This and That

 

Good afternoon, hope you
are having a SUPER day!

Remember my friend in the pic
above? I got him at the Barn Sale
we went to. Well, for several years
now I have wanted one of these but
they we either too beat up or too
expensive. Much to my delight they
had two at the sale and this one came
home with me!

 

Ta-da!
He has been transformed into a
Jack-O-Lantern. If you have
been blogging for awhile, they
were quite the thing. I first saw
this on House of Hawthornes
blog by Pam (see sidebar for her
blog) and it has taken me this long
to find one that I liked.
I used Acrylic paint and a foam brush.
Starting at the top of a section, brushing
down, go back up and back down. I did
this all away around the base of the can,
using five to six coats to get the look I
wanted. I did not paint anything else
because I thought it look stemy (new
word) enough.
Mr. J has joined the wooden candy corn
from the Spinach Fest and I brought
another "J" home after craft saling over
the weekend. This is knitted or crochet
to fit around a babyfood jar, these ladies
were so creative and they threw in some
candy corn too!

Here is another Fall idea. I found this
on my Gooseberry calendar.

"Frost is on the pumpkins"---
Spray a pumpkin lightly with spray
adhesive and sprinkle with clear
glitter. Set on a cake stand for a
centerpiece. Surround the pumpkin
with Fall leave etc.
These would make pretty Thanks-
giving centerpieces.


~Keep on Dreaming~

Party!!!!

Here are a couple of
fun recipes for your
Fall / Halloween
parties.


Ghost Munch

1/3 C unsalted butter,
melted
8 C popped unsalted
popcorn
1/2 tsp onion or garlic
salt
1/4 C grated Parmsean
cheese
3 C pretzel sticks or
mini pretzels
1 6.6 oz pkg. Goldfish
Crackers
Salt (optional)

Drizzle butter over
popcorn.
Sprinkle with the onion
or garlic salt and Parmesan;
toss.
Add pretzels and crackers;
toss.
Season with salt if desired.
Serve or store in an airtight
container.

*This would be great to hand
out if you have a small group
that comes to your door.

Witches Brew Punch

24 oz  7-UP
32 oz  Hawaiian Punch-
Fruit Punch
1/4 C  100% lemon juice
16 oz  Club Soda
12 oz  Orange Juice
1 pint Raspberry Sherbet

Mix together in a bowl
and Enjoy!


One other cute idea:

Carmel apples covered
with Fall colored M&M's.
*Fun for your special trick-
or-treaters!


~Keep on Dreaming~

Help for Leftover Canned Pumpkin

One 15 oz. can contains
about 1 1/3 C of pumpkin
and usually a recipe calls
for 1 C.
What do you do with the
rest?

Store it:
Canned pumpkin should
last 5 to 7 days in a sealed
container. (in the fridge)
       
           or

3 months in the freezer
(in an airtight container or
freezer bag)
BUT leave a little wiggle room
because pumpkin expands
when frozen. If there is too
much inside the lid might pop.

Use it:
When making Mac and Cheese
stir pumpkin into the cheese
sauce for some vitamins and
fiber. Thin the sauce with milk
or broth if it gets too thick.
In Hummus, add pumpkin to the
chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice,
olive oil and spices in you food
processor.
Add pumpkin to Cream Cheese
by folding in with some cinnamon
or pumpkin pie spice to spread on
toast or bagels.
Put a little pumpkin in your
morning Oatmeal. Stir in with your
milk.
Add some zip to your Chili by
stirring in the pumpkin with the
liquid ingredients, stir well.

A 1/2 C of canned pumpkin gives
you all the Vitamin A you need for
a day!

Give it up for PUMPKIN!!!!!


~Keep on Dreaming~

Two Pumpkin Yummies

Pumpkin Fluff Dip

1 15 oz. can of Pumpkin
1 3.4 oz. box JELL-O
Vanilla Pudding (Instant)
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 8 oz. tub of Cool Whip

Mix first three ingredients
together in a large bowl.
Whisk until blended. Stir
in the Cool Whip.
Refrigerate 1 hour.
Makes 32 servings,
2 T each

Serve in a fresh hollowed
out pumpkin with Ginger-
snaps or Cinnamon
Graham Crackers.

Pumpkin Pancakes

The Porch Swing Bed
and Breakfast- Parkville,
MO

4 C  Flour
6 T  Brown Sugar
4 tsp  Baking Powder
2 tsp  Baking Soda
2 tsp  Allspice
2 tsp  Cinnamon
1 tsp Ginger
1 tsp Salt
3 C Milk
2 C Pumpkin Puree
2 eggs beaten
4 T Vegetable Oil
4 T Vinegar

In one bowl, mix dry
ingredients together.
In another bowl mix
together the wet
ingredients.
Blend together until
lumps disappear. Drop
batter by 1/4--1/3 cup 
onto hot griddle.
Turn when edges dry
and bubbles form.

**This is a large batch so
plan accordingly.

Enjoy one or both of these
recipes.


~Keep on Dreaming~