pumpkin cheesecake

amazing. simply amazing. i made this for my dear friend, spencer. it was her birthay a few weeks ago but we didnt see her then so while she was in town this past weekend i wanted her to have a special treat. it was delish. and super easy!

from branny.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

for the pumpkin filling
1 15oz can packed pumpkin puree
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp salt
3 eggs

for the cheesecake (you will have a lot leftover)
8 oz cream cheese
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup white sugar

chocolate cookie crust (9″)

To make the pumpkin filling, beat eggs with sugar. Add spices, pureed pumpkin, and evaporated milk. Whisk to combine.

To make the cheesecake filling, beat cream cheese until softened. Add sugar and incorporate beaten egg. Add vanilla. Whisk until smooth.

To assemble pie: pour pumpkin filling into cookie crust. Pour cheesecake filling into a zip top bag and snip off end. To make spider web design, lightly pipe concentric circles of cheesecake into the pumpkin filling. Using a clean knife, drag the blade of a knife from the outside of the pie towards the center, wiping the knife between drags.

Bake in a 300 degree oven for 60 minutes.

halloween.

we went to a halloween party on saturday. here are a few shots...

pirate & a goddess.


best friends.


good group:)


love her!


we had a blast. my costume was a totally diy. the headband was from the halloween store. the toga was made out of 2 yards of fabric from a fabric store and the belt was a rope also from the fabric store. thank goodness for spencer and safety pins...otherwise i would have had NO costume! :)

ghosts.

ghosts. diy ghosts. these cute little decorations hang from the tree in our front yard every october. i love them.

it's so easy to do it.

just take a white bed sheet and stuff the head with toilet paper. tie around the neck. i used thick string. sometimes i use thin rubberbands. ya know, whatever is around. then use needle and thread to go through the top to make them hang. place on a tree.

cheap, easy, adorable. :)

note:
you will have to make them every year though...they don't exactly hold up year after year. but they will last all october!

halloween makes you scream!

halloween. michael myers. yayyyy! i love scary movies. love love love them. sadly, my husband and my friends (in seems) do not love scary movies like i do. here is my favorite..

photo source.

andddd i have always and i do mean ALWAYS loved the movie SCREAM! i remember watching the original over and over and over. i mean, billy and stu?! how could they possibly be the killers? and scream 2...billy's mom? whhhhat? and scream 3...roman, sidney's half brother? what? who knew she had a half brother?! i didnt..... ohhh and dewey and gale...engaged?! yay. wes craven, you make me proud.

okay... all of this was leading up to me telling you about something i am SERIOUSLY looking forward to..... SCREAM 4 people! whooohooo! the trailer just came out...take a peek!!!!! yippee:)



i will be counting down these days to this movie! will you?