Question game

[JackOfHearts]

I have not. I'm not really a zombie fan anyways.


Ever take a Learning Annex class?

[Go? Fencing?]

Nope.

What design are you planning on (or would plan on) for carving a pumpkin for Halloween?

[TBean]

Don't know - my son us usually the designer. We will have a variety of faces.

Do you have your pumpkins already?

[larkascending]

No, and as a college student without a front porch to show off jack-o-lanterns, I don't think I will.

What's your favorite dish at Thanksgiving dinner?

[Nusy]

Hmmm... I like both the turkey and the ham... and the cheese potato casserole one of Jared's aunt makes, and my own potato-sausage-bacon-hardboiled eggs casserole... so yeah. The whole dinner table as it is.


Are you dressing up for Halloween (and if yes, as what)?

[JackOfHearts]

Seeing as how I can't afford the materials for my Rocketeer helmet or jetpack, I shall once again don the garb of The Masked Avenger.

Same question. I'm curious.

[Go? Fencing?]

I'm wearing my D&D costume- I'm a Pictish Druid.

What's your favourite candy to hand out at Halloween?

[Nusy]

Dunno. Never had a Halloween before. I'm excited!


Isn't it kind of unbelievable?

[JackOfHearts]

Actually, no. I had a friend who was a Jehovah's Witness. It was quite the scene for her to experience holidays for the first time.

What's your favorite holiday or otherwise celebration?

[Go? Fencing?]

Christmas Eve is one of my favourites. My family does the Polish tradition of Vigilia, where we all get together on Christmas Eve and have a dinner with traditional white foods, and exchange presents. My mom and I always make her delicious cheesecake (with sour cream top layer) for dessert, and sometimes there are blueberry pierogies for dessert too.

What was the last dish you made that turned out just right?

[matt9476]

What was the last dish you made that turned out just right?

Cereal

Should I go out for lunch today or eat the leftovers I brought to the office?

[TBean]

Should I go out for lunch today or eat the leftovers I brought to the office?

You should go out and have pizza.

When the pizza gets to my office - we do "Pizza Friday" nearly every week - should I have two slices of plain pizza, or one slice of plain and one slice of sausage pizza?

[Go? Fencing?]

One of each.

What other snacky/dessert foods should I make for my Halloween party (planning on making pumpkin muffins with cream cheese frosting, and Muddy Buddies)?

[TBean]

Something savory - I suggest:

Curried Pumpkin Seeds

1/4 cup curry powder
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
Dash cayenne powder
2 cups hulled pumpkin seeds

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the curry powder, water, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, and cayenne in a medium saucepan and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Add the pumpkin seeds and cook for five minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain the pumpkin seeds and place on a large baking sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the seeds are crisp. Store in an airtight container.

Makes 2 cups spiced seeds.


“Guacamoldy”
Serves 8

Assorted Halloween Cookie Cutters
Plain or butter-flavored vegetable-oil cooking spray
24 assorted large flour tortillas, such as plain, whole wheat, and sun-dried tomato
Coarse salt
3 pounds ripe Hass avocados, (about 7), pitted. peeled, and cut into chunks
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, (about 3 limes)
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 fresh jalapeno chile, seeded and finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Using a few Halloween inspired cookie cutters, cut shapes from tortillas. Arrange as many shapes as can fit in a single layer on oiled sheet. Coat tortillas with cooking spray, and season with salt. Bake until slightly darkened and crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining tortilla shapes, using a clean, cooled baking sheet.

2.Put avocados, lime juice, 11/2 teaspoons salt and the pepper, jalapeno, and cilantro in a large bowl. Mash with a fork until chunky. Serve with chips

Petrified Cheese Log

5 ounces blue cheese
5 ounces softened cream cheese
Black sesame seeds
Blue food coloring (optional)
Crackers, for serving

Directions

1.Mix blue cheese with 2 or 3 drops of blue food coloring, if desired; combine with softened cream cheese.
2.Roll into a log, and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until firm. Unwrap, and roll log in black sesame seeds. Serve with crackers.


Did you watch any fencing this weekend?

[ChristopheK]

Absolutely not

Have you been to a graveyard recently?

[ThatReallyHurt]

Yes - I went on an adventure out into the country to see if I could find my great-grandmother's grave.


Any leftover candy from Halloween?

[JackOfHearts]

Plenty!

Did you find anything interesting in your yard afterward? A pirate seems to have abandoned his stuffed parrot here.

[ThatReallyHurt]

Found a pumpkin. Wasn't ours, and it was in perfect condition.

Do you enjoy doing math?

[ParryRiposte]

If the math concerns random deposits in my bank account, totally.

What's the worst travel experience you've ever had?

[Nusy]

My transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to San Francisco. 13 hour flight with one tiny meal and one crappy snack and almost no chance of sleeping or getting up: as soon as I turned in to sleep, the German couple next to me started reciting English dialogues from their travel wordbook in a horrid accent, but when I wanted to get up, they were asleep. Reseating was not an option on an overbooked flight... Gotta love UA.


Have you had a flu this season yet?