For the Love of Food: October 2017

October 31, 2017

Candy Corn Cheese Pizza and Halloween Recap

Happy Halloween!

Even the rain can't dampen our mood today!

We have had a fun filled weekend at the Zoo Boo, costume parties, and pumpkin patches and tonight we finally get to go trick or treating in our new neighborhood! I made this quick and easy Halloween themed pizza for my kiddos tonight before we went out. This extra cheesy pizza crust is covered in 2 types of cheese to resemble one of our favorite fall candies: candy corn!

Here's our 2017 Halloween Recap...

Pumpkin patch family portrait.

Sweet Stella Rose with her pumpkins.

Our annual pumpkin painting happened last night and it was messy fun as always!

Ashton carved a Wonder Woman themed pumpkin this year {no surprise}!

Halloween day free scary face pancakes from IHOP!

We had fun attending lots of Halloween events this week and my little monsters

loved the crafts {and candy too}.

You know me and Starbucks- we had to try the Zombie Frappuccino. It tasted like frozen apple juice and as you can see my kids didn't share all that well.

Our pumpkins are out and our new home is all decorated for Halloween visitors!

Time to trick or treat! Even the rain can't stop a family of superheroes!

Ingredients:

1 large pizza crust {I used Mama Mary's 12 inch}

1/4- 1/2 cup pizza sauce, to taste

1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

olive oil, for drizzling

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Place pizza crust on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.
Spread on pizza sauce.
Add shredded mozzarella cheese to the center making a circle.
Fill in the rest of the pizza with shredded cheddar cheese.
Bake for 7-10 minutes or until golden.
Slice and serve.

Place pizza crust on a baking sheet and preheat oven to 425.

Drizzle with olive oil then spread on pizza sauce.

Add shredded mozzarella cheese to the center making a circle.

Fill in the rest of the pizza with shredded cheddar cheese.

Bake for 7-10 minutes or until golden.

Slice and serve.

My kids got a kick out of the candy corn inspired pizza and it was the

perfect fast dinner to serve before a busy night trick or treating!

Happy Halloween from our superhero family!

Stay safe and have fun!

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October 28, 2017

Decadent Candy Bar Frappe

It's Halloween weekend and if you are like my family then you already have bags full of candy!

We love attending fall festivals, trunk or treats, the zoo boo, and just about any other trick or treat event we can find. Our new city of San Antonio has so many fun family friendly Halloween events every day that we can't possibly do them all- but we try!

So when Torani asked me to make a drink for their spooktacular Halloween campaign, I jumped at the chance. After all, I love coffee and I love Halloween and I knew right away what I wanted to make: a Candy Bar Frappe inspired by all our buckets of Halloween candy!

Torani offers nearly 150 unique flavors of syrups that are perfect for adding to your at home coffeehouse creation or Halloween inspired sweet treat!Their regular line is made with real, simple ingredients like pure cane sugar & natural flavors and their sugar free line is made with natural flavors & sweetened with sucralose.

Check out all their flavors and order online here: www.torani.com

#AToraniHalloween

“Torani inspires folks to taste life one flavorful experience at time…”

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October 23, 2017

Favorite Disney Princess Recipes and Crafts

My sweet little Ava princess is turning 5 today and to celebrate I put together this adorable collection of 30 of our Favorite Disney Princess Recipes and Crafts.

Hope you and your little princesses enjoy them as much as we did!

Princess Ava in our homemade princess crowns.

Check out the link below.

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October 22, 2017

Marshmallow Monster Pops

Happy Halloween month, friends!
I created this fun recipe with my kids in mind, as most of my food is. They love to help make and eat my recipe creations so we definitely had some messy fun making these Marshmallow Monster Pops!
These tasty treats make a spooktacular Halloween party dessert or gift!

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October 21, 2017

Peanut Butter Hot Cocoa #Choctoberfest

Today is the last day of #Choctoberfest and I decided last minute to make one more delicious chocolate filled recipe. After a long day out and about I was craving a hot drink and ready to snuggle up on the couch and watch a show. I knew hot cocoa was what I needed and when I saw the bag of peanut butter chips Davis Chocolate had sent me I knew I wanted to make a batch of homemade Peanut Butter Hot Cocoa to end our long day!

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October 20, 2017

Double Chocolate Avocado Brownies #ChoctoberFest

#Choctoberfest is coming to an end and I wanted to go out with a bang!

These Double Chocolate Avocado Brownies will blow your mind, I promise!

I sub mashed avocado for butter in this recipe and then add two types of chocolate and two types of sugar for an out of this world chocolate lovers treat!

Thanks to our gold sponsor Imperial Sugar and the other special sponsors that helped make #Choctoberfest possible! Over 70 bloggers are participating in #Choctoberfest 2017 and have posted 200+ chocolate recipes this week! Keep your eyes peeled, visit any of the blogs listed below, or use the #Choctoberfest hashtag on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to follow along. You can also check out our #Choctoberfest Pinterest board, where we post chocolate recipes all year long.

Clearly we like chocolate in our home!

I am excited to be working with Imperial Sugar again for my decadent chocolate recipes! Since 1843, Imperial Sugar has been a trusted name in family kitchens all across the southwest. Their pure cane sugar products and sweeteners are 100% natural, non-GMO and ensure consistently delicious results.

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October 16, 2017

Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie #Choctoberfest

Today is one of my favorite days of the year, because it is the official start of #Choctoberfest. This is the third annual food blogger celebration of all things chocolate! To start off the week, I am sharing this decadent -but good for you- Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie featuring two amazing products from Barlean's!

Thanks to our gold sponsor Imperial Sugar and the other sponsors listed below. Over 70 bloggers are participating in #Choctoberfest 2017 and will be posting 200+ chocolate recipes over the next week. Keep your eyes peeled, visit any of the blogs listed below, or use the #Choctoberfest hashtag on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to follow along. You can also check out our #Choctoberfest Pinterest board, where we post chocolate recipes all year long. You can also enter to win our #Choctoberfest prize pack. Scroll down to enter to win!

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October 14, 2017

Moana Farewell Pool Party

We have finally settled into our new home in Texas and I am excited to share our fantastic Moana Farewell Pool Party with y'all. It was the perfect way to end the summer and say 'see ya later' to our friends in Louisiana.

My two girls and I love everything Disney and their favorite princess is Moana so we decided to have a Moana themed party at our neighborhood pool.

True to Louisiana weather, it rained lightly the day of the party but that did not stop us from celebrating with our friends! I was lucky enough to work with some of my favorite small shops on Etsy for this special party. Check out all the details and photos below along with the menu and links to order all the items. Please support these wonderful shops and always #shopsmall !

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October 13, 2017

Blood Orange Spooky Slush Punch

This spooky slush punch is citrus flavored and blood red- perfect for serving at Halloween parties! It is made with new Organic Stevia In The Raw®, a zero-calorie sweetener that adds a delicious sweet taste to this fun drink!

As a fan of the original Sugar In The Raw products, I was excited to find new Organic Stevia In The Raw available at my local grocery store! I love the convenient packets for sweetening my morning cup of coffee or adding to my bowl of cereal or sliced fruit. Each packet is only three calories, but provides the sweetening equivalence of two teaspoons of sugar (which contains 32 calories)!

I decided to try using Organic Stevia In The Raw for this punch recipe and the end result was perfectly sweetened and spooky- just like I wanted it!

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October 11, 2017

Hocus Pocus Magic Munch Mix + Gift Tag Printable

This Magic Munch Mix is inspired by my favorite Halloween movie: Hocus Pocus. Perfect for movie night snacking or package in snack bags for a spookily delicious treat!

I have also included a free printable gift tag below for you to download and print at home!

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October 9, 2017

25+ Pulled Pork Recipes You Will Love

In honor of National Pulled Pork Day this week, I wanted to share some of my favorite Pulled Pork Recipes for you to make this month including my very favorite Crock-Pot Root Beer Pulled Pork. Check out the video here!