Happy Halloween!

To all my fantastic blogger friends and Family!

Have a fun and Safe Halloween!

~Really Rainey~

Foodie Friday

Again with the baking! Its just been so much fun baking spooky things. I'll get back to cooking starting Saturday (Halloween night) I traditionally make my Tortilla Soup. I used to make stew when we lived in Colorado... I like to have something in the slow cooker so I can devote myself to costumes and the fun stuff; Trick or Treaters! So dinner is ready early... we eat then get all costumed up and I'll light the Jack-0-lanterns Hubby's sets up the comfy folding chairs and fire pit in the driveway and we fill a cooler with "beverages" and wait... We don't wait long... We have lived in our new house for 4 years this December... and every year I give away over 7 pounds of candy! Instead of getting up and down we meet the trick-or-treaters in the driveway, careful to keep the costumed kids away from our portable fire pit! They see who has the candy bowl and they come right to me... although I am wearing my witch hat~ I try not to scare the little ones!

Here are my Halloween Skeleton Cup Cakes!

Turn up your speakers, I picked another song for you!

~Enjoy~

Fresh from the oven, just butter recipe chocolate cake mix.

You have to have some scary frosting...

This is my usual homemade cream cheese frosting.

With just a little festive color for effect!

Oh Wait, thats not a decorating tip!

Its a "bismarck" tip for filling!

Filled cupcakes waiting for chocolate frosting, sprinkles and skeletons!

Happy little skeletons with bones for bow ties!

Lets cut one open...

That might scare ya

if you didn't know it was in there!

BOO!

Speaking of BOO!

Its "HIM" again...

Ok Creepy Guy...

Just one!

I hope I didn't scarrrrrrrrre you!

to see more fun Foodie Friday posts please visit

Miss "G" at Designs by Gollum

Elphaba the Wicked witch of the west played by

Idina Menzel

A must see Broadway Musical...

Especially if you love the Wizard of OZ

Thanks for visiting

The Project Table!

~Really Rainey~

Tablescape Thursday 10-29-09

My Halloween Tablescape

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A little blood red wine and some garlic

to keep those pesky vampires away...

A frightful centerpiece...

How about some Skeleton Stew for an appetizer!

But wait... Has an uninvited guest appeared?

Ohhhhh its Creepy Guy again!

If you get a chance please visit my

Granddaughter Mady's blog and

see her terrific Halloween tablescape.

I just love this haunted house:

Please visit Susan over at Between naps on the porch for LOTS more tablescapes!

OutDoor Wednesday!

I continue with my Spooky Halloween Delights

for a few more days...

Here is a little outdoor "Hocus Pocus" for you all!

I shot this photo in July during a monsoon

and totally scrapblogged it for your enjoyment!

Oh and make sure your speakers are up just a little...

*lively cackle*

Just listen for a moment...

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~~~~~~~~~~ooOO00OOoo~~~~~~~~~~

Happy Out Door Wednesday!

To visit more of the fun outdoors visit

Susan over at A Southern Day Dreamer!

Thanks for visiting

The Project Table

~Really Rainey~

Mosaic Monday!

Totally Batty!

The photo on the left is my inspiration photo...

The photo on the right is my front door...

(click to enlarge)

Visit Mary on her blog Little Red House to see more mosaics!

~Really Rainey~

Shadow Shot Sunday

Holding hands...

I'm joining Shadow Shot Sunday this week end.

Foodie Friday

I would like to thank my fun fellow blogger

over at

The Haunted Yard

for the inspiration to make these witch finger cookies.

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Wicked Witch Finger Cookies

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What!

Not my fingers!

No...

Not the Wicked Witch of the West's fingers... They're green!

These are plain old witch fingers...

First you have to blanch some almonds for the fingernails...

If you have never blanched almonds

They are easy... Bring about 4 cups of water to boil.

Dump in about a cup of almonds and count to 60.

Pour into a colander and rinse in cold water for a minute.

Dump onto a paper towel and spread out.

Take an almond and pinch the fat end and POP the skin comes right off...

Careful where you are pointing it cause when I say POP

I mean it will launch into the air and across the room!

Peel the almonds and put on a clean paper towel to dry.

I used my every day sugar cookie recipe and chilled it in the fridge over night...

This is my niece Brianna helping me roll witch fingers.

Putting on the blanched almonds for creepy fingernails...

Only bake them for 7 to 8 minutes...

The kids thought they were soooooo creepy!

Wait... Its creepy guy from the haunted buffet again...

Remember him?

He looks like he is sneaking some cookies!

Thanks to Miss "G" for hosting

Foodie Friday!

Thanks for Visiting

The Project Table!

Tablescape Thursday 10-22-09

A Haunted Buffet Tablescape...

Welcome...

Care for a Bleeding Heart-tini?

Or a Black Lagoon Cocktail as you look around?

Step up to the buffet for a bite to eat...

A little closer if you dare...

Cheese and crackers?

Pickles, cucumber spears or almonds?

Do you ever get the feeling someone is watching you?

For all the other fun tablescapes

Visit Susan at Between Naps on The Porch!