Cork Wreath

Me and Sophie went and bought a glue gun a few weeks ago.  This led to playing with all the corks we have collected over the past few years.  Sophie made some cork reindeers and I made this fun cork wreath.

I think it looks pretty cool.  Mom – you need to help me make a better bow.

How many corks do you think there are?

Halloween 2011

Halloween of course means only one thing…

SLOPPY JOES

Sloppy Joes expertly made as always by the Good Witch Herself of Edgecliff…

Not one to be left out… the second most important ingredient of Halloween…yes…pitchers of Manhattans…(for those adult trick or treaters of course…

Check out these cuties:

and these freshman who decided not to dress up for the night…

one more nerd cutie:

Happy Halloween.

Clambake 2011

My parents clambake is always a food highlight of the year.  Their clambake was this past Saturday and it was a great one as usual.  The weather was perfect, the clams were tasty and the company was companionable.

In goes the chicken:

It was a beautiful day after a long crappy week of weather.

…out comes the chicken

Some broth…

My 2nd favorite part of clambakes is the cheesecake.  Kirsten is the official cheesecake maker now that Grandma Davis is enjoying her clams in a better place.  See cheesecake recipe here.  Thanks Mom and Dad for a great day.

Cheesecake

Betty Davis

Kirsten is the official cheesecake maker in the family…and this is a must for dessert after a clambake.

  • 16 graham crackers
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • 1 lb. cream cheese
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • ¾ t. vanilla
  • 1 pint sour cream
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 t. vanilla

Crush crackers, add 1/3 cup sugar and melted butter;  press into 8 x 11 pan.

Mix the cheese, ½ cup sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth, pour into un-baked crust.  Bake at 375 oven for 20 minutes.  Remove and let stand for 15 minutes.

Blend sour cream, ¼ cup sugar and vanilla lightly, pour over cooled cake.  Bake at 450 for 10 minutes.  Refrigerate until absolutely cold.