Pumpkin Carving

This evening Stilsk and I were invited over to our friends house for a pumpkin carving gathering...sounds fun...there will surely be lots of seeds to roast up afterward for a tasty treat! I'm going to bake up some garlic parmesan artichoke dip...it's always a hit! Happy Carving!

It's finally Fall!

It's unseasonable cool...well that's what the weather man told me today...but I think it feels just fabulous. There are light breezes and some clouds and sun in the sky...perfect beginning of the cooler weather! I can't wait to make soups...I know you can have soup any time of the year but Fall just feels so cozy when you have yummy soul warming soups to enjoy! I'm going to attempt a what is being called "Cheese Soup in Little Pumpkin Shells."  Its served in a cute little pumpkin shell as a bowl and topped with croutons. It hardly has any pumpkin in it but does include white wine and gruyere cheese so I'm excited! The only thing is...I'm going to have to go to a couple of grocery store to actually look for the proper cooking pumpkins the recipe calls for...I live in the Agricultural capital of the world and sometimes even not common produce is hard to find in the local stores. Oh....how I long for a Whole Foods or even Trader Joes! Now on to some more pressing matters...I've scoured recipe sites for kid recipes...but they are SOOOOOOOO boring, chicken fingers and mini pizza recipes...how many different ways people Really?! I'm needing some simple but not ordinary kid approved recipes...I'm going to check other blogger sites...here I go!