Party Time! Halloween

We had a great party Saturday night! It was rainy but our friend Sandy had not yet arrived so our fun was not dampened! Tried some great Pinterest recipes, especially the " broccomole"! Fun, friends, food and a homemade TARDIS costume.... Priceless!

Pinterest Recipe: No-Bread Cheese Bread-sticks

My friend Kandice has made a commitment to make every recipe she pins on Pinterest. I have not been as dedicated as that but I am making an honest attempt to try them all.

Cut to tonight when I had a head of cauliflower I had yet to use and remembered that I had pinned a recipe for cheesy garlic cauliflower bread-sticks. You read that correctly: cauliflower. As it turns out I had already heard from my friend and fellow food blogger, Cooking for Betty that she had tried the cauliflower pizza crust and had been happy with the results.

This recipe was super easy, and I had all the ingredients on hand minus the fresh garlic (which, umm how did THAT happen?) so I substituted with more garlic powder and a little Tastefully Simple Garlic Garlic. My family's verdict? My husband and step-daughter were practically fighting over them at the table and I will be making them again this weekend on order request. And let me say as a cheesy bread-stick expert, this is a keeper for sure!!

Steal of the Week: Pumpkin Bread

That awesome first CSA box experience included 2 pie pumpkins. Here then is my opportunity to confess I have NEVER cooked with fresh pumpkin. However, the opportunity presented itself and I was on the search for a pumpkin recipe calling for the fresh stuff.
Then I found this recipe for Pumpkin Bread by one of my favorite chefs, Alton Brown. It was especially attractive because it used the seeds too.
While peeling the pumpkin proved difficult (I was down a vegetable peeler) the food processor made quick work of shredding the flesh. I toasted the seeds to add and the result was moist, delicious and devoured by my office in one work day!

Admittedly, the seeds in my opinion did not add as much to the bread as I thought and I do not think they are absolutely necessary. I can see variations of this and definitely muffins would be great!

Pasta, Pasta! Chicken Sausage Alfredo

The best thing about pasta is it is quick! And when you can put together with a quick homemade sauce and an easy add-in it is also delicious. The quick light Alfredo recipe I discovered from before went great with sun dried tomato chicken sausage and fresh fettuccine!