The Tradition Continues!
We started this many years ago when the grandkids were tiny! Now they are grown up and the move forward anther year. Mary enjoys the new tradition and is an amazing hostess.
Did You Know? - Estimates of numbers of edible insect species consumed globally range from 1,000 to 2,000. These species include 235 butterflies and moths, 344 beetles, 313 ants, bees and wasps, 239 grasshoppers, crickets and cockroaches, 39 termites, and 20 dragonflies, as well as cicadas. It is estimated that more than 2 billion people eat insects daily
Help yourself!!
Mary and Robin discuss the menu for today!
Eat a bug! Crunchy!
Chasing down the bugs!
Robin expresses her feeling!
Robin tries another hand-full!
Munch Crunch!
"Pass the suds!"
Robin relays a story!!
Paul watched all the fun!
The tools are ready!
The Sous Chef just checked the recipe!
Eyeballs anyone??
In goes the dry ice!! It will be foggy today!
Dr. Mary finds a likely target!
"Oh dear!"
All gone!
The glass was scary enough!!
It been a long tradition with us so setting things up is almost automatic. Hats off to Bob and Nick for bailing me out this year!
"We gots seeds!!"
Turn on the oven!!!
Did You Know? - Pumpkins are pretty amazing. You can carve them, roast them, serve them savory or sweet. One of their best (and often overlooked) attributes is their seeds! They're super easy to prepare and make a seriously delicious snack.
They're great prepared super simply, roasted with salt and melted butter, but the variations are completely endless. We love ranch seasoning, taco seasoning, or cinnamon sugar for an added pop of flavor. Toasting them in the oven gives them an irresistible crunch.
Besides tasting great, they're also loaded with nutrition. They're high in protein, (take note, vegetarians!) are an excellent source of magnesium, zinc, and calcium. Plus, lots of healthy fats. It would be a shame to throw all that good stuff out!
They blew their tops!
We did a seed-ectmy!
Next step, clean the guys off the seeds.
You could hear the knives a block away!
Eek! I drink from your skull!
A serious amount of constipation is going on right here in River City!
Stand Back!! Pumpkin guts are flying everywhere!
Someone is working hard!!
Chop, slice, dice.... It's coming along!
This must be a difficult pattern!
Bob and Robin are gong at it!
Carving everywhere!
Looking great!!
Ready for their candles
Paul finishes off the six glass of PUNCH!
We did a super job this year!!
Mary's witch was amazing!!
Heading home!
We hit the sack early; it was a long day!
Scout was pooped... It was a long day!