Rain's Thursday Art Date - Halloween!

My 2018 painted pumpkin last year

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art Date on Halloween! Have a good one, I don't expect a lot of kids tonight, but hopefully a few will come by.

You know my sister who lives in California says some houses get 1000 kids, in the area where the tech magnates live, such as Mark Zuckerberg.  I cannot imagine.

Pear with Cottage Cheese

Daughter L mentioned to me that pear and cottage cheese was a good combination. I went searching on Google for some ideas and decided to add some roasted salted almonds, a pinch of cinnamon and some honey to the pear and cottage cheese mix. It was filling, nutritious and delicious!  It is great for breakfast or just a snack.

Painted Pumpkin

I painted our pumpkin a couple of weeks ago, so we are all ready! Last year I kept it outside but the squirrels got to it and I had to get another one. This year I remembered to keep it inside for a bit longer.

Celeriac Mash

I was very pleased with making this celeriac mash in my blender. It is very similar to making mashed potatoes. You peel the celery root and cut it into cubes. Then you boil it with a tablespoon of salt for 20-30 minutes until it is fork tender. Transfer the celeriac cubes into the blender with 1/4 cup of milk, 1/4 cup of water, a handful of shredded cheese, salt and pepper to taste, a pinch of your favourite herb and a tablespoon of butter. Puree it in the blender.

This is a great low carb dish.  Of course if you don't like the taste of celery you won't like celery root. 

Cranberry Sauce

My friend S suggested I try making my own cranberry sauce from fresh cranberries. The packet contains simple instructions and who knew, after all these years of just getting it from a can?

1 c sugar
1 c water
3 cups of cranberries

bring the sugar and water to a boil, add the cranberries and boil until the skins split, about 5 minutes.

Do you make your own cranberry sauce?

Candy

I picked up our Halloween candy for this year! How about you?

Paint Party Friday - Secretary Bird

This is a Secretary Bird I did for Paint Party Friday on cardstock in Sharpie oil paint markers. It is based on some photos I saw, they are big heavy birds from Africa with long eyelashes.