The October Bucket List

This month is definitely a crowd favourite and it's no secret why. You can clearly begin to feel the seasons changing and there's so many special events that are just perfect for October. We love all the pumpkins, feeling cozy in sweaters, watching the leaves change colours, dressing up like ghouls, indulging in sweet treats, there's so much to get excited about!

Soups All Day, Every Day

When the weather turns chilly a warm bowl of soup really hits the spot. Soups are so easy to make at home and there’s so many different flavour options. You can make large batches and meal prep them in the freezer so you’ve always got multiple soup flavours on-hand. A delicious and easy way to eat healthy.

Hot Tea

A favourite chilly weather rituals is sipping a hot cup of chai tea in your favourite mug. You can get fancy with it and make a chai latte or go simple with just tea bags. Lemon ginger is a favourite simple tea and it’s so healthy!

Watch Not-So-Scary Movies

The Adams Family, Hocus Pocus, and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown just for starts! Curl up on the couch with a freshly made apple cider or tea.

Carve Pumpkins

Pumpkin lovers are so creative and nowadays there’s so many different carving and decorating options, If you’re not into the messy scene of cutting open the pumpkin, or if you just prefer more colour, you’ll find  lots of painting and bejeweling options.

Eat Pumpkin Flavoured Everything

So many recipes, so little time! You’ll be amazed at how many delicious pumpkin recipes are out there once you “google” it. Pumpkin soup please!

Apple Picking or Pumpkin Patches

Go out to the apple orchards or find a farmer’s pumpkin patch. A lot of these farms also offer fun fall activities during pumpkin pickin’ season.

Make Homemade Apple Treats

A great way to enjoy fresh fall apples is to cook up a Spiced Apple Cider Slow Cooker Recipe (scroll down for recipe). Perfect for any fall gathering and it makes your house smell so wonderfully like autumn. Another classic is warm apple pie with vanilla ice cream.

Spiced Apple Cider Slow Cooker Recipe

Ingredients

• Around 8 apples. For a sweeter blend use Fuji, Gala, or Golden Delicious. For a more tart flavor you can use Pink Lady, Braeburn, Jonathan, or McIntosh. Feel free to mix-n-match, there’s so many options.
• One tablespoon of whole cloves.
• One teaspoon whole or ground allspice.
• A few cinnamon sticks.
• 10 cups of water.
• Add 1/2 cup brown sugar towards the end.

Directions:

1. First chop your apples up into quarters.
2. Put all your ingredients (except the sugar) in your crockpot.
3. Cook in your crock pot for 3 hours on high.
4. Smash up the very soft apples to get the remainder flavors into your cider.
5. Add brown sugar.
6. Cook for another hour on the low setting.
7. Strain all the particles from the liquid and toss them out.

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