Starting my new job soon. Can’t say that I’m not nervous, but I am definitely excited to help young kids in need, have a set schedule, and not do grad homework for a while. Not to mention, its the halfway point of my graduate school career! Crazzzzy.
i want to do all of these
Some inspiration to start your week with. I fully support everything on this list! Especially number 24.
Anyone know who created it?
so scary.
whoa. creepy, yet cool.
Shrunken Heads in Cider
Ingredients
2 cups lemon juice
2 tablespoons coarse salt
8 large Granny Smith apples
32 whole cloves
2 gallons apple cider
2 (12-ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
2 cups spiced rum (optional)
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. In a medium bowl, mix together lemon juice and salt; set aside.
2.Peel apples and cut each in half through the stem; remove seeds and core. Using a sharp paring knife, carve a face, as desired, on the rounded side of each apple half. Place apples in lemon mixture for one minute; transfer to paper towels to drain.
3.Place apples, face-side up on prepared baking sheet and transfer to oven. Let bake until apples are dry and begin to brown around the edges, about 90 minutes. Remove apples from baking sheets and press cloves into the “eye” sockets.
4.Combine cider, lemonade, and rum (if using) in a large punchbowl; float shrunken heads on top.
To participate in the holiday spirit, I thought it would be a good idea to carve a pumpkin for Halloween. Little did I know, I would be doing this twice. Even though it was fun and it helped me feel like a child again, the process of carving pumpkins is pretty frustrating. Who started this tradition? Doing a seemingly dangerous activity of basically stabbing a pumpkin with a semi-dull knife, and ripping out the disgusting, slimy innards to muck up your kitchen table. I also either wasn’t patient enough, or am just terrible with a knife, because I kept cutting off essential pieces to the pictures. Whatever though—that doesn’t really matter. They look pretty nice outside once you’re done. Plus, I got to have some quality time with two different people I care about. ANNNND I got to have delicious pumpkin seeds after! Yip yip! I guess it is worth the frustration and effort. :)
This just grosses me out. All I can think of is all the bacteria that can collect in those bristles.
