Halloween

It was a beautiful day and I felt like cooking!

I mean, you've got to have something festive

for Halloween dinner, right?

 So I decided to try this new pumpkin soup recipe.

 I needed to get the squash, pumpkin, and sweet potatoes {yams} roasting.

 Then I started on the pumpkin tiramisu that Paige sent

me the recipe for a month ago.

 Start with the lady fingers drizzled with maple syrup - sans bourbon of course!

(sounds Halloweeny - no?) 

Then layer the pumpkin filling and top with mascarpone cheese.

While that chilled out in the fridge

the squash/pumpkin/yam bake finished up in the oven.

 My house smelled soooooo good!

 Here is a shot of the squash/pumpkin/yam mash.

This is the finished product and it was very good!

Mom liked it!

The tiramisu was good but I may try dipping the lady fingers in

hot chocolate and drizzling Nutella on it next time!

 I had to put in our favorite garden gnomes

 and Minnie Mouse (check out the sparkly shoes)!

 Here are our cute pumpkins!

 Happy Halloween 2011!