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Batty Chips

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You could–of course, go ahead and buy tortilla chips OR you could make these cute little batty ones with tons of personality. This is an easy way to get people talking about–your chips. You know, that has never happened before.

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Simply cut random bat shape out of regular flour tortillas.

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Place them on a cookie sheet. Spray lightly with Pam so the spices will stick.

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Sprinkle with a mixture of garlic salt, ground coriander and paprika (equal parts). I mixed the spices and put them in a shaker bottle. It worked beautifully.

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Bake at 350 degrees for about 6-8 minutes or until golden brown. Allow them to cool.

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Serve with Volturi Dip. You may hear a lot of, “No way! You made those?” from your guests. Just say, “Oh, yeah. I slaved allll day.”

Heh.

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The Mummy Dog Dudes

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What a perfect, spooky snack for your little ghouls on Halloween night–or any night for that matter. Serve these creepy cuties with a bowl of soup and they’ll be ready for whatever haunts the evening brings.

We used Turkey Franks and a refrigerated tube of Pillsbury bread sticks.

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Open the bread sticks–really isn’t that the spookiest part? I hate those exploding tubes. Get somebody else to do if if you’re like me. Then cut all the dough strips in half lengthwise.

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Roll each strip just a bit so that it longer…

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and wind up your little mummy babies any way you want. Leave a small space for the face to poke out.

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If you want to–tear some strips and lay them on here and there for a tattered bandage effect.

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Bake mummies at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or however long it takes for the wrappings to get nice and toasty brown.

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Daub tiny mustard or ketchup eyes on their faces with a sucker stick or a paintbrush.

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Arrange them on a serving platter and…

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feed them to your friends.

 

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Ingredients
  • Hot Dogs
  • Refrigerated Tube of Pilsbury Breadsticks
  • Mustard
Instructions
  1. Open the bread sticks–really isn’t that the spookiest part? I hate those exploding tubes. Get somebody else to do if if you’re like me. Then cut all the dough strips in half lengthwise.
  2. Roll each strip just a bit so that it longer…
  3. and wind up your little mummy babies any way you want. Leave a small space for the face to poke out.
  4. If you want to–tear some strips and lay them on here and there for a tattered bandage effect.
  5. Bake mummies at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or however long it takes for the wrappings to get nice and toasty brown.
  6. Daub tiny mustard or ketchup eyes on their faces with a sucker stick or a paintbrush.
  7. Arrange them on a serving platter and…
  8. feed them to your friends.
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake

About this time of year, when I stroll into the grocery store for whatever it is—without fail–in the bakery section, or at the checkout stand and sometimes even on display right as I walk in the store will be the most lovely, the most Halloweenish, the most tasty looking Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies ever created. I believe it’s fair to say that I almost always resist the impulse to stack the silly things in my cart and grin my way home. Almost…always.

At any rate–this is a fabulous substitute for all the cookies I’ve bravely walked away from–but even better because it’s a cake instead, so way quicker to make and just as scrumptious to eat. You’ll love it to itty, bitty, bits. Seriously.

Make it…I dare you.

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Pumpkin  Chocolate Chip Cake

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; add to the creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin. Fold in chocolate chips.
Spoon batter into a well-greased 10-in. fluted tube pan,
Bake at 325° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan. Dust with powdered sugar or top with whipped cream.

Eat it–the heck–up.

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Ingredients
  • ¾ cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
  2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  3. Beat in vanilla.
  4. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; add to the creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin.
  5. Fold in chocolate chips.
  6. Spoon batter into a well-greased 10-in. fluted tube pan,
  7. Bake at 325° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
  8. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan.
  9. Dust with powdered sugar or top with whipped cream.
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Halloween Cupcakes–SPOOKY!

We started out with two cake mixes–one chocolate and one vanilla, white melting chocolate, one package each of Nutter Butters, Milano cookies, Autumn Mix candy, Red Vines, Halloween Jellies, two tubs of frosting and a variety of sprinkles. Here’s where that went…

Believe me, it didn’t take as long to eat them as it did to make them….yum!

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Dang Fine Salsa

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Not too hot, not too wussy–this salsa tastes lovely the day you make it and even better once the flavors have mellowed. So perfect for chips or soup or for topping your favorite spicy meals. Beats anything else I can think of to do will all those tomatoes from the garden.

Ingredients

5 lbs. tomatoes, peeled, skinned and processed until chunky (or chop by hand)
1 cup diced peppers– a combination of seeded jalapenos and peeled, seeded mild long green chilies.  Some chopped bell pepper may be added also.
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp. sugar
bottled lemon juice

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Directions:

Sterilize about 6 pint jars and keep hot until ready to use.

Combine all ingredients and simmer for about 20 minutes. In each pint jar put 1/4 -1/2 tsp. salt, depending on taste, and 1 Tbsp. bottled lemon juice. Ladle in salsa, using slotted spoon. Place lids on and rings. Process in boiling water bath for 35 minutes.

Refrigerate leftover salsa and use within a week or so.


Dang Fine Salsa
 
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Ingredients
  • 5 lbs. tomatoes, peeled, skinned and processed until chunky (or chop by hand)
  • 1 cup diced peppers-- a combination of seeded jalapenos and peeled, seeded mild long green chilies. Some chopped bell pepper may be added also.
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • bottled lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Sterilize about 6 pint jars and keep hot until ready to use.
  2. Combine all ingredients and simmer for about 20 minutes.
  3. In each pint jar put ¼ -1/2 tsp. salt, depending on taste, and 1 Tbsp. bottled lemon juice.
  4. Ladle in salsa, using slotted spoon.
  5. Place lids on and rings.
  6. Process in boiling water bath for 35 minutes.

 

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