Day 535- Halloween!

 I hope you all had a great Halloween!

We sure did!

 

There was a potluck at work and I made these fun mini Owl Cupcakes
 

 

When Kyle came home from his Church meetings and he saw the mini cupcakes he said "you know there is no way i can eat that in more than one bite!" two seconds later....it was gone!

 When the sun went down...

We ate YUMMY Chicken and Dumplings!

Gave candy out to cute little Trick or Treaters!

  Got dressed up!

 

Little Red Riding Hood and The BIG Bad Wolf!

(I made my Chevron hood/cape for my costume and for Kyles we just ripped his shirt and overalls and we used teamwork for his make up)

 

 

And then went with Todd and Cat to "The Theater of  the Lost Soul" in Shelley.

Some friends from our ward own the Theater and haunt it every year and they gave us free tickets!

It was definitely the best haunted place I have ever been to!

Such great effects!

So fun!

Though, quite scary! :)

 A lot like these two....

 

 

 

 

Day 532- Carmel Apple Spice

Does anyone else LOVE Starbucks' Carmel Apple Spice?

 

Well....

I found the SECRET to making it at home!

 

 Cinnamon Dolce

This is the flavoring they use at Starbucks.

 

 

Just go into your local SB and ask for the Carmel Apple Spice flavoring.

They will gladly hand it over for a low $8 cost.

(ask if they have an extra pump, they will most likely give you one)

 

You can now make 500 Carmel Apple Spices for the cost of buying 3 talls! 
 

 

Its so easy to make, All you do is warm up your Apple Juice (i use my cocomotion, it gets it at the perfect temp!) but you can definitely microwave it or use the stove, then add 3 pumps to each serving of 16oz.

Add a little Whipped cream and Carmel on top and BAM you've got a Carmel Apple Spice AT HOME!

 

Enjoy!

 

Day 530- White Chicken Chili

On Saturday we had our ward Halloween Celebration.

For dinner we had a Chili cook off! Then a Trunk or Treat!

I decided to compete in the cook off...I took White Chicken Chili.

AND got "Most Unique!"

It really is amazingly good Chili.

So here is the recipe...it is great for those chilly fall evenings!

WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

 1 Cube butter (divided use)

1 T Olive Oil

4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts (cubed and cooked or shredded after cooking)

½ t Salt

½ t Pepper

2 Medium onions chopped

3 Anaheim peppers chopped

¼ cup Flour

¾ cup Chicken (broth possibly the whole can)

2 cups half& half (fat free)

1 t Tabasco

1 ½ t Chili powder

1 t cumin

2 15oz cans white beans

2 4oz cans diced green chilies

1 ½ cups grated pepper jack cheese (or plain jack cheese)

½ cup sour cream (fat free)

Heat a large skillet over moderately high heat and put in some oil. Season the chicken with salt & pepper and maybe some chili powder. Place the chicken in the skillet and resist the urge to turn them over. Leave them for 5 min or until nicely browned then flip them. Brown the other side and then keep flipping them until cooked through. Remove from pan and let cool until cool enough to handle then shred with your fingers.

OR

Cut up the chicken into cubes and then cook the same way browning all over.

Cook the onions and peppers in the same pan with 2 T butter. Cook until softened.

In a heavy pot large enough to hold all the remaining ingredients, melt the remaining butter 6 T of butter over moderately low heat. Then wisk in the flour. Cook the roux for 3 min. wisking constantly.

Stir in the onions and peppers. Gradually add the broth and half & half wisking the whole time. Bring mixture to a boil and simmer for 5 min stirring occasionally until thickened.

Stir in chili powder, Tabasco, Cumin, salt, pepper.

Add beans, chilies, chicken & cheese. Cook over moderatlet low heat stirring occasionally for 20 min. then add the sour cream.

May be served immediately or the next day.

ENJOY!