I'm too old to party like I did in my youth, I don't have kids to take trick-or-treating, and I live in a neighborhood populated entirely with scantily-clad, apparently motherless teenagers who have the audacity to try and score free candy from me. Between the fact that they are old enough to get jobs and BUY their own candy, and that they are so inappropriately dressed for both their age and the weather, the idea of rewarding these behaviors with candy makes me feel like my head will explode!
OK, tirade over. This post is supposed to be about the little in Halloween that I can appreciate - food & decorations!
My friends, Michelle & Erin, took me out for a belated birthday brunch last weekend, and we went to our local pottery painting place, The Painted Plate in Olympia, WA. They generously treated me to the cakestand I painted. If you can't tell, they're supposed to be Autumn leaves.
I had these miniature gourds arranged differently before, but I was excited to start using my cakestand as a centerpiece and transferred them. I love the dots at the base.
I also made some pumpkin-y goodies (to cheer me up while I'm hiding in the back bedroom with all the lights off so kids don't ring my doorbell). On the left are Pumpkin Spice muffins - just a small can of pumpkin and a spice cake mix. I got the wrong mix, so these are 4 points (Weight Watchers), but made correctly, this recipe is only 1 point each! On the right, mini pumpkin tarts! I couldn't find a small can of pumpkin, so I had to decide what to do with the rest of the giant one I bought, and these mini graham cracker crusts were just staring at me. I made some substitutions in the filling recipe and these only come out to 3 points! I can't wait to try one - I like my pie cold, so it'll be a little while.
And of course, I couldn't make a Halloween post without my resident spooky cat, The Pickle. He has been a snuggly one all week, but that's par for the course when Patrick is away.
This post has been very cheering to write. Maybe Halloween isn't that bad. So, I guess (if I must) Happy Halloween!
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6 comments:
Love the cake stand. Very crafty. I'm also diggin' the festive treats.
It's funny that you put that as your title. I was just at the book store drooling over Martha's Craft Encyclopedia. I got a book on sock knitting instead. I've decided that will be my next knitting adventure.
You should hide in an upstairs window and throw eggs at those greedy tramps in your neighborhood!
P.S. Miss you!
Love the cake stand! I'm with you about Halloween. We don't "do it" in this house because anybody coming to the door drives my dog NUTS. Ok, the picture of the food made me really, really hungry for pumpkin. Would you mind sharing the recipes?
That cake stand is all kinds of awesome. Didn't get around to my pumpkin spice muffins today, but I'm thinking tomorrow looks better, or maybe even Monday. They'll get eaten no matter what.
I ended up having about 10 groups of kids ringing the doorbell; fortunately, the kids weren't scared, just intrigued. They were sitting by the door, either anticipating your return, or plotting something. I'm not sure which.
And by kids, I mean kittehs.
The cake stand is pretty....How fun to do it yourself. I don't mind Halloween, but don't know why some people (adults) make such a fuss about it either, it is a kid's day.
Like the cake stand, but your pumpkin treats look wonderful. Andi makes that recipe often - I need to get it from her. The Pickle as usual looks cute.
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