Holiday-Halloween

Halloween

Roasting Pumpkin Seeds!

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. Wash seeds, toss seeds in a bowl with extra virgin olive oil and salt. Spread the seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown; stir occasionally.

Roasting Pumpkin Seeds!

Dinner

Chili and cheese on rice, veggie tray, gyoza and rice (for Luke)

Root beer- a gallon of water, 1/2 bottle of root beer extract, 1/4 cup Stevia, 3 lbs. dry ice

Turkey Chili

 Prep Time 15 minutes

 Cook Time 4 hours

 Servings 6

Ingredients

• 1 lb turkey meat
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cans red kidney beans
• 1 can black beans
• 1 cup chicken bone broth (or chicken broth)
• 1 28 oz can tomatoes, if whole be sure to chop
• 1 cup corn
• 3 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper

  Instructions

  1. In a pan, heat olive oil over medium high heat, add onion and cook for about 3 minutes (until fragrant and they begin to soften)

  2. add turkey meat to the pan and cook until no longer pink

  3. add minced garlic and stir for one minute

  4. place meat and onion mixture in the crockpot

  5. stir in all other ingredients, cook on high for 3-4 hours (low 6-7)

  6. serve with your favorite toppings

You can also make it on the stove.  simmer for 45 minutes

Can serve chili over baked potatoes.  Add shredded cheddar cheese on top, sour cream, chopped green onions.

Pumpkin muffins:

1 1/2 c. of butter 

1/2 c. applesauce

3 c. sugar

Mix, then add: 6 eggs

Mix, then add: 1 Tbs. cinnamon

1 tsp. cloves

1/4 tsp. ginger

1 tsp. allspice

1 tsp. nutmeg

1TB vanilla

1 tsp. salt

1 Tbs. baking soda

1 Tbs. baking powder

Mix, then add: 4 1/2 c. flour

1 large can pumpkin

3 c. chocolate chips

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.

If you would like to make your own pumpkin pie spice:

Mix together:

1 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp allspice

1 tsp nutmeg

Movie:  Hocus Pocus, The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Harry Potter, the Halloween Tree, ET, and Hefalump



Costume ideas:


Apple with a worm (sock puppet)


Peacock