Spider Cheese Ball

 

I'm setting my tea time today on my bench that I've had for over fifty years with my Halloween quilt. 

Giveaway Gifts from Mary and a 1st Birthday!

 Recently I was one of  the recipients of Mary's Halloween giveaway.  Mary blogs at Home Is Where The Boat Is, and she always amazes me with her creativity, inspiration, kindness, and generosity.  

 Mary was so sweet to include my granddaughter, Cissy, who comes to bake with me  every week.  I waited until Cissy came over so that she could do the honors of opening the box.

 Look at all these Halloween baking goodies that we won! Included in the box were two tea towels, cookie stamps, a Jack-O-Lantern cookie cutter, 48 cupcake cases, and 24 assorted toppers, a spatula, and a container of Halloween sprinkles.  Cissy and I were thrilled!!!!  Mary wrote the sweetest note to Cissy and I, and signed it, "Happy Baking!  XO, Mary, Gracie and Lola".  Gracie and Lola are Mary's two adorable pups.

 Since we needed to get to one of Cissy's brother's football games, we made a quick treat of Halloween Bark, and added the Halloween sprinkles.  Who doesn't love to lick the spatula??

Here' s Cissy with her bag of Halloween Bark to take home to her family.  Thank you so very much, Mary, you are so kind, thoughtful and generous! 

 My youngest grandchild, Hayden, celebrated her first birthday!!

Here's adorable Hayden, who is the sweetest, most pleasant baby ever!  I made her this outfit, which looked so precious on her.  I think she likes her cake, don't you?

I'm off to be with my dear mom, who's health is failing, and I may be gone for awhile.    Please say prayers for her during this time.  Love to all, and God bless you!

Thank you for your visit!  xo

Frankenstein Pudding Cups

 It's finally cold here in Texas, and my tea is inside for today.  Mr. Bear even had to put on a BOO sweater to be our host. 

 I made this hand appliqued piece years ago, but it originally had been framed in a large hoop.  Does anyone remember those?  I changed it into a pillow to use on my sofa.

 This ghost I machine appliqued,  and it is 30+ years old.  

 Here's Cissy with her Frankenstein pudding cups that she's ready to take home to her siblings.  Didn't she do a great job?  The doggy dressed in a ghost costume plays the "Ghostbusters" song, and we were dancing around my kitchen to the tune! 

Yield: 4-5 cupsAuthor: Kitty and Cissy, but adapted from Imperial Sugar

Frankenstein Pudding Cups

I bought clear cups from the Dollar Tree to use for the pudding. Don't they make a fun Halloween treat? Use a black permanent marker for the face, and have a glue gun handy for the ears.

INGREDIENTS:

• Homemade or boxed vanilla pudding, tinted green
• Thawed frozen whipped topping, or homemade whipped cream
• Chocolate Sandwich cookies
• Rolos

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Make your vanilla pudding and tint it green. Fold in several scoops of thawed frozen whipped topping, or homemade whipped cream. Set aside.
2. Crush some chocolate sandwich cookies in the food processor, or by hand in a food storage bag, with a rolling pin.
3. Fill the cups with the pudding mixture. Add about an inch of the crushed cookies for Frankenstein's hair.
4. Add the facial features and a scar. Glue on the Rolo candies for the ears. There you have it...a cute and edible Halloween treat!

http://www.kittyskozykitchen.com/2017/10/frankenstein-pudding-cups.html

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Happy Halloween!  

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Spider Pizzas

 

I had three granddaughters spend the night and we made Spider Pizzas to get in the Halloween spirit!  I saw this idea in a magazine when I was at the hairdresser.  You could do this with bagels or English muffins. The girls enjoyed helping with this fun edible project.  Here's how we did it:

1 package of English muffins, split apart

Pizza sauce

grated mozzarella cheese

pepperoni

black or green pitted olives

Spread some sauce on the English muffin halves.  Top with pepperoni and cheese.  Add a large black or green olive to the top.  Cut  8 legs for each spider and place around his body.  Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.  

Enjoy!

 

Aren't they adorable??

We also made witch hats and candy acorns and remember...

What happens at Nana's stays at Nana's!!!

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Thank you for your visit!  xo

Mr. Bones Cupcakes

 

I saw this cute idea in a publication recently, but now I can't remember where it came from!!  It's so easy and fun for Halloween night.  Here's how you do it:

Dab of frosting between "bones".

Cupcakes, baked
White or chocolate frosting to ice the cupcake
White frosting for between the pretzels
Yogurt covered pretzels
Marshmallows
Black gel frosting
M & M's for the eyes
Lollipop sticks
Sprinkles


Frost the top of the cupcake and set aside.  Add sprinkles to the top.

Ready to assemble Mr. Bones

Thread the pretzels onto the lollipop stick, adding a dab of frosting between each one to anchor and hold in place.

Decorate the marshmallow by poking in the M& M's for eyes (or use the black gel).  Add a squiggly grin.

Put the marshmallow head on top of the lollipop stick and unsert into the cupcake. 

There you have it...a cute little skeleton for your own little trick-or-treaters!!

Note:  If you use chocolate frosting on the cupcake, you can use the "bone" sprinkles.  I just didn't happen to have any.

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