Cooking Classy

So maybe I'm a pumpkin addict. What a strange thing to be addicted to =). I love it! Hate it plain but love it in baked goods. Is there anyone out there that eats it plain by the spoonful? Ugh. Horrifying. That would be like eating canned beets! No no, not that bad. There's nothing worse than canned beets. I tasted a bit of plain pumpkin puree when I was making these and it tasted like a spoonful of mushy, far too healthy to be good for you, baby food. Maybe if you were to jazz it up with some sort of spices and lots of butter than maybe, just maybe. Add a little sugar in there and I'll eat it for sure. Not sure why I'm talking about that... so, onto the cookies! I love love LOVE Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies. I don't know how you could not love the sweet, delicious little pillows of baked pumpkin-y goodness.  I found this recipe over at allrecipes.com. I created my own adaptation, because really how do I stick to a recipe? I love to put my own spin on things. I us...

That's right people, I'm getting my craft on =). I don't craft much, I used to a lot more when I was younger. Secretly I want to be the next Martha Stewart so I wish I had more time to do it all =). I call this my Pumpkin Snowman, although the site I adapted it from calls it a "Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern Totem." Pumpkin Snowman is just easier to remember and easier to say. I just wanted to share because if you don't craft (or if you do) this is one of the easiest crafts you could possibly make. I'm talking paint, glue, ribbon over some faux pumpkins with a little bit of cutting. It was actually really fun to make and I love having him on my front porch to welcome visitors and soon all the Trick-or-Treaters. I made it last year and it's actually held up really well since it's made from the faux pumpkins. Happy Halloween! Here is what you will need: 2 white faux pumpkins 1 orange faux pumpkin (make sure they pumpkins are all they close to the same...