Halloween
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I can’t believe I never posted this recipe! It won a prize in a local contest a few years back and it’s easy to make. The pumpkin makes it quite holidayish and it’s a great alternative for those who don’t like pumpkin pie. I am having trouble finding a picture of the original, but there’s [...]
Published on October 25, 2009
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I came home from vacation ready to bake, but the reality was there were piles of laundry and personal matters to attend to. Experimenting in the kitchen wasn’t an option, so I turned to my fresh pile of cooking magazines for inspiration. I found it in the November issue of Eating Well – …
Published on October 20, 2009
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A few days ago I mentioned the Betty Crocker Cereal Spooktacular contest. It’s still open and Betty Crocker is accepting entries. As for ours, some food bloggers were put in a separate division and submitted entries a while back. Winners will be posted in October, but I thought I’d tell you about our entries now. [...]
Published on September 30, 2009
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You know Halloween’s around the corner when these start appearing on the shelves. Pretty garish, eh? Or maybe just cute. Or maybe a little of both? I love them, nonetheless and was so happy to find an excuse to use them in these Mini Halloween Oreo Cheesecakes. The recipe was adapted from one called “All [...]
Published on September 10, 2009
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Until I find some new (and good) uses for Halloween candy, here’s a list of things I’ve made in the past. Hershey Bars Cookies With Milk Chocolate – Can’t really go wrong here Milk Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cake – Todd loved this – it was more of an ice cream pie Hershey Bar Pie – [...]
Published on November 2, 2008
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Candy anyone? Fuzz made quite a haul! I guess no one could resist a cute little fairy with a hockey injury? That, and it was Halloween. That little brown dot by her eye is a scab forming from last Wednesday when she got hit with a hockey stick in P.E.. So Halloween is done. …
Published on November 1, 2008
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Happy Halloween, Ghouls and Ghosts! Today was the day we were supposed to “paint” that pie pumpkin. As it happened, we didn’t paint it at all. Instead, Fuzz’s class had to weigh and measure their pumpkins, then gut them and count all the seeds by ten. Sounds like party to me! See, our …
Published on October 31, 2008
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Today’s second cookie was something I threw together at the last minute, my excuse being that the cookies would be perfect for Friday’s class Halloween party. Since the party is not until Friday, I prepared the dough, shaped it into little balls, and baked a few cookies so I’d have something to photograph and review. [...]
Published on October 29, 2008