Halloween Pumpkins 2011

Bert was hard at work yesterday making our Halloween pumpkins...

TC carved her own (Boo in the monster suit), while Bert did my True Blood and his favorite Avenger, the Vision...

Slash this! (Costumes 'n Food)

A few days ago we went to a Halloween costume party for TC's dance group. It wasn't as well attended as last year's party, but there was still a lot of good food (OMFG, rellenong alimasag!)...

and crazy cool costumes!

Let's take a look at the replay...

Getting ready for Halloween

We bought our candy late this year. Bert picked up some bags of the cheapy candy. Well, you know, the non-chocolate kind. Nerds, Laffy Taffy, SweetTarts, gum, lollipops and such.

We have a bag of the "goodstuff" too but that's for us in case we run out...

The fruits of child labor...

Ah yes...it's great to have a kid who wants to help make dinner...

It keeps my hands clean and she gets to say that she did it practically all by herself...

Crockpot time again...

I know some folks can't stand Rachel Ray but occasionally I will try some of her recipes.

Especially the easy ones for the crock pot, like this...

Return to Barnes BBQ

Sometime earlier this month we visited Lemon Grove's Barne's Bar-B-Que...

I love their pig mascot...

Northgate Market

Last weekend we stopped by the Northgate Market in Nestor to pick up a few things...

This used to be a Safeway back in the 80's, then it became El Tigre (I almost typed Le Tigre..."Hold that tiger!")...

Mr. Chick

After my little musubi meal at Chamorro Grill, I walked a few doors down to Mr. Chick.

I remember seeing before when TC and I went to Ra Ka De Ka Thai Kitchen since it's in the same strip mall.

Popcorn Fail

Ohhh yeah...back when Bobby Brown wasn't a wifebeatin' druggie...before Bell Biv Devoe!

I always liked Ralph Tresvant myself...Gotta love those 80's outfits too!

Colors

Colors of the Wind? Colour My World? Color Me Badd?

Ice T doesn't think so...

Musubi craving...

This weekend I was out and about thrift store shopping for candlestick holders (for future cake plate projects). Since I was in the area, I decided to stop by Chamorro Grill since I hadn't been here in awhile...

I really just wanted a small snack...