First Official Post

Howdy!

So, it's a week from Halloween and currently I am set in turbo-fall mode.

Truthfully, I blame the pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks which have been selling since mid-September and the current weather shift to raining and temperatures in the mid-60s. I went to a pumpkin patch today with a friend to pick out some lovely pumpkins. At work, I am in charge of a pumpkin carving contest, so one of the pumpkins was bought for that and the other pumpkin is a for-fun pumpkin, on which I plan on carving the symbol for pi. Get it- pumpkin pi!

Pumpkin carving is always a tad more labor-intensive than I am expecting, but it should be a fun little activity none-the-less.

Also on my mind is some sort of Halloween treat to make for this Friday, since it is my turn for treats at work. Last year, I (by complete luck) got the day of the office Halloween celebrations and tinkered with a recipe that I found in the Rachel Ray Everyday! magazine. The original recipe: Buried Alive Muffins caught my eye right off the bat. I changed the muffins to coffee cake cupcakes, because I thought that the crumbles on the top would be a good way to imitate dirt.

Overall, a great success. So now I just have to figure out how to top it for this year. Currently, I've seen tempting recipes for Pumpkin Pie Snickerdoodle Bars and also pumpkin cranberry blondies. So many tasty-sounding choices. Good thing I have a couple of days!