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Month: October 2012

A Plea to Fellow Foodies: Please Help the Victims of Sandy

A Plea to Fellow Foodies: Please Help the Victims of Sandy

This past few days we have witnessed what maybe the biggest storms of our lifetimes in the United States. The 800 mile wide Hurricane Sandy has impacted the lives of more than fifty million people, striking the East Coast in one of the densest populated 

Spooky Finger Cookies

Spooky Finger Cookies

Spooky, fun, and actually quite tasty, these frightening fingers are always a hit. If you are looking for a creative activity with the young “Frankenchef’s” in your house, these delicious digits are a good way to let your kids really get their fingers in the 

Orange Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Orange Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Fresh baked cinnamon rolls are certainly one of my favorites, and I am quite sure there are many people who share my sentiment. There is something almost magical about the way cinnamon fills our senses. For me, the aroma of a pan of rolls in the 

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Without fail each year that I have carved a Jack-O-Lantern, I have been asked by someone if I roasted the seeds. Now I must tell you that countless times I have attempted to make this snack that everyone seems to be so crazy about, however I confess 

Halloween Cocktails: Trail of Blood

Halloween Cocktails: Trail of Blood

There is nothing perhaps as terrifying as blood. There are many people who pass out at the sight of just a few drops of the red nectar. We have all been taught from childhood, that blood equals a bad thing, something is wrong if there 

Roasted Stuffed Pumpkin

Roasted Stuffed Pumpkin

One of the meals I particularly look forward to making this time of year is my roasted stuffed pumpkin. There is no other season when the variety of pumpkins is so abundant. The piles of orange globes are in every market, which makes it easy to find 

Pumpkin Cake with Maple Icing & Apple Caramel Topping

Pumpkin Cake with Maple Icing & Apple Caramel Topping

Combining some of my favorite fall flavors, pumpkin, maple, apple, caramel, and walnut, this cake is truly an explosion of harvest goodness. Cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg mingle to help create a perfectly balanced taste sensation. Finished with an apple caramel topping this cake certainly evokes 

Halloween Cocktails: The Tarantula

Halloween Cocktails: The Tarantula

For many people, there is nothing more terrifying than a spider. These freakishly sinister miniature monsters possess the ability to create audible screams of horror and make skin crawl. Arachnophobia is not all that hard to imagine. There seems to be something evil about a creature with 

Halloween Cocktails: The Zombie

Halloween Cocktails: The Zombie

There is perhaps nothing more terrifying than the thought of a Zombie. They are among us. The living dead, unstoppable in their pursuit, roaming the streets day and night, looking for a brain to feast on (reminds me of the current election campaigns).

Pasta Florentine

Pasta Florentine

This grown up mac-n-cheese combines the best of all worlds. Full of tender spinach with a hint of bacon, this lightened up version of the classic style dish, is delightfully cheesy and creamy. The crisp topping brings an added layer of texture to this delicious combination 

Roasted Green Chili Jelly

Roasted Green Chili Jelly

  Living in Colorado we do not experience the same bounties as some of my friends do in other parts of the country. There is no season here for lobster, shrimp are not jumping out of the water and into our boats, and I have 

Halloween Cocktails: Brain Hemorrhage

Halloween Cocktails: Brain Hemorrhage

For me, October begins the countdown to one of my favorite holidays. The time of year when the nights are filled with ghosts, ghouls, and vampires. Witches and warlocks come out of hiding, bats fill the air, and zombies wander the streets in search of a