Crescent Mummy Dogs

A great Halloween treat from Pillsbury! You can add cheese as well, but I left that out. You can also use mini dogs for a cute app as well.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

ENJOY!
Ingredients:
1 package (8 count) refrigerated crescent rolls (low fat is fine)
8 reduced-fat kosher hot dogs (or hot dogs with no nitrates)
mustard
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. [...]

Sneaky Slithering Stromboli

H loves stromboli and when I saw this recipe, I knew he would love it and it totally fits this time of year, Halloween!! I found this recipe from Target recipes cards. This was super fun to make and very tasty!
ENJOY!

Sorry for no photo from me, but  pls see Crazy Day Dinner for a great [...]

Colored Cutouts

I recently saw some very cute cutout cookies  and knew I wanted to make some with my new pumpkin cutter. I decided to dye the dough three different shades of orange and make cute pumpkin shortbread cookies. I used my shortbread recipe and the directions and idea from Stephanie cooks!
HAPP HALLOWEEN!
ENJOY!
Here they are:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

I wanted to try my hand at royal icing and have put it off for a while, but today was the day to try it. I made my usual sugar cookies in a simple circle shape and then followed Brown Eyed Baker’s tutorial of royal icing cookies. Mine came out ok. I think I did ok, [...]

Fried Potatoes dressed up for Halloween!

This can be done with basic slices of potatoes, I cut these with small cookie cutters for a fun Halloween meal!  Can be done for any holiday or party in whatever shape you prefer!
I also cut this recipe in half for just the two of us!
ENJOY!

6 med. potatoes
3/4 tsp. pepper
3/4 tsp. salt
1/3 c. shortening
 
Peel potatoes and [...]

Moist and tender devils food (cup)cakes

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Another hit from Cook’s Illustrated. The buttercream is from Annie’s Eats…soooo GOOD!
ENJOY!

Makes three 8-inch cakes.   Published March 1, 2000.
Regular, or natural, cocoa like Hershey’s can be used with good results, though the cakes will bake up a bit drier, redder, and with slightly less chocolate flavor.
Ingredients

4
ounces unsweetened chocolate , chopped

1/4
cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder

1 [...]

Halloween Pulled Pork Sandwiches

One of H’s favorite meals! So easy to make in the crock pot and great as leftovers! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1 pork tenderloin or roast…enough for who you are feeding and leftovers..Ours was 2.5 lbs.
1 can coke
Garlic Powder to rub on pork
BBQ Sauce-I used Homemade Bourbon BBQ sauce
Monster decorations for bun-I used grape tomatoes, carrot sticks, and [...]