Archive for October, 2009

Mini Ghost Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe


 October 31, 2009  3 Comments

Bite-size pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. These ghost-looking cupcakes are just so adorable, and equally delicious!

I made a ponocchio nose using a carrot stick. It was too cute not to share.

Halloween-Themed Baby Shower


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I hosted a baby shower on Halloween for some good friends. Food served included ghost pumpkin cupcakes, homemade pumpkin spice ice cream, caramel apples, spiced cider, cinnamon apple tart, and more.

Roasted Winter Squash Seeds

Roasted Winter Squash Seeds Recipe


 October 28, 2009  4 Comments

Halloween is the time for carving pumpkins and roasting the seeds afterwards. Here I am mixing the seeds of winter squash, acorn squash, white pumpkins and sugar pumpkins.

Lemon garlic artichokes

Lemon Garlic Artichoke Recipe


 October 26, 2009  

Artichokes make for a simple, healthy meal. Boil them with lemon and garlic for a tasty and fun little meal.

Roasted curry butternut squash soup

Roasted Curry Butternut Squash Soup Recipe


 October 20, 2009  5 Comments

A creamy and delicious squash soup. Last weekend we went to Willcox for their pumpkin patch pickings, and stumbled on more squash varieties than I could handle.

Chewy oatmeal raisin cookies

Fran’s Chewy Oatmeal Cookie Recipe


 October 13, 2009  2 Comments

These chewy oatmeal cookies are speckled with raisins, spicy, sweet and scrumptious. My mother-in-law’s specialty.

Morrocan-style stuffed acorn squash

Moroccan-Style Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe


 October 7, 2009  

Acorn squash recipe using orzo, quinoa and ground turkey for the stuffing. Cinnamon and nutmeg lend this stuffed squash a warm flavor. Serve it in the acorn shell for a fun dinner.

How to have a wedding in three hours…


 October 4, 2009  3 Comments

Impromptu Wedding

This last Wednesday, my friend since the fifth grade, Sarah, called me and said she was getting married that day. Sarah and her fiancĂ© wanted Read More…