Making sweet treats with Chloe

Chloe and I made Carmel Apples today.

The green apples look so pretty drapped

in caramel...mmmm

Even better drizzled with chocolate,
double yum!

They tasted even better than

they look!

Birthday Boy

Happy 48th birthday my dear!

Don't cry - you still look great!!

Isn't he cute?

Just love the whole outfit, shoes

and all.

Fun Weekend

Friday night dinner out on the patio,

complete with warm, crackling fire.

The weather was gorgeous, and wait till

you see what we had to eat below...

wait for it...

wait

for

it.....

BAM!

Look at that baby!!
Darryl's boss, caught 35 of these
beauties on a diving trip to Catalina, and
gave us one. We happily accepted and cooked
him up over mesquite wood. Can I say
DE-LIC-IOUS!
I forgot just how much I love lobster!
Served with butter and lemon,
roasted red potatoes, sauteed in butter,
garlic and rosemary & a spinach
salad with green apple, red onion,
Gorgonzola, & toasted pecans - yum yum!
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Saturday we headed north to Alcantara Winery
for a wine tasting and then on to Page Springs
winery for a few sips.
The weather was just beautiful!
* Chocolate fountain - yum!

Saturday night - Halloween party

at Dan & Melissa's. I found the authentic,

oriental, silk dress at Goodwill for $12.00!

Gotta love that Goodwill!

It matched perfectly with Darryl's silk robe.
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Voted best costume of the night!

Zombie prom king & queen.

Awesome right?!

Tomato soup

Lunch yesterday - tomato basil soup,

sprinkled with Parmesan cheese & toasted

garlic bread - yum!

Fall cocktail

Great cocktail idea from

the Pottery Barn fall catalog.

Beautiful presentation.

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Pear Coolers

Pears steeped in Vodka

Pear Brandy

Sprig of Rosemary

Soda

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Might make a nice cocktail while

preparing Thanksgiving dinner.

Right Kim??

The day off

I am enjoying the day off today.

Plan on making a big pot of chicken stock

and running a few errands.

The weather is cooler today, high of

about 85 with a chance of rain - nice!

Delicious!

Mmmmm!

Doesn't this look good?

Not my picture, but plan to make

this soon. I picked up a truffle brownie

mix and some fleur de sel carmel

sauce from Trader Joe's today.

I am sure the family will love it!

Thunder boomer!

We had one heck of a storm today.

It rained the hardest I have ever seen,

with hurricane like winds, thunder, lightning

and even some hail - it was crazy!

Quite awesome to watch though and now it is

clear and cool out - yippee!

Crafting with Chloe

Saturday craft project

with Chloe.

Fabric pumpkins - with twigs cut from the

neighbors tree.(which by the way, always needs to be

trimmed so we can even walk by on the sidewalk.

So really I was doing them a favor..)

It was really quite easy,

I do not sew, but was able to make these

no problem. Just cut circles of fabric, ran

a running stitch around the edge of the circle,

then, filled with pinto beans, cinched it

up and sewed closed. Then simply

hot glued on the stems.

We think they turned out really cute!

Welcome October!

I am sooo happy that October is here.

For us here in Arizona, it means that the

cooler weather is almost here! I couldn't

be more ready. Not only for the cool weather,

but also for the change in menu - soups,

chili, pumpkin bread, and so on...

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This recipe is from Sweet Paul - looks

and sounds delish! Will be trying this

one soon. Today, Chloe and I are having

a little craft day.

(more to come on that idea...)