Halloween Spider Eggs

These were some fun eggs me and alyssa made for her soccer party. We were really happy with the way they came out. We used olives to make the spiders.

Deviled Eggs

1. Store your eggs in the carton sideways in the fridge (see pic below). this will center the yolk.

2. Place eggs in pan and cover eggs with cold water. Bring water to a boil.

3. Once water is rapidly boiling, shut off heat and cover with lid. Let sit for 15 minutes.

4. Drain and run cold water over eggs until completely cooled.

5. Peel eggs and cut in half. Remove yolks from the centers and place in a bowl.

6. Mash eggs add ingredients and mix well.

Ingredients:

• 12 eggs; boiled
• 2-3 T Mayo (add one at a time to get desired consistency)
• 1 tsp pickled relish
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• Couple drops of yellow mustard (I use for color)

Note: On ingredients, add a little at a time so you don't make too wet. You may end up adding more mayo or other ingredients to your taste.

Bakerella

Last week me and Wendy went to South Coast Plaza to meet and get our cookbooks signed by Bakerella. For those of you who are not familiar with Bakerella you need to check out her blog http://www.bakerella.com/southern-california/. She is the Cake Pop Queen. She makes the cutest cake pops and cake balls. Wendy and I have been following her blog for over a year know and were really excited to meet her. Now that I am working at The Shirt Cannery I made us a couple cute shirts to wear. Today I got onto facebook and WE MADE HER BLOG!!! I was so excited. You need to pick up her cookbook, its filled with so many great cake pop recipes and amazing decorating tips. I have to do some handy work on my pics my color didn't come out like I would have liked. I will post some pics of us with her and of her book as soon as I go clean them up a bit. Here is one that Bakerella posted on her blog of me and Wendy. This is a gal who works at the Mission Viejo mall William Sonoma she hung out with us.

Carnitas Chili

The Fall weather is finally looking like its here. I love fall. I love soups, chili's and all the warm comfort foods that come along with it. This Chili recipe was shared with me by a friend Laura Benvenuto. She saw it at a Trader Joes demo several years ago and kindly shared it with me and it's been a favorite since.

Carnitas Chili

• 3-4 lbs of Pork Roast (precooked & shredded). Traders has a great microwaveable one in there meat dept. or make your own.
• 16 oz can of chicken broth
• 1 can white kidney beans (or whatever beans you like) I use pinto, chili and white beans because I can.
• 1 diced onion
• 1 half of package of TJ's frozen bell peppers (red, green & yellow).
• 2-3 cloves of garlic, pressed
• 1 large jar of salsa verde (the green stuff)
• 2-3 tsp cumin
• Cilantro; fresh

Bring all ingredients to a boil, reduce and simmer for 1 hour. Top with grated cheese and tortilla chips.

Sorry I have been MIA

Note: You can click on the recipe and right click your mouse and save to your computer.

Sorry to be MIA. I finally got a part time job and have been working a lot the past 3 weeks. Anyways, thought I would pop on here really quick and post a recipe. This recipe was given to me by my friend Keri Garcia who makes this chili every year for her school Halloween Carnival Chili cook off. I ran into her in the grocery store last year and was stumped on what to make for my Halloween Party and she gave me the recipe on the spot. The best part is its a crockpot meal and only 5 ingredients. Its really called White Bean Chili but she named it Zombie Chili for Halloween so I am sticking to that.

I made it up on a recipe card in my Creative Memories Storybook software to make it festive.