How does that happen? Well, leave it to Serious Eats. They have it going ON combining Halloween, FOOD (my favorite topic), pumpkin carving and the Presidential Race. That’s quite a combination.
With Halloween a week away, I was looking around for some pumpkin carving ideas and/or patterns and look what I found. Check out the Pumpkin Burger! Talk about a new way to carve a pumpkin. How fun is THAT? I love how the sesame seed bun is pumpkin seeds. Very clever!
And with the Presidential Election less than two weeks away, check out Serious Eat’s answer to pumpkin carving.
If YOU want your own Campaign-o-lantern, go here to get one, or two, or ten patterns of your own. No matter what your party affiliation is, they’ve got it covered. Just download and print your pattern.
You want to know which Presidential candidate has the most downloaded patterns? Go to Zombie Pumpkins. As of right now, Obama is leading the way.
I actually think these resemble our candidates better. heehee Seriously, this is a great site here if you want the How To’s on pumpkin carving and some pretty great pattern ideas as well as Halloween ideas in general. They’ve got everything from Halloween stories, to crafts, to costumes, masks, decoration ideas and yes. . . even recipes!! Woohoo! They had a recipe for something called Backbones. But it’s really something I eat pretty regularly . . . since I’m only cooking for one most days. I call them Ham and Cheese Pinwheels, but for Halloween’s sake, they’re Backbones. Here’s what you need:
HAM AND CHEESE PINWHEELS, aka Backbones
2 Tbl cream cheese
2 Tbl mayonaise
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp Emeril’s Essence
2 drops of hot sauce (optional)
4 slices deli ham
2 flour tortillas
In a small bowl, mix the cream cheese, mayonaise, cheddar cheese, Essence seasoning and hot sauce until smooth consistency.
Divide this mixture in half and spread on each tortilla to within 1/2 inch of the edges of the tortillas. Lay 2 slices of ham over the filling on each tortilla.
Roll each tortilla into a cylinder shape as tightly as you can. Now, cut each cylinder into 1/2 inch slices, or “pinwheels”, or even “backbones”.
They also make for a quick bite to eat before rushing out the door to go Trick-or-Treating. Cuz if your kids are anything like my boys were, they’re ready to rock and roll the second it’s time. If it were up to them, they’d eat Snicker bars for dinner. But who wants a Snicker bar when you could eat a backbone. Eat these with a can of Tomato soup and you’ve got Blood and Backbones. Who could resist?
What are YOU doing for Halloween?
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackWell, for halloween, apparently, my whole department dresses up and we’re having a joing party with the billing department. Whee. I signed up to bring napkins and a smile. Because HONESTLY DONNA!!!! HOW does one put on a halloween costume at 4:30 in the morning, run hell bent for leather for the bus (can’t imagine that crowd wearing a costume) all while carrying some kind of potluck dish, then parading with all that crap PLUS the requisitions and patient reports I gather through the hospital to then run to catch the shuttle. In my costume. It isn’t going to happen. BAH HUMBUG.
I think I’m done with halloween, but the alternative is a hurtling thanksgiving and christmas and I don’t know if I’m ready for those holidays yet. 1) First ones post-divorce, 2) first ones without my daddy. I won’t know what to do with myself to tell the truth.
Well aren’t I a spoil sport. Sorry.
Those ham and cheese pinwheels look yummy! I LOVE the pumpkin carvings but that hamburger one is the BEST! Hilarious!!
I love all your pumpkin pictures! That hamburger is great!
We always had hotdogs or chili before trick or treating mostly mom and dad ate and we just picked at it. So right trick or treat from first minute to the last every year.This year either make cookies or popcorn balls. I am leaning for the popcorn balls I havent had those in a long time..Time will tell the neighborhood doesnt have trick or treaters anymore. Sad shame.. we could have snow here by Tuesday but it wont stay long. I miss fall already.. BOO.. Love the pics.. esp the Policitcal ones. take care.. : )
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