It seems that lately I've been getting distracted by shiny things (or people... or a person... shut uuuup). And in the midst of that, I realized that I missed giving you a few things. So here they are, in no particular order.
1. Pecan-Topped Pumpkin Bread from Cooking Light
I made this pumpkin bread, ate a bit, shared a bit, and French toasted the rest. No complaints here...
In the interest of full disclosure, I skipped the pecan topping (a good choice since I ended up serving it to someone with a nut allergy) and subbed whole wheat flour for some of the AP.
2. Potato Soup
I love soups, but only on certain days. Well... those days come more often once fall sets in. On this particular night, I made a rich, cheesy, sour cream potato soup that ended up reminding me of my grandma's mashed potatoes. Mmmm... I really wish I'd written down the recipe.
3. Pumpkin Beer Cupcakes with Alicia's Halloween Decorations
Adorable, no?! I followed The Bitchin Kitchen's recipe for Pumpkin Beer Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting exactly. Well... that was the intent, at least. As it happened, I halved the recipe without incident... until it came time to add the pumpkin ale... at that point I forgot I was halving and added the full amount of pumpkin ale. But... ya know... it didn't hurt anything. My snafu resulted in a light, almost sponge-like cake.
While I baked and iced, Alicia made these cute cleavers, tombstones, pumpkins and undead hands out of gum paste she died, sculpted, and painted. Another fab collaboration, if you ask me.
4. Chicken Soup for a Sickie
Mmmhmm... another of those soup days. This one was necessitated by two things: a sore throat and a lot of leftovers. A creamy chicken and rice soup was just what I needed and the leftovers from the leftovers kept me happy for a next couple of days. Again... recipe... I don't have one for ya.
Sooo... now that we're both caught up... let's November together, yes?
3 comments:
Hmm, I was never that into potato soups. They just seem a bit tasteless to me. But the cupcakes look awesome!
I had a chocolate mud cake for Halloween with spiderwebs and little Pac Man ghosts all over it. It was great.
Isn't it weird how adding cuteness makes stuff taste so much better?
What about your adventures in wedding catering? lol
Amber: That's totally got to be its own post. Now that I am getting ready to have some time off, it will be coming soon! :)
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