Halloween Recap

Happy Halloween everyone! I hope everyone has fun {and stays warm} while trick or treating with your little ones tonight. I know my two are super excited to go knocking on doors for candy!

Here is a Halloween recap of some fun Halloween treats I've made over the last couple of years. Enjoy!

Jello worms, pumpkin Rice Krispies, and Nutter Butter ghosts


Haystack Creatures


Owl Smores


Candy Corn Cookies


Candy Corn Pudding


and Halloween Cake Pops


Happy Halloween from my family to yours!

Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats

Last but not least, we made Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats this year. Aren't these cute? Just make your standard rice krispie treat recipe, add red and yellow food coloring, shape into pumpkins, and top with a green gum drop "stem".

This recipe came directly from Rice Krispie's website however their version is a bit more fun. They are called Surprise Pumpkin Treats and they actually hid a small piece of candy inside. So whether you decide to make the surprise treats or plain treats like mine, they make a great treat for Halloween!

Super Easy Nutter Butter Ghosts

The second Halloween treat that my son and I made this year were Nutter Butter Ghosts. I dipped the Nutter Butters in the white chocolate and C enjoyed putting their eyes (mini chocolate chips) on them! Super easy, super fun Halloween treat!

Jello Worms

My son and I had a blast in the kitchen today. With only three days left until Halloween it was time for this momma to get on the move if we were going to make any Halloween treats this year! First off of this year's to-do list...worms! Edible worms!!! My preschooler got the biggest laugh out of these and I must admit that eating them brought out the kid in me too.



This is such a cute idea and comes from Mel's Kitchen Cafe. She has a wonderful PDF that has step by step pictures showing how to make these worms.

Mel's worms turned out greyish in color. Mine were more green. The reason for this is because I only had a 3 oz. box of purple gelatin (the recipe calls for 6 oz. and then using green food coloring). So instead I used a 3 oz. box of purple gelatin and a 3 oz. box of green gelatin. They still turned out great and I love my green worms!

Cinnamon Rolls

We learned how to make these cinnamon rolls in my Intro to Baking & Pastries class. I fell in love with them immediately. I mastered them for my final and have since made them several times...for 2 of my neighbors, for some out-of-town guests, and some just for me.

Chinese Chicken Wings

Here's another wonderful Chinese recipe that my father-in-law taught me how to make. My hubby is so excited that I can make this now because it's one of his favorites!

Chinese chicken wings are super easy to make. I served them with white rice and fresh green beans. Serve the sauce on top of the white rice and call me when you make this so I can invite myself over for dinner. :)

Culinary School - Week 4 (Cake class only)

WARNING - This post may make your mouth drool. Please have a towel or kneenex handy while viewing...

Today, Advanced Cakes and Classical Tortes class was all about pies and ice creams! You aren't going to believe all the different pies/tarts we made as a class. There were...
Coconut Cream
Pear Frangipane
Dutch Apple
Traditional Apple
Lemon Meringue
Raspberry Lemon Meringue
Key Lime
Phyllo Fresh Fruit
Chocolate Raspberry
Pumpkin
Pecan
Strawberry Chiffon
Strawberry Marscopone
Chocolate Espresso

Then on top of that we made these ice creams...
Fresh Mint (I made this one and it was so refreshing!)
Spiced (w/Cinnamon and Star Anise)
Almond
Strawberry
Bailey's Cream
Praline Cream
Chocolate
Rum Raisin
Salted Caramel