Posts for October 2010

Guess Who

What Is This?

If you're busy decorating your abode with jack-o'-lanterns for trick-or-treaters tonight, you'd probably be thrilled if you had one of these on hand.
If you're busy decorating your abode with jack-o'-lanterns for trick-or-treaters tonight, you'd probably be thrilled if you had one of these on hand. Can you guess what it is?

Can You Guess the Halloween Gadget? Oct. 31, 2010

Halloween

Would You Rather Eat Caramel Apples or Popcorn Balls?

Visions of candy corn and Reese's Pieces may be dancing in your head this Halloween, but let's not forget some of the ghoulish holiday's other popular sweet treats: gooey caramel apples and salty-sweet popcorn balls.


Visions of candy corn and Reese's Pieces may be dancing in your head this Halloween, but let's not forget some of the ghoulish holiday's other popular sweet treats: gooey caramel apples and salty-sweet popcorn balls. Which do you prefer?

Source: Flickr Users neil conway and kozumel

weekly recap

What's Yummy This Week — YumSugar Weekly Recap

Easy homemade Halloween candy: black-and-orange chocolate bark.

celebrity chefs

Guess Who?

Can you guess which chef was at an event that celebrated The Huffington Post's 2010 Game Changers?
Can you guess which chef was at an event that celebrated The Huffington Post's 2010 Game Changers?

Guess Who 2010-10-30 08:00:34

Halloween

Pumpkin Desserts: Love Them or Hate Them?

It's that time of year when pumpkin is popping up everywhere from cocktail menus to frozen yogurt shops.

It's that time of year when pumpkin is popping up everywhere from cocktail menus to frozen yogurt shops. While I love a good pumpkin dessert, be it pumpkin pie, pumpkin cake, or pumpkin cookies, not everyone is a fan of the taste and texture. How do you feel about them?

Halloween

Happy Hour: Pumpkin Mojito

This October, pumpkin puree is the hottest seasonal ingredient to stir into cocktails.

This October, pumpkin puree is the hottest seasonal ingredient to stir into cocktails. After noticing it in a recent recipe, I've seen it in countless other concoctions. One that caught my eye is this Fall-themed orange mojito. The combination of spiced rum, muddled mint, brown sugar, lime juice, and pumpkin puree is wonderfully balanced and quite refreshing. The pumpkin doesn't overpower the drink, instead it enhances the flavor of the rum. It's made like any other mojito, so you will need a muddler. Since rum is the only spirit, select a high-quality one like Cruzan's aged spiced rum. To give this cocktail a try — I promise you won't be disappointed — keep reading.