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{photo from country living}
last year, i made this spider web cake, from country living for my husband's birthday. it turned out really great! well, maybe not as professional as the country living one, but still good!
the frosting was surprisingly easy too! i love a good chocolate ganache.
check out the recipe and more on my latest post on the zupas blog. click here.
{photo by me}
i love these little doughnut hole eye balls.
just might be the perfect last minute halloween treat!
{crunchy doughnut hole eyeballs}
recipe and photo from here
ingredients
20 glazed doughnut holes.
1 cup(s) premier white morsels2 tablespoon(s) solid vegetable shortening.
20 Life Savers Gummies®
20 medium mini candy-coated milk chocolate candies, M&M’s Minis®
2 drop(s) red food coloring
directions
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or waxed paper. Cut 1/8-inch-thick slices from 2 opposite sides of each doughnut hole.
Melt white morsels and vegetable shortening in top of double boiler or in a microwave-safe bowl in microwave.
Working with one doughnut hole at a time, use a fork to dip into melted morsels mixture to coat. Lift coated doughnut holes from coating, shaking excess melted morsels mixture back into bowl. Place coated doughnut holes, one cut-side down, on prepared cookie sheet.
Place jellied candies on top of doughnuts. Dab chocolate candies with some of remaining melted morsels mixture and press onto jellied candies. Chill in refrigerator for 10 minutes or until coating is set.
In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of remaining melted morsels mixture and 2 drops of red food coloring. Using toothpick, paint colored morsels mixture onto doughnut eyeballs to resemble scary veins.
Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
black and white pumpkins [i think i'm going to give this a try this year!]
for the last little while i've been trying to plan my dinner menu for the week in advance. some weeks i do really well, some not so much.
but, when i do get them all planned out it makes my life so much easier because i already have a list of things to cook for the week, and my grocery list is planned and i don't have to make a million last minute trips to the store. which in the end saves a lot of time and money.
i usually make a list of about 4-5 dinners i'd like to eat that week. i don't have each day planned in case i feel like a certain meal a certain day, but i do make sure i have all of the ingredients ready for all the meals. it also helps if somehow the ingredients can blend a little so i don't waste fresh produce and such.
anyhow, here's this weeks menu: [click on title for links to recipes]
salmon in parchement paper {photo above, via say yes to hoboken}
tilapia with lemon cream sauce and baby red potatoes
pinapple fajitas
taco pizza
clam chowder
hope to see you there!! it's always good times, and some seriously cool and very original stuff.... perfect for christmas shopping!
*even if you are not in the provo area... it is definitely worth the drive!
need a good last minute halloween party invite?
i made these fun ones last year for my hubbies halloween birthday bash.
the witch finger cookies made them extra fun with a string around the finger telling your guest not to "forget" about the party.
i just love halloween!
this past sunday was norah's blessing day. [pics to come of her cute little dress!]
afterwards, we had a luncheon at our house with our families.
i decided on a "french bistro theme," and had panini grills ready for everyone to put together their own panini sandwich.
on the menu was..
-panini sandwiches with pesto mayonnaise
-roasted tomato soup [i shared the recipe on the zupas blog, click here]
-pear and pecan salad with sweet red wine vinaigrette
-hummus with pita chips [i shared the recipe on the zupas blog, click here]
-lightly salted kettle chips
-mango avocado salsa
-french apple tart [i shared the recipe on the zupas blog, click here]
-fresh squeezed lemonade
*click here to view my recent zupas food post on how to plan and prepare food for a large group.
have you been following the renovation of stephanie's amazing vacation house in france? it really turned out beautiful! makes me want to rent it out for a nice little french getaway!
just recently listed more armelle jewelry necklaces from the oh la la collection that were sold out.
click here to view!
ok, i am dying over these darling treat bags that heather made to go watch the new where the wild things are movie. she printed her favorite wild things image on brown paper bags and filled them with candy. what a great idea! click here to see how she made them.
can't wait to see the movie with my little z man when he's a little older. he LOVES the book and has a ton of it memorized.
let the wild rumpus start!
wow! i know i'm a broken record, but things have been so busy around my house lately.
i feel like i haven't been able to keep up on things ever since coming back from vacation. ever feel that way?
oh, and p.s. don't forget to check out my latest post about the epcot food and wine festival over on the zupas blog. click here.
i'm in love with this crosley vintage style alarm clock. the color is great! and, there is a hook up for your i-pod, bonus!
here's a few great DIY's i found on design sponge. i want to try them all!
recycled paper cards and garland
i love a good DIY!
masked owl - [hilarious!]
just got back from a week long vacation at disneyworld in florida. we had the best time! so tiring, but fun!
so, hopefully i'll be back soon, once i've recovered... and, my piles of laundry get done.
today i'm just trying to relax and recover a bit. the suitcases are still hanging out on the floor and the mr. is picking up dinner from cafe rio!
oh! and, guess who i ran into late last night at the airport? ms stephanie [nie nie herself]! she was just beautiful, and as nice as can be! i was a bit flustered waiting with my two kiddos and three large suitcases. she was a doll and asked if i needed any help since my husband was off getting the car. what a sweetheart. i'm glad she's doing so well! did you catch her on oprah today? what an amazing person!
did you know that the kiwifruit has:
-twice the amount of vitamin C as an orange.
-more potassium than a banana.
-more fiber than a bowl of bran.
to learn more, check out my latest post on the zupas blog. click here.
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