Sugar Skull

Today, I'm making Sugar Skulls. Later in the week, I will attempt to have fun decorating them. About's Gallery is so inspirational:

Dead Bars

While shopping in Taos, we stumbled across this very inviting day of the dead boutique. I picked up molds for these and have been making little dead bars from meltable chocolate wafers. This is seriously harder than it looks!

the Package

Presentation is everything. How often do we hear that? And see that? and respond to that? I'll buy a $100 chocolate bar if it is wrapped in lavendar polka dots and a ribbon.

So as I'm planning an I SCREAM party, I'm imagining serving all the carefully created flavors from freezer safe tupperware. Not happening at my party. I had to have paper ice cream packaging. Garnish delivered....a package of ice cream packaging, packaged in beautiful brown paper with a beautiful brown paper reciept with a handwritten thank you note. Oh My!

Cookbook Collection

I collect cookbooks, and sometimes I use them. Actually, once or twice a week I get them down and browse and bookmark a recipe or two for the week. I love storing them on top of the kitchen cabinets. They add a bit of homey and lots of color to a clean, plain apartment kitchen.

HELLoKitty e

I made a Hello Kitty Skull for this year's upbeat, cute & cuddly Halloween theme.

fungi

At Far West Fungi in San Francisco's Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market, you could purchase a poop to put under a dome and grow your own mushrooms at home! Absolutely beautiful display.

I left my Pear in San Francisco

Unloading fruit crates at the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market in San Francisco. I'm a graffiti is art lover, and this memory is making me smile.