The (Not-So) Ordinary Life and Times...

It's that time of year...Halloween!

I'm not a huge Halloween person, but I these were too cute not to make! Chocoalte cake pops in the shape of Jack-O-Lanterns, from a super-cute recipe in Bakerella's Cake Pops cookbook. YUM!

 
 
 

 

 

More culinary adventures!

 I always take pictures of the food I cook, and lately haven't been blogging much. So here is a massive picture dump of all the yummies I've been making :)

 

Classic Potato Gratin with Gruyere and Creme Fraiche

   
 

Ham-Taleggio Grilled Cheese

  
 
 

Pain au chocolat - round 2

 

Cocoa cookies (fall shapes, of course)

 

Who doesn't love a little pink champagne...

I love making cake pops, and recently found a recipe for pink champagne cupcakes, and thought, heck, why not try pink champagne cake pops? Thanks to this yummy Betty Crocker recipe, I used this cake and frosting and used vanilla candy coating (with a few pink chips thrown in for color) to make some adorable little pops!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello delicious mistake, nice to meet you.

 

 

Cobweb Castle! The Not-So-Scary Haunted House

I love working at a children's museum, and OCM staff are a great bunch. They create a very special exhibit here every October, called Cobweb Castle: The Not- So-Scary Haunted House. It takes more than 550 man hours to complete, and all the building is done by OCM staff and volunteers! It's just spooky enough...no blood and guts, nothing jumping out at you...just a good dose of the creepy-crawlies. And the kids LOVE IT!

The OCM staff rarely gets the chance to experience our exhibits while not on duty, so the night before we had a special staff preview of Cobweb Castle. Me being the over-achieving Martha Stewart wannabe that I am, I decided to make some munchies.

Ok a lot of munchies.

I made Spider-Web Cheesecake, which is surprisingly easy, thanks to a great Martha recipe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  It's not really purple, but the whole room is lit with blacklights and other colored lights!

 

 

 

 

 

I also made Dismembered Digits, Freaky Fruit, Witch's Wands, Mummy Dogs and Poisoned Punch. It was a fun time and a great way to open Cobweb Castle and celebrate lots of hard work!

 

This blog is (not-so) quickly turning into a fashion blog. I'm not very good at posting regularly, so I'm thinking about starting a new blog...about food. Maybe this is indicative of something...