So I have talked here a bit on hospitality and sharing what you have. Sometimes hospitality isn’t about having people into your space but about sending out a bit of what you have! In the midst of the penny pinching and meal planning and planning for our next family celebration we can get um…a tad bit focused on us. I have worked hard to make sure that taking care of others is part of our weekly schedule.  It doesn’t always have to be but it is often in the form of nourishing others!  No matter how bad the economy is I feel like we can all find ways to share what we have with others.

We are off to our nieces and nephew’s baptism this morning so I don’t have lots of time but I thought I would post a little fall treat mix recipe that is 5 mins of work to mix up but is nice to pass on to co-workers and neighbors.  We first had this little snack mix at my friend Annie’s house. So this is in no way anything I made up! It’s easy, peazy but so yummy!

Mix together the following in a big bowl:

salted peanuts

golden raisins

candy corn

reece’s pieces peanut butter candies

almonds

pecans

Use whatever ratios you like. ou can make this mix as healthy as you want. For our batch I did plain almonds and pecans but added the salted peanuts. The salted peanuts added enough salt for flavor but kept the snack on the healthier side. I am all about my kids getting a candy corn or reece’s here or there if they are also getting a handful of nuts too!  And you could also do it more like a chex mix substituting the extra nuts with chex cereal.

Grab a few baggies and some fall color ribbon and fill’em on up. Have them handy for friends or neighbors. Jackson took some to his teachers who had a work afternoon ahead of them. Another bag went to my friend Bonnie who was working long shifts in the ER. They were so thankful for a little treat! Throw the rest in a jar for snacks for your family.

Happy Fall! (I know it’s sneaking away from us and winter is on it’s way, but we will enjoy it while it’s here)