Psychotic Season
Halloween... all things "ugly". Everything "psychotic", "psychedelic", just plum "psycho"... You can let your hair down and be just as pleasingly scary as you dare to be! {There's an excuse for that, don't you know?} It's also a time to be "brave"-- How far can you take it? What's in your spirit? What does your mind and heart tell you... It's "okay" to be … [Read more...]
Halloween Waffles
For good Halloween waffles, click here. … [Read more...]
Repurposing a Kitchen (1)
I'm starting a series beginning with, Repurposing a Kitchen (1), letting you come along with me through minor (and possibly) major changes in my kitchen. Then we'll have cake. It's really not a secret that I can grow as large a green thumb as anybody's big nose with hairs that need weeding--like a garden that's not been carefully tended, so why can't I pick up a hammer and … [Read more...]
Chocolate Bird Peeps
Skirt in the Kitchen In a stainless or glass double broiler over the stove, melt a full amount of dark chocolate with three-fourths of the amount of milk chocolate of the Ghirardelli brand--or equal portions, depending on your preference of sweetness. … [Read more...]
Moon River for A Skirt Halloween
A Skirt Halloween … [Read more...]
Little Crow Nest
exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen Craft and make a little crow nest for fall. If you'd like to spook it up for Halloween, string some strands from a hot glue gun over the black bird in its nest. Practically all the supplies needed are from nature's resources. … [Read more...]
Skirt in the Kitchen Halloween 2014
Skirt in the Kitchen Halloween 2014 is right around the corner. It's soon time to make the crafts for the kids, split open the pumpkins, sip blood-red punch, hang orange streamers, and spook the neighbors! Look for featured posts of ideas and creations by Skirt in the Kitchen for A SKIRT HALLOWEEN... and as always, Halloween music to accompany the goodies! … [Read more...]
Halloween Popcorn
Skirt in the Kitchen I like doing this with popcorn for Halloween-- add the candy-- several types of gummies, popping candy, pistachio nuts, baking sprinkles that glisten, Sixlets, and milk chocolate chips. I like the popping effect in each and every bite of popcorn because of the pop rocks. I still salt the popcorn. I prefer popping the kernels in a Dutch oven on the … [Read more...]
Pop Rock Pink Lady Apples
exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen It's still the candy that explodes in your mouth. Eating these candied apples for Halloween is a real treat-- that sparkly-popping sensation with every crunch and bite of childhood comes alive again. It's like no other candied apple. It's not oozing in caramel. It's got light-pink color in white chocolate, strawberry rock pops sprinkled … [Read more...]