roasted cauliflower soup

2 heads cauliflower
3 garlic cloves
2 shallots
2 tablespoons evoo
3 cups chicken broth
1 cup water
1 teaspoon finely chopped thyme leaves
1 bay leaf
2 cups heavy cream ( 1/2&1/2)

preheat oven to 425

cut cauliflower in florets(about 10 cups). in large baking sheet?pan toss cauliflower,garlic,and shallots with oil and roast in middle of oven for 30 mins or until golden.

in a 4qt. pot, simmer broth, water, roasted cauliflower mixture, and herbs for 30 mins or until tender,. Discard bay leaf and in blender, or immersion blender, puree soup until smooth. transfer to pot and stir in cream and salt and pepper to taste. Heat until warmed through.

Ghostly Meatloaf!

This is the turkey meatloaf recipe cut into fifths to shape  ghosts topped with Mozz and BBQ sauce! (baked in pyrex for 20 - then add cheese and sauce - cook till melted! Served with bake potato clouds and zucchini moon on a dark plate (not my cheesy generic white ones) and you have a Halloween Treat =  Big win with the children tonight! 

Halloween Eye of Newt (Deviled Eggs)

I originally found this recipe on allrecipes.com. I've tweaked it a little bit to suit our taste. If you like deviled eggs prepared with relish & mustard, feel free to search allrecipes for it. :)
Here's our version:

12 hard boiled eggs
mayonnaise (Use as much or as little as you like)
2-3 drops of blue food coloring
1-6oz can of sliced black olives, drained
red food coloring
a couple of toothpicks (to draw the veins in the eyes)

After you peel the boiled eggs, slice them in half lengthwise.
Place the yolks in a separate bowl and save the whites on the side.
Mash up the yolks and add the mayonnaise until the mixture is the consistency that you like.
Add the blue food coloring & mix it all in until you get a green color (it's about 2-3 drops)
Dip the toothpick into the red food coloring & paint the tops of the egg whites so they look like veins in an eyeball.
Spoon the yolk mixture back into the egg whites.
Place a sliced olive on top to make it look like an eyeball.
If you feel like getting more creative, you can use a toothpick to dab a dot of mayo in the center of the olive to have a color contrast.