Happy Halloween!

Daniel and I have been slowly prepping for Halloween over the last few weeks, but really kicked things into high gear last night with our pumpkin carving. We both went a non-traditional route with our pumpkins. Daniel's too freaking creative...I shouldn't try and compete with him. I also made Giada's chocolate orange cupcakes with lemoncello icing for us to enjoy while we await our trick or treators! Enjoy the photos below! More pics to come tomorrow with costumes! Oh, we tried to watch 'It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown'...why do i not remember it being so freaking long? I must have slept through most of it as a kid. Good memories regardless.

Using Daniel's tools from a ceramics class he took to carve layers of pumpkin skin away.




The finished products! A scary Tiki(daniel's) and a wimpy cat (mine)


My 'work witch' costume. I had Rotary this morning, so couldn't go to work in the whole sha-bang. Why doesn't photoshop have a 'remove 10 lbs' option? Notice how festive my desk is with purple lights, a pumpkin, and a cauldron of candy. The view out the window's not bad either.

Rest in Peace Mo Mo

You were a wonderfully sweet dog Molly. Actually, we always called you a sister didn't we? You were certainly part of the family and you will be greatly missed.

Fat Free Carbonara

Made you look! You should know that the title of this blog is an oxymoron. I made chicken carbonara bow tie pasta last night. OHHHH MYYYYY GAWDDDDD!!! It was unbelievably good. I didn't take pics throughout the process, but I'll try and take a pic of the leftovers today if it's pretty enough. Although I've been trying to lose a few pounds and get in shape, this dish was well worth the million calories!

Here's the basics:
-Cook some boneless skinless chicken breasts in a skilled with a little evoo. I only salted and peppered the breasts. Cut into bite size pieces when they are cooked through.
-Cook some chopped bacon in a skillet (i bought the thick, expensive bacon)
-When bacon is done, remove from skillet
-Add sliced onion, a little garlic, a little white wine to the skillet and saute until translucent
-Add mushrooms to skillet and continue to cook for a few more minutes. Remove veggies to a plate
-melt 1 stick of butter, 1 stick of cream cheese, a little half and half, and some fresh grated parmesan cheese
- Toss all of the above with cooked bow tie pasta, add some frozen green peas
- Give peas a few minutes to warm up and then DEVOUR!

**I will have to walk an extra hour tonight, but this dish is worth it!**

Lost Sister?

A girl I work with sent me this photo from yahoo. She had asked if I had ever done any modeling (ha) and mentioned this photo a few weeks ago. When she saw it pop up again on yahoo she took a screen shot for me. We do both have a cow lick and a similar forehead region, but that's about all I see. The pic of me is the only one i could find with my hair in a similar style.

Oh, in case you didn't notice, I didn't post on Sunday this weekend. Now don't go getting all excited that I didn't have to work this weekend. I just worked Saturday instead of Sunday. Oh yeah, and next weekend is a prod push, so, that's right folks, I'll be working ANOTHER saturday. Man I need a vacation.

Congratulations Meg and Ben!

Please join me in welcoming the arrival of William James Harris! William was born October 5th at 12:39 pm. He weighed 7 lbs, 10 oz and is 20.5 inches long. Besides being incredibly beautiful, he is also an Ole Miss Rebel!

Cranberry Walnut Bread

Just a quick post for you bread lovers! Daniel did make more bread on Sunday! I apologize for the poor quality of the photos. I took them with my cell phone camera. For the record, this bread was beautiful and delicious! I have some in my freezer, so come hit me up for some anytime! I swear, one day, we are moving to some fabulous locale (italy, france, telluride, etc) and opening a bakery. Daniel will do bread, I will do cakes and pastries...and we will live happily ever after.