Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween my little goblins!  I hope you find yourself elbow deep in a bowl of delicious confections today.

I feel I have been a mad woman as of late.  We have been without the internet for 6 DAYS!!!!!  OH MY LAND!  But after literally DAYS of battling it out with the internet tech geeks we finally got it up and a going.  They like to forget about us because we live in the boonies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While I was listening to my tech helper frantically typing away, probably terrified for his life because the woman on the other end was either:

a. constructing a bomb to blast Century Link off the face of the earth

b. eyes buldging, pulling her hair out one strand at a time

c. shaving down a piece of pipe to use as a shiv to jab at the next person that tried to tell her he could not help her, and they needed to send a tech out (AGAIN)

But luckily, I kept my cool, and did this cookie monster instead while I was stuck on the phone, (for two hours!!!!!), and I needed to use my precious Halloween time wisely.  This was a good choice for me and I feel strong about it.

I have been very wishy-washy with my blog posts and for that I’m sowwy.  But doesn’t this googly eyed molasses ginger cookie make it all better?!

Happy Halloween my friends!  Belly up and enjoy some sugary treats today!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servings for Jumbo Ginger Molasses Cookie

2 TB butter

2 TB mollasses

3 TB brown sugar

1/2 t vanilla

6 TB white whole wheat flour

1/4 t baking soda

1/8 t sea salt

1/8 ground ginger

1/4 t cream of tarter

Preheat oven to 350.

In bowl mix butter, molasses, sugar, and vanilla.  Combine well and then add flour, baking soda, ginger, salt, and cream of tarter.

Place dough on cookie sheet and bake 11-13 minutes until edges are firm and cookie is set in middle.  Do not over bake.  Remove from oven, let cool, and decorate to your hearts content!

Witch's Broom Cookies

 

These are because I can be a bit of a witch sometimes.  Not all the time, but when the right mood catches, I suggest that you don’t come in contact with me.  This is more a statement to the man I co habitat with.  Poor fella.

I think witches at Halloween are so appropriate.  I also really love their style.  I think they are totally underrated.

Therefore, I whipped myself up some festive little flour-less peanut butter cookies.  Complete with broom stick and all.  I know your thinking…what’s it like to live inside that head of mine?  I ask myself this all the time.  I have to answer for that either.  Just embrace it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Witch’s Broom Cookies

 

These are because I can be a bit of a witch sometimes.  Not all the time, but when the right mood catches, I suggest that you don’t come in contact with me.  This is more a statement to the man I co habitat with.  Poor fella.

I think witches at Halloween are so appropriate.  I also really love their style.  I think they are totally underrated.

Therefore, I whipped myself up some festive little flour-less peanut butter cookies.  Complete with broom stick and all.  I know your thinking…what’s it like to live inside that head of mine?  I ask myself this all the time.  I have to answer for that either.  Just embrace it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loaded Chicken Sausage Potato Skins

 

My life, my real  life, started late one fall night as a cowboy in perfectly broke-in jeans and a stetson walked into it.  And yes, I’m totally aware at how this sounds.  But it’s true.  You all should know.

I get sentimental and nostalgic this time of year, particularly the end of October when my world was forever changed in the most magnificent way.  Now before you spike your computer out the nearest window and throw up a little in your mouth because of my sappiness, I promise I’m getting to the good stuff.

I thought I needed to make this man, this cowboy, happy and bake loaded potato skins.  These are so perfect for a pretty fast easy supper, or a great football/party appi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caramel Mallow Popcorn Balls

It’s my BURF-DAY!  Happidy Burfday to me, my, I!

I have always loved mixing Halloween festivities with my Birthday.  Thinking back my Mama always had festive Halloween parties for me.  Complete with “witch’s brew” (Root beer with dry ice so it was a foggy, mysterious, bubbling, amazing, concoction), pumpkin painting, pinatas, and B.Y.O.C. (Bring Your Own Costume) dress up party, hello!  It was the greatest.  All the cool kids thought so.

So today, instead of cake I’m going with caramel mallow popcorn balls. It just felt right.

Mole Rice & Black Beans

Story time!  Did I just hear you groan?!  Can I please tell you about my husband’s annoying hatred for mushrooms?  Therefore making it impossible to put them in anything I make?

I once made a lasagna.  We’re not going to go into great details, but this certain lasagna caused a massive WWIII blowout in our home.  Reasons you may be asking yourself?

Cocoa Almond Swirled Pumpkin Snack Bread

I’m off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz.  I’m getting ready to human cannon ball myself to Nevada for a nice long weekend.  But before I go I needed to show you this.

Yes, I call it “snack bread” this way I feel justified eating it at any given hour of the day or night.  It’s just how I do things.

Buffalo Jack Chicken Wings

Hey you guuuuyyyyys (Shouting in Sloth from The Gooney’s voice)!!!

Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness SAKES!  These wings!  They have a slight resemblance of cherub wings, don’t they?  Just majestic and magnificently scrumptious!

I’m sorry for the over use of explanation marks!  Ijustcannotstop.  I get a little excited.  Kind of like when I start to slightly, unintentionally, yell when I get all hubbub about certain things.  Sometimes I’m just screeching away and the cowboy calls me out.  It usually goes something like, “Adrienne, why are you yelling I’m right here”?  Well I’m just passionate okay…and I get caught up in the moment. JA-HEEZ.

These waaangy-wangs.  MMMMM-mm.

Apple Monster Mouths

So the best Birthday surprised ever came waltzing into my door Friday evening.  My wonderful, amazing, gem of a husband surprised me by flying my best friend up from San Francisco to spend the weekend with me.  It was totally unexpected, even more appreciated, and DEFINITELY needed.

I guess what I’m trying to say is these little apple goblin smiles are exactly how I feel.  Giddy, and gushing with sweetness.

Chicken "Fried"Steak With Milk Gravy

Yes.  I know.  Who am I?!  Well in order for you to understand this, I will need to go back.  Back to my youth, that happened what, like…5 minutes ago.  Enter a little girl with long brown pig tail braids, who loved her roping horse, Rebel, summertime, and ANYTHING made with milk gravy.  Pretty much in that order.

Whenever I got to pick what Mama was making for dinner you can guarantee that I voted for chicken patties and milk gravy, biscuits and gravy, or some other chicken concoction involving gravy.  It’s just what made my little wheels turn.