Hope everyone has had a Happy Halloween! Here are some photos of the kids in their costumes this year. Both dressed up for school. We were too disorganized to arrange a party or find a trick or treat location, so we decided to celebrate at home this year. I’ve roasted piles and piles of pumpkin seeds (see below for recipe) and we have a pumpkin pie for dessert later too.
Halloween morning…
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For the pumpkin seeds, I decided to try something a little different this time. I tend to always overcook them, so last night, I washed the seeds and set them out to soak in plain water over night. I rinsed them this afternoon, and then boiled them in salty water for 10 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400F
I divided our seeds into 3 bowls. I added about 2-3 tbs of olive oil to each bowl and stirred it in. Into the first bowl, I added about 1-2 tbs of salt and stirred it in.
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The second batch had ‘sweet’ spices: sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, anise![20141031_172905 20141031_172905](//lh5.ggpht.com/-ot2zshMG9P0/VFQxPYTjdKI/AAAAAAAAWd0/9U-OyTYHBQA/20141031_172905_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
The 3rd batch was to be ‘spicy bbq’. I added 2-3 tsp of honey bbq sauce, some carne asada spice mix, chili pepper and paprika.
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I cooked each for about 10 minutes, stirred them, and then put them back in the oven for another 10 minutes. Remember, I soaked these all night and they were coated in oil, so they had a lot of moisture. If I hadn’t soaked them, 20 minutes at 400F probably would have burned them! The shells came out soft but ‘done’. They don’t crack well… but I just eat them shell and all anyway, so I’m happy with the result.
Here are the salty ones. They came out perfectly.
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The sweet ones were a bit of a sticky mess, but very tasty.
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The BBQ burnt just slightly, otherwise they are great too. Mmmm!
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Happy Halloween!!
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