Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Originally uploaded by Wabana
Hello everyone and Happy Halloween to you all! Halloween is such a fun and creative Holiday. I just love all the fantastic pumpkin carvings that you find and they just keep getting better and better each and every year. Once it gets dark outside, it's really fun to walk down the street in my community and see all the glowing jack-o-lanterns. It really puts a big grin on my face. Pumpkins have gained so much popularity during Halloween. We decorate with them, we do craft projects with the kids with pumpkins, we roast pumpkin seeds for snacks, and we cook every type of recipe that you can think of with pumpkin. Everything from pumpkin pies, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bread to pumpkin soup. Are you ready to send some great Pumpkin E-Greetings? Well we have found some really fun ones that you can send to all your friends and family. Have fun wishing them a Happy Halloween. FREE Pumpkin Internet Greetings. Learn more about Pumpkins Click Here for more pumpkin

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

National Candy Corn Day!

In honor of National Candy Corn Day here's a snack recipe for you. How do you like to eat candy corn?

CANDY CORN TREATS

1/2 c. butter
10 c. Rice Krispies cereal
9 c. miniature marshmallows
2 c. mixture of original candy corn and Indian candy corn
3/4 c. miniature chocolate chips
Candy pumpkins
Yellow and red food colouring
Lightly grease a large baking pan.

Melt butter and marshmallows in medium sauce pan over medium heat; stir until smooth.
In a large bowl, mix cereal, candy corn, and miniature chocolate chips together.

To marshmallow mixture, blend in 2 drops yellow food coloring and 1 drop red food coloring, adding more coloring if necessary to reach an orange shade.

Add marshmallow mixture to cereal mixture; stir quickly to combine. Spread mixture onto the large pan and press with buttered hands. While warm, press the candy pumpkins on top. Let cool; cut into squares.

Monday, October 29, 2007

National Pancake Day!

comfort food !;-) Originally uploaded by C Mariani
Comfort Food! ;-) Yes my friends today, October 29th is National Pancake Day and after looking at this mouth watering stack in this photo.... I'm taking my happy self to the kitchen and make myself some pancakes to snack on. This photo really makes you want to do just that. I just love pancakes with fruit, nuts and smothered with sweet syrup. Hey! I need whip cream on mine too though. Yep, give me pancakes for dessert! I'll take it any day. For pancake recipes visit www.gone-ta-pott.com/cookingpancakes.html

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Four Layer Delight

Four Layer Delight Originally uploaded by pamelasvoboda
It's National Chocolate Day! This cold,chocolate pudding dessert is traditional for our family at Christmas time. In honor of today being National Chocolate Day I thought I would add this great dessert so you could get the recipe.

National Chocolate Day

Today is National Chocolate Day! October 28 find chocolate information and recipes Here History of Chocolate Chocolate Through the Years The story of chocolate, as far back as we know it, begins with the discovery of America. Until 1492, the Old World knew nothing at all about the delicious and stimulating flavor that was to become the favorite of millions. The Court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella got its first look at the principal ingredient of chocolate when Columbus returned in triumph from America and laid before the Spanish throne a treasure trove of many strange and wonderful things. Among these were a few dark brown beans that looked like almonds and seemed most unpromising. There were cocoa beans, today's source of all our chocolate and cocoa...... read the rest -

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