Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!!

I thought you should all see me at my finest. A lifelong dream is realized... I have always wanted to be the Wicked Witch of the West for Halloween but I never quite get to the green makeup or fake nose/chin. This year I did it... and I won a prize at the party!!! I scared small children all night. I also received several comments about how I really should have supported the organizers and dressed up. Hardy har har. "I'll get you my pretties, and your little dog TOO!!"
Have a great night!







We are the Witches of the East and the West. Abby was trying to look evil but I think she just comes across as uber-cute.

Welcome To My World!

Friday, October 30th, 2009


This is my first official post on my new blog. I have been toying with the idea of leaving dear coldstreaminformatics.com to my hubby (a computer geek to the nth degree) and creating my own place for quite a while. This way I can make it cute/pretty if I feel like it, and I will have no disgruntled male looking over my shoulder, itching to change it back to a more "arrrrgh... I'm a MAN" theme.

Let me tell you about ME.
I'm Jen.
I tend to be slightly silly at times.
I'm Chief Snuggler to 3 crazy monsters, who I adore.
I love recipes oh so much. I sit and read cookbooks and other cooking blogs for fun.
I also enjoy playing the piano, reading, playing soccer and screaming like a banshee at concerts and all sports games. It's truly embarrassing to those who are in my company.
I now officially open this blog to those who feel like reading it, regardless of your name. You don't have to be a Jen.
Jenn... you get to do this with me, by the way. You are definitely my co-conspirator. Tee hee.


On to Halloween.
I'm doing Witch Hats for my crazies' classrooms, and so this post must be short, as I need to go and construct them.
Materials needed:




Hershey's Kisses
Fudgee-O's (NOT the "double stuff" kind. The proportions are way off if you use them, trust me.)
Red Icing

To assemble:

Blob some red icing on the bottom of the unwrapped kiss and stick it to the top of a Fudgee-O.



Then, if you are NOT doing this in the middle of the night before your kids' class parties, make a little red bow out of the icing to make it extra special. I might attempt one, but I will deny I did it if it looks dumb.




Aren't they evilly cute?


Ghost/Bat Chips
Grab some tortillas and some Halloween cookie cutters.
Cut out your critters and lay them on a cooking spray-spritzed pan. Spritz the tops of your tortilla cut-outs and sprinkle seasoning on them (I used a mixture of seasoning salt and Mrs. Dash) and stick them in the 350 degree oven for 8 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack to maintain crispiness.



Serve with chunky salsa, creamy sour cream and ooooooooey gooooooey cheese dip. Divine.

Have a safe, happy HALLOWEEN!!