pumpkin seeds: two ways
Posted: November 14, 2012 Filed under: Girl Talk | Tags: fall, Food, halloween, pumpkin, recipe, salt, seed, snack, sugar, sweet and spicy, Thanksgiving 1 Comment »We decided to toast up some pumpkin seeds the other day as a snack.
The first kind we made was sweet and spicy from this recipe here. We left out the extra sugar at the end, and just sprinkled them with a little salt, and scout’s honor, they tasted just like kettle corn. It was like pumpkin seed crack.
The second kind was just the classic: little oil, salt, and pepper. Simple goodness.
Naked seeds get some sugar or salt clothes.
Thanksgiving means more pumpkins, and that means more pumpkin seeds that will need to be eaten. Oh darn.
all hallows eve
Posted: October 31, 2012 Filed under: Girl Talk | Tags: bat, carving, cat, fall, halloween, pumpkin Leave a comment »The pumpkins are carved, so all we need now is the pumpkin pie! (and some candy of course.) We went with a bat theme this year: bat trio and a cat bat.
pear donuts
Posted: October 29, 2012 Filed under: Girl Talk | Tags: bake, dessert, donut, doughnut, fall, Food, pear Leave a comment »I have already made pumpkin donuts this season. I wanted to make something else that was still fall themed, and I found these apple doughnuts with caramel drizzle. But then, I took out all the things in the recipe name, and made pear donuts instead. I love a good pear, and it was torture for me to wait for the pear to be ripe, and then save it for the recipe. I tried to make them for breakfast, but I had bad timing, so I had to make them for dessert. They were so good fresh from the oven. I think they would make really good muffins too, since they weren’t too sweet.
a pumpkin friend
Posted: October 28, 2012 Filed under: Little Shop Talk | Tags: autumn, craft, fall, halloween, handmade, jack o lantern, pumpkin, sew Leave a comment »My ma got me this little pumpkin pattern. I haven’t followed an actual pattern in a while. Patterns are such a science and art. I think the little pumpkin turned out really cute, and fits right in with the little gourd and candy arrangements. It is nice to come home to his smiling face.
pecan pie in cookie form
Posted: October 23, 2012 Filed under: Girl Talk | Tags: bake, cookie, cookie recipe, dessert, fall, Food, pecan, pecan pie Leave a comment »Growing up, I never had pecan pie. When I moved down here, pecan pie was this big deal. I am still learning to fully appreciate the pie, but I can definitely get behind this cookie version. (recipe here)
the pumpkin king
Posted: October 22, 2012 Filed under: Girl Talk | Tags: autumn, fall, halloween, pumpkin Leave a comment »We love the pumpkin garden outside of Whole Foods. So many different kinds of pumpkins to conquer. (Real pumpkin king here.)
autumn night
Posted: October 18, 2012 Filed under: Girl Talk | Tags: autumn, cloud, fall, halloween, nature, night, sky Leave a comment »The early nightfall brings back so many memories. Raking leaves. Crisp football game nights. Warm home-ma-made dinners. How cold the inside of a pumpkin is when you are taking out its guts. The delicious smell of the halloween candy bucket, even when there is no candy inside it. My favorite Halloween show. Oh, fall. You are the best.
a little sale
Posted: October 12, 2012 Filed under: Little Shop Talk | Tags: bracelet, clutch, etsy, fall, handmade, leaf, little amaryllis, purse, sale, shopping Leave a comment »Couple things on sale in my shop to make more room on my shelves. All under $10!
(plaid purse. pocket purse. green purse. leaf bracelet.)
pumpkin patch
Posted: October 7, 2012 Filed under: Girl Talk | Tags: apple, autumn, braid, fall, halloween, hood river, landscape, mountain, oregon, pumpkin, wedding Leave a comment »This is the best pumpkin patch in the world. Rasmussen Farms in Hood River, Oregon. It’s a real pumpkin patch. Where you have to walk yourself out into the field of pumpkins and pick one for yourself. When you find the perfect one, you check it over, clean the dirt off with spit, and then rip it off the vine. Its pure fall and happiness.
If I had my way, I would get married in the middle of the pumpkin patch. It has breathtaking scenery, and smells like fresh apples. Everyone would wear boots, and the bridesmaids would wear braids in their hair.
pie time?
Posted: September 24, 2012 Filed under: Girl Talk | Tags: cartoon, fall, goal, pie, pumpkin, sugar Leave a comment »
I have been craving pie lately. Good homemade pie. But I have decided to not eat much sugar this week, so maybe pie time will come next week. (photo from hello giggles)
