I've been College Binge Drinking....

Not really....been colleging though.  I have 5 finals starting this afternoon running till Weds. night...Then I will be back will some exciting posts--okay with some posts, posts in one hand, cocktail in the other.

See you on the other side....matie....

Halloween 2010, no we normally don't dress like this.

Halloween Treats...Popcorn & Freeze Pops.  My treat is on the left side!

Hallows-eve...

And who said you aren't suppose to play with sharp objects when you have having cocktails...SEE MOM NO BLOOD.....

 But there may be blood on the football field tonight - Penn State vs Michigan...Guess who I'm for.  I already got boo-ed today at the market for wearing my Penn State Gear.  My parents paid a lot of money for me to wear PSU gear with pride.  Michigan people can be sooo mean.

Here is a bloody shot of last years costumes....Zombie bride & groom - Goods killed me on my wedding day because of my little boyfriend who you can barely see in the bottom right corner.

More pics to come of this years festivities....until then......boooooooooooo

2 weeks then BOOOOO

Be SCARED!!!

 And Fluffy wants nothing to do with fake kitty...she turns her back to Fake Kitty....and to Fluffy's defense...it is a bad fake kitty....

24 more days...then BOO!

I HAVE to get busy decorating...I should already have it done by now!  But busy as a bee for school.  This was a gift from my non-vegan sister & bro-in-law.  Cool isn't it.  And this one won't rot all over our floor....so it's a GIRL pumpkin.

Back to the books.....boobye!

28 days till Boo-Day

This is the first decoration I put out this year....well really it's the only one so far, unless you count a pumpkin.  We picked this spooky guy up last time we were in Altoona, PA visiting my parental units.  I think my Grandma made it.  I guess if I moved the candles that I have in front of it...you could see the whole thing....but in my defense...I took this photo when I was having a few vodkas last night so I'm pretty much impressed I even got the ghost in the frame.

Rock on.  Or as I like to say it - on the rocks.

Halloween Countdown #1

Yeap - it's that time again.....Goods favorite time of the year - the time to scare the neighborhood kiddies. So....only 29 more days to Boo-Day. I am going to feature some of out halloween cheer with you this year. First off....THE PUMPKIN. Well it didn't make it to it's 3rd Halloween....look at the guts spewing out onto the floor...

It was a sad day...and a stinky one too. It was so close to celebrating with us his 3rd halloween...but it just couldn't hang on. So you ask me how I know it was a BOY pumpkin....well ask yourself...would a GIRL make a mess all over my kitchen floor??? No, I think not.

So you are wondering where this halloween feature is that I talked about....well here it is...Fluffy is modeling it for you....She's shy...well really she was afraid of the flash...and me. Hey, her Daddy held her while I put it on...bad Daddy. Here is a closer look.

Oh - and yes I made it....I can be crafty at times...oh and it's reversible....just in case the eyes bug you.

I didn't really make it for Fluffy...I'm making a couple for some doggies that come to visit on their walks. I love them...

So...I know you all have been wondering why I didn't have my Lily Lou as the model...

It's still sooooo hard to talk about it, she was the love of my life (sorry Goods) and we had to send her to kitty heaven with Guido. As I sit here typing I'm bawling...I miss her with every piece of my being........ we sent her to heaven July 12th...the suckiest day of my life.

She was 15 1/2 years young...

Lily Lou...you were the best Kitty in the whole wide world...you were my best friend.

Now - I must go drown my sorrows with some vodka....yes, and Lily would have approved.

Halloween Ball

No, my costume is not done yet and it's only 6 days until Halloween - but I am happy to say that I finished my mosaic halloween spider gazing ball in time!

Only 12 more days to Halloween.....

Halloween Count-Down

Halloween is only 17 quick days away....where...where...where...Lily is looking around for it??? Boo...Rats - there it is...and Lily is not amused.

I will be featuring some Halloween decor throughout this Halloween countdown. Goods, and now I am too, are huge into Halloween.....so be prepared to be scared! Kind of like last night's dinner....but I'll save that for another post.

I'm back and I'm raw...

Yes, it's been a long time. I was going to start blogging again after our Halloween extravaganza-in fact that Monday with "Flower of the Week"- but that Monday (11/3) turned out to be totally sucky and I had another matter to spend my energy on. You can see below posts, if you care to. It still sucks, but one must proceed with a new normal.

SOOOOOOOOOO....my new normal is RAW. Okay, not really but over the summer and fall I've been doing a lot more raw "cooking". This is my new favorite junk food - KALE CHIPS!

Kale Chips

1 big bunch of kale, washed torn, remove thick stems.
put in big bowl
add: enough tahini to lightly coat (or more to taste- I used approx 1/4 c.)
then add some spices - suggestions: SPIKE (awesome), Garlic Powder, Italian Seasoning, Cayenne Pepper, Nutritional Yeast, Fresh Parsley - endless possibilities.

Stir until well coated.

Lay the Kale onto the dehydrator trays and dehydrate at 105 degrees until crispy. This usually takes 12ish hours. I flip the kale in the midst of the dehydration time...I also sample throughout, which is crucial in the dehydrating process :-)

I guess the kale chips are not 100% raw - I can't find raw tahini (not noted on my label of tahini) and I don't know if the seasonings are truly raw. But it's all so good....and much better then potato chips and I'm talking health and TASTE wise! humm... how about some tahihi potato chips??? I guess an experiment will be forth coming.

Also another favorites is raw corn chips- but I'll save that until I have a photo.

But I will leave you with a photo of Goods and me attending the Greenfield Village Halloween Nights . ...and yes, we were pretty much the only adults dressup WITHOUT KIDS. Who needs a kid when I have Goods????

Our Halloween Photos are in a Flikr set here. I forgot to take photos of all the vegan food I made for the party...my vegan chilie was a hit along with my favorite nacho cheese recipe.

Goods and I have a ton of activities planned for the rest of the year, so hopefully I will have some fun posts posted! See you then.

Oh - and GO PENN STATE!

Happy Halloweenie

Been extremely busy and blog lazy....but I'm back, for now,
well to at least wish you a Happy Halloweenie!!!!!

Our Halloweenie Yard for this year.........

http://www.flickr.com/photos/good-dees/sets/72157602797174695/

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!