Pumpquiv's and Roasting Seeds...Happy Halloween!

After all the decorating, assembling of treat bags, Gorey Cupcakes and Halloween Parties....Halloween has finally arrived. Happy Halloween To All my readers!! Thanks for following and reading, you are all Spooktacular! ....oh common I had to!

The House is starting to look half normal again, and a little bare. One thing I love about Halloween is that if you don't dust...who cares!? It just adds to the effect, well now that everything is coming down I'm realizing I need to dust. Boo!

Without fail it is FREEZING here in Halifax. I sent Charlee to PreSchool with her winter jacket, hat and mittens. If you don't live in Canada and you've ever heard that joke "In Canada you have to make the Halloween costumes big enough to go over a snow suit" ...its no joke. BUT! The kids still have fun and that's all that really matters.

Every year like most families we carve a pumpkin, seems to me we are starting a bit of a tradition here at the Cyr residence as well. The past 2 years we have carved the pumpkin to match Charlee's Halloween Costume. Another ongoing tradition since I was a kid was roasting the pumpkin seeds, Last year Charlee discovered she LOVED roasted Pumpkin seeds so this year she made sure to get every last seed out of the pumpkin guts. If you've never roasted Pumpkin seeds you should really try it, you can also add some popcorn seasoning to them with the salt to give them whatever kind of flavor you like.

How to On Roasting Pumpkin Seeds:

-Clean out your pumpkin and pick all the seeds out of the "guts"

-Rinse the seeds under some cold water to get the rest of the goo off, pat dry with paper towels.

-Spread the seeds on a baking sheet, sprinkle with salt (and popcorn seasoning if you wish)

-Cook on low (200) for about 40 minutes, checking every 10 minutes and giving them a quick turn

-They are ready when they are dried out and crunch when you eat them. Enjoy!

Halloween 2010

Halloween 2011, Guess what my little pumpkin is going to be this year?

Safe and Happy Halloween to Everyone!

almost...WW

I love the fall! It is probably my FAVORITE season! (with a little mix of spring) the crisp air the fall activities, Christmas Shopping. All of it, LOVE IT!  This past weekend we went Apple Picking in the Valley, to Noggins Corner Farm. Anyone who lives in NS should definately take this in, Charlee loved it. You get the full experience, wagon ride up to the massive apple orchard, and then a wagon ride back down, to go to the pumpkin patch to pick a pumpkin. They have a corn maze, pony rides, playground, BBQ and picnic areas, It was a perfect family afternoon.


Charlee and her Perfect Pumpkin!



Last Minute Halloween Tips

I'm still alive!! Been a little MIA lately, busy getting ready for Halloween and the Halloween Party. So I've returned with a few more tips, starting with the ones straight from the house of Bre.

I noticed this year a lot of black spider webs, being used around businesses to decorate. I thought they looked great, so I went to the dollar store and took a look around and there they were. These (annoying) spider webs make the greatest decor, they can be really difficult to work with but they are worth it.
 

I have it EVERYWHERE!!

Wordless Wednesday

As all parents do, we want to introduce Charlee to as many different activities as we possibly can. Then when she's older she can decide what she liked and what she would rather give up. So this weekend we got her a pair of skates and took her to a local family skate, and she thought it was the greatest. She came off the ice once for a break, sat next to me and said "This is harder than I thought Mommy", but then got up and went back out!

Dressed Head to toe in pink and he wants sooo bad for her to be a lil hockey playin, football loving tom boy....gotta break it to ya Daddy, probably not going to happen.

French Toast Muffins

Our Thanksgiving weekend was pretty busy! Luckily Monday we were able to visit with my husband's family and just have a relaxing day. When I'm there and we're all chatting in the living room, I always sit in the same cozy chair, with a giant basket of magazines next to it. So I picked up the latest "inspired" magazine,  (those FREE ones you get at the entrance of Sobeys) and started flipping through, it was filled with so many great fall recipes. LOVE!! 

Lately Charlee has been complaining about not wanting cereal or toast for Breakfast (its boring) and the mornings she has Pre-School I just plain don't have time to whip up a batch of pancakes or bacon and eggs. So when I came across this recipe for Breakfast on the Go I made a mental note. When we got back to the city I went to Sobeys got my own "inspired" and starting cooking.

Bre's Cupcakes Promotion!!

Hey All!!

In honor of my Mom's Birthday today, I'm going to do a special until the end of October! 1 Dozen Cupcakes for $15* (value of $22) All the icing and cupcake flavors from the Flavors Page are inlcuded in this special.  ALSO all specialty cupcakes will be $20/dozen* until the end of October! So get your orders in to take advantage of this Birthday Special!

Also take advantage of this Promotion to taste Bre's New Flavor! A flavor that reminds me so much of mama bear, she loves it....COCONUT!! A moist and delicious white cake, with delectable coconut flavor.

Be sure to tell all your friends, share tweet and blog about this Special going on until the end of October!

Get your orders in today breentertainsATgmailDOTcom

*All extras (toppers, wrappers, fondant, etc.) will be the additional costs listed.

Halloween Tips {w/ printables link}

Yesterday Charlee and I started decorating for Halloween, I say started because we have quite a bi of work and usually spread it out over a couple days. Halloween is pretty big in our house, every year we throw a Halloween party. (surprise surprise!)  And every year I try and add a few more things to our decor, to make it a little bit better. As I was searching for new ideas this year I came across a few things I bookmarked, so I decided to share them with all of you!

Our Halloween Center Piece. Something thats always out in my house, my cake dome. Couple of gourds, some ants and plastic bones out of a graveyard set.

{Giveaway} Halloween

As I was out running some errands this morning in preparation for the weekend wedding, I came across these items and thought "Ya know, I think its about time for another Giveaway". So this one is simple...eerie decor for your Halloween Cupcakes.

So bake the most sinister cupcakes and decorate them with the Pick Your Poison Cupcake Decor. Included in your prize is 24 cupcake liners (2 designs), 24 cupcake picks (4 different ones; rats, spiders, poison and toxic bottles) and a jar of bones (sprinkles of course)

2 dozen liners, spider picks, rat picks, and poison bottle picks. Along with a jar of bones.

CONTEST CLOSED

 Do all 4 tasks and leave a comment for each to get entered 4 times in the Halloween Giveaway!! Open to residents of the USA and Canada Only, winner will be choosen via random.org....Annnd GO!

1) Like Bre Entertains on Facebook and share this post with all your friends and fans! Leave a comment saying you did it! (Simply click the Facebook "f" at the bottom of this post.)

2) Leave a comment on a non-giveaway post, come back and leave a comment saying you did, and on which post.

3) Tweet about the Giveaway, come back and leave a comment. (Simply click on the Twitter "t" at the bottom of this post.)

4) Follow my blog, Bre Entertains with Google Friends Connect. (found on the sidebar) Leave a comment saying you follow!

Contest closes October 14th 2011

GOOD LUCK!

4 ways to enter! Don't forget to share with your friends. Who doesn't love Halloween, the one day a year us adults get to dress ridiculous without all the stares and whispers. 

Cupcakes Fit for A Princess

This weekend I had the honor of making cupcakes for Princess B! She celebrated her second Birthday and the fam and I took in the festivities, a great family BBQ! Her Daddy braved the rainfall warnings, aka downpours, we had here in the maritimes to BBQ us guests a great lunch. Thank-you Melissa, Tony and Bristol, it was a great afternoon!

Cherry Vanilla Cupcakes, with Buttercream and Fondant Toppers