Halloween

Roasted Pepper & Goat Cheese Dip

October 31, 2012 Sauces, Dressings, Dips & Salsas

Yesterday I saw a Christmas commercial for Pot of Gold. Attention Hershey Canada: Please let us all enjoy our Halloween candy in peace before you bombard us with holiday propaganda. And Pot of Gold is so gross you guys! At least it could have been a commercial for the Festive Special or something! Anyway, I’m […]

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Chocolate Espresso Sandwich Cookies with White Chocolate Filling (Halloween Oreos!)

November 7, 2011 Cookies

Halloween usually finds me channelling my inner kindergarten teacher, making cutesy treats and lots of black and orangethings to eat. I made a few treats this year, and Kristine and Erin came over to hang and snack, and then I brought in the many leftovers to my co-workers (they love me).

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Black Bean & Sweet Potato Tacos (Halloween Tacos!)

November 2, 2011 Vegetables & Beans

I’ve been on a taco bender ever since I started making my own tortillas at the end of the summer. To keep things interesting (and relatively healthy), I’ve been doing some roasted veggie fillings, like this one from Eat, Live, Run with roasted corn, red peppers and black beans, topped with chipotle sour cream and […]

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Vanilla Bean Caramel Apples & Halloween Candy Bark

November 7, 2010 Candy

Caramel makes me nervous because of a few bad experiences in my baking past, where things that were supposed to be gooey and chewy ended up with the consistency of something you could break a tooth on. Armed with a candy thermometer and healthy dose of patience, I made these last weekend as a Halloween […]

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Butterbeer & Halloween Treats

November 6, 2010 Drinks

Last weekend I had a little Pumpkin Carving Party at my place, and I had lots of baking ideas after seeing Halloween Treats on all my favourite blogs. But first we have to address the HP factor of this blog post. Is there really enough room here to express my love for Harry Potter? You likely […]

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