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cooking: garlic pumpkin seeds

October 23, 2011

the photo is from last year, but the recipe has become an annual tradition. in fact, the lady sparkler just said that she wanted to go out and buy another round of pumpkins just for the seeds.

Ingredients (per cup of pumpkin seeds)

1 Tablespoon Canola Oil
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Thoroughly wash the pumkin seeds.
Cover seeds with oil, mix well.
Spread oiled seeds in a single layer onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Sprinkle desired amount of salt and garlic on seeds.
Place cookie sheet in preheated oven until dry and browned, usually 45 to 55 minutes. Stir and shake in 10 minute intervals to prevent clumping and burning.

artistic explosion, part 2

October 21, 2011

so, whatever i said before about sparklet going through an artistic explosion was a lie.

sparklet’s virginia grandparents got her an easel of her birthday, and there is now nary a spot available on our once-orange dining room walls. and the refrigerator called, it would like it’s door back.

trip #6: new york city

October 19, 2011

end of summer

October 16, 2011

it’s officially the end of summer.

we grilled one last time before cleaning and covering, winterized the house, did one last round of gardening, emptied the (we-waited-so-long-the-leaves-are-rotting) basil plants, and put stuff away.

next up is inside — it’s 60 degrees out, and we can already feel the drafts through our 97 year old windows.

grandparents

October 16, 2011