October 5th!

Happy October 5th! 

Picked up a few more Halloween goodies from Khol's today.

We got this cute skull dip bowl and it has a bone spreader, I will probably pick up another one soon.

We got these cute ornaments for our tree.

We also picked up this treat jar, they had a bigger one and I can't remember what it said but I will probably pick that one up as well. They also had these cute decorative bottles but I decided since they has so many I would go back closer to Halloween and they might be cheaper at least that's what I am hopping for. Plus there was something the Mister wanted but didn't get so I figured I could go get it and surprise him.

Spinach Ricotta Skulls

Ingredients

• 1 container (15 ounces) part-skim ricotta cheese

• Olive-oil, cooking spray

• 1 bunch fresh spinach (or a 10-ounce bag), stems removed, washed well and dried

• 1 1/2 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves (from 1 bunch)

• 1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg

• Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper

• 2 large whole eggs, plus 1 egg white

• Crackers, for serving

Directions

1. Wrap ricotta tightly in cheesecloth; place in a colander over a large bowl. Place a heavy object (such as a bowl or canned good) on top; let drain in the refrigerator at least 3 hours (or up to overnight).

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 10-inch springform pan with cooking spray. In a food processor, combine drained ricotta, spinach, basil, nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Process until smooth, about 1 minute, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Add whole eggs and egg white; process for 5 seconds. Pour mixture into prepared pan; bake until set and just brown around the edges, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack, then refrigerate, covered, until cold, preferably overnight. To unmold, run a paring knife around edge before removing side of pan.

3. Cut into quarters. Using a wide spatula, transfer to a cutting board coated with cooking spray. Cut out shapes with a skull-shaped cookie cutter coated with spray (if cutter doesn't come with eyes and a mouth, use aspic cutters to make features). Using a cotton swab, gently press skulls out directly onto crackers (leave eye and nose shapes in cutter).

Cook's Note

Be sure spinach is completely dry. Frozen spinach can be substituted for fresh: cook, drain, and press excess moisture from a colander.

Movie pick for tonight!

Pumpkinhead II : Blood Wings (1994) : After a group of teenagers indirectly cause an old witch to be burned, they accidently revive Pumpkinhead. This time Pumpkinhead is inhabited by the soul of a deformed orphan killed 30 years before. He goes on a bloody rampage after his tormentors and the teenagers. Meanwhile, a local sheriff tries to solve the mystery and stop the murders.