Skirt in the Kitchen A vintage hot pad with a chipped coffee mug can be the base for a sparkle head-- a styrofoam glittered skull dolled up for Halloween. Put sparkly buttons into the eye sockets or leave plain ("Plain-Jane"). Grab the hot glue gun, fasten hair bows and notions. Braid a wig. This one is glued to a vintage ice cube tray. It holds battery-operated … [Read more...]
Blackjack Turkey
Skirt in the Kitchen For oven cooking, I brine-- always. For smoking it on the grill, I simply thaw it in the refrigerator kept in its seal for several days, and it still turns out moist after 6 1/2 hours of smoking it on the grill for a 12-pound bird. Preparing it before cooking and what is put inside and on it is key even when not brining in order to have the meat moist … [Read more...]
Whitezilla Rose Collection
exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen It's about the spooks in skirts, the skeletal women in the kitchen. Eye sockets are painted with bright blue nail polish; white grapes cut off old Christmas ornaments stuck into the cavities for eyeballs. The skulls are styrofoam in need of additions. The hair?-- 'angel hair' that is made for Christmas trees and angels' wings. I started … [Read more...]
Devil’s Balls
Skirt in the Kitchen Let him be a devil sometimes. Finely chop 1/2 of a medium-large white onion and 3 garlic cloves. Season 2 pounds ground pork and 2 pounds ground sirloin with McCormick Grill Mates Montreal Steak Seasoning; massage into meat adding little by little while working into the ground meat. Finely chop fresh parsley to equal 3/4 cups. Combine all the … [Read more...]
Jaloween Pepper Jelly Sauce
Skirt in the Kitchen This is green slime, green gunk, green nasty-anything. It is grotesque. It is also radiant-gorgeous green as an emerald. It's green in a large black pot on Halloween night. It resembles what you've read about in story books as a child-- the green blob, glob, end of an owl's claw, the tip of a frog's nose. Let's mix it into whipped egg yolks, cover it … [Read more...]
Halloween Candy Tray
Skirt in the Kitchen It's a scratched plastic round tray that a plastic Halloween skull is glued on to hide the marks-- up-cycled to hold the sweets and treats. A cut jagged piece of black Halloween lace with a spider imprint is partially glued to its head so it looks like it's just setting there. A black ruffle from the same kind of lace gathers under its chin and glued … [Read more...]
Girly Halloween
These are made from Dollar Store finds-- wigs, eyelashes, glitter skulls and added scary notions except for the silicone wine stopper used for a brooch. Low-cost small cake pans from a flea market makes a sturdy base. Fasten the skull with duct tape. Cheap sparkly nail polish can touch up the teeth and anywhere on the face for some highlights. Feathers give it … [Read more...]
Spicy Pulled Beef
Spicy Pulled Beef ~ adapted from Rob Gaston-- Skirt in the Kitchen ~ Simply the best recipe for pulled beef... Trim the roast of any excess fat-- 4 pounds chuck roast. Season with salt and pepper. On medium-high heat, sear on all sides in 2 tablespoons hot olive oil. Transfer meat to a slow cooker and top with 1 large chopped onion. (If you're having to use 2 … [Read more...]
“Broken Glass” Cupcakes
ORIGINALLY POSTED OCT 5, 2011 "Broken Glass" Cupcakes ~ ~ adapted from Martha Stewart ~ Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat 2 sticks plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened at room temperature. Reduce speed to medium and gradually add 2 1/4 cups sugar in a steady stream. Sift 4 1/2 cups cake flour, 2 tablespoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Waffles w/Buttermilk Syrup — “Ghost Syrup”
There is question when they arrive at the table pondering what they are about to take the first bite of. It resembles frothy vampire spit or just baking soda with water, fizzing over waffles that many think are meant to be basic, not ever pumpkin. Ultimate Pumpkin Waffles - Pumpkin Waffles Blog - 1/4 cup light brown sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1 1/4 cup … [Read more...]