but then discover that it’s got really obscure ingredients that I don’t either already have on hand or can get easily at the local grocery store.

I love those recipes that you can run to the kitchen and make right away if the inspiration strikes!.Unsweetened Shredded Coconut.

Forgot to include the cocoa powder in the photo!.First you need to mix together the coconut oil and the maple syrup, then add in the cocoa powder and mix until smoothish.. Next, add the oats and shredded coconut and mix until combined.. Drop your cookies by the heaping teaspoon onto a cookie sheet or a plate lined with waxed paper, parchment, or whatever.