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Halloween Costumes

Posted in Entertaining Ideas, Holidays, tagged , , , , on October 23, 2012| Leave a Comment »

I’ve noticed recently a number of both fascinating and disturbing pins on Pinterest with Halloween makeup and costume ideas.

They are elaborate, interesting and way beyond anything I’d have the patience to sit still for.

I remember way back, just past the time when dinosaurs roamed the earth, when I got to go trick-or-treating, thinking I was uptown because I had a bat girl mask.

I couldn’t tell you what I wore for a costume, because my mother always made me wear a coat over it anyway. But I remember thinking I was sleek and strong and sassy because I was BAT GIRL!

Nevermind that it was impossible to see out of the ridiculous eye holes or breath through the nose holes, which were so precisely placed (as you can see in above photo). The inside of the mask would be all sweaty and have sticky candy residue around the mouth hole. It was cool, way back in the day.

Needless to say, that is a far cry from what people are wearing out on Halloween this year…

(click on the photos to go to their websites)

She Who Needs to Step it Up a Bit This Year

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Pumpkin Recipe Hop

Posted in Desserts, Entertaining Ideas, Recipes, tagged , , , , on October 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »

If you are looking for some super-yummy pumpkin recipes, I’d like to direct your attention to the Sew-licious Pumpkin Recipe Hop.

Marti has gathered some of the best of the best pumpkin recipes and posted them there.

Check it out! You’ll be drooling over your keyboard!

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Pumpkin Custard

Posted in Comfort Food, Desserts, Entertaining at Home, Puddings and Custards, Recipes, tagged , , , , on October 19, 2012| 1 Comment »

Captain Cavedweller loves custard and I love pumpkin so the other day I decided to see what would happen if I combined the two.

Good things happened. Very good things.

This recipe comes together quickly and is so easy (and yummy).

Enjoy!

Ingredients

 

Mix pumpkin, eggs, cream, sugar and spice.

You need 1/2 inch of boiling water in a baking dish. You can pour it in or, if you are lazy like me, nuke the pan and water in the microwave.

 

Pour custard into 8-ounce cups sitting in the boiling water.

 

While the custard is baking, mix up topping. Melt butter.

Add sugar and vanilla and mix well.

 

Drizzle on top of custard that has baked about 20 minutes (or until tops are set).

 

Remove from oven when a knife inserted in the center comes out clean (about 40-50 minutes total).

Garnish with whipped cream and cinnamon! Yum!

 

Pumpkin Custard

1 can (15 ounces)  pumpkin

2 eggs

1 cup heavy cream

2/3 cup granulated sugar

1-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1/2 teaspoon salt

Topping

1/4 cup turbinado (raw) sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon butter, melted

Whipped cream and ground cinnamon, optional
Preheat oven to 350.

Beat eggs lightly then add in pumpkin, cream, sugar and spice.

Pour into 8-ounce custard cups set in a baking dish with 1/2 inch of boiling water. I boil the water right in the dish in the microwave, but you can also put the cups in the pan, fill them, then pour in water around them. The point is that you want the cups to be setting in 1/2 inch of boiling water while they bake.

Once the custard is in the oven, bake about 20 minutes, until the tops are set, then drizzle on topping.

To make the topping, melt butter, stir in vanilla, sugar. This gives the custard an almost brulée taste and texture.

Continue baking another 20-30 minutes until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Remove from oven and let cool.

Top with whipped cream dusted with cinnamon (if you so desire, which I greatly did) and devour!

She Who Must Get Over Her Pumpkin Obsession

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White Pumpkins

Posted in Centerpieces, Entertaining at Home, Entertaining Ideas, Holidays, Home and Garden, Home Decor, tagged , , , , on October 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »

I feel the need to confess this morning…

I’ve found a new love. It’s that round, creamy skin that drew me in.

Yep. I am, like, so totally over orange pumpkins as decorations.

White pumpkins are currently making my heart pitter-pat.

They are so dreamy.

Ethereal.

Elegant (if pumpkins can be elegant).

Lovely.

And perfect for fall.

She Who Love White Pumpkins

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