Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Wrapping up October
We also watched a final viewing of Hocus Pocus. Well, let me amend that. I watched about 15 minutes of it, fell asleep, and Erik turned it off. haha.
It was a great October - we watched a lot of great movies, picked our pumpkins, had pumpkin smoothies, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin cookies. I have to say my October was made complete when we watched Mom. Man, that movie was hilarious. haha
I can't believe it is November! The stores are already telling us it's time to go Christmas shopping. It's unreal. Let us enjoy the current holiday! November is looking like a busy but fun month for us!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Happy Halloween!

Here's Evie in her costume! This year, she is a Triceratops!
Here are Evie's costumes from Halloween Past, too.
She was a Ladybug in 2008, Wonder Woman in 2009, and a sheep in 2010!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Halloween Race Day
After the race, we came home for breakfast. Then, we went to the Farmer's Market and then to Sports Authority. I was looking for a certain type of running top and found it on sale for $12!! We came home, sat down & both fell asleep. haha. Erik had the energy to go surfing after the nap; can you believe it? Evie and I went on our long Sunday walk which was great.
After a mani/pedi, I started cooking. We also had salad with Sweet Potato, Kale, Red Onion & Rosemary pizza. Deeeelish!!
Here's the recipe:
Sweet Potato Kale Pizza with Rosemary & Red Onion
Yield: 1 pizza
Cook Time: 10-15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 large sweet potato, thinly sliced, about 1/4 inch thick
1/2 red onion, sliced
1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil, divided
Salt and pepper, for seasoning potato slices and onion
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups chopped kale
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon, freshly chopped rosemary
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the sweet potato slices and red onion slices in a bow and toss with 1/2 tablespoon of the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Place on a large baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are soft and tender. Make sure you turn them once during the 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool while you prepare the pizza dough.
2. Turn the oven to 500 degrees F or as high as your oven will go. If you have a pizza stone, place the pizza stone in the oven to get hot. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pizza dough, using a rolling pin. Roll it out to about 3/8 of an inch. Place the pizza dough on a pizza peel or pan that has been generously coated with corn meal. Lightly brush the dough with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil. In a small bowl, toss the kale with balsamic vinegar. Top the pizza dough with mozzarella cheese, sweet potato slices, kale, red onion slices, and fresh rosemary.
3. Place the pizza in the oven-directly on the pizza stone, if using one, or on the oven rack. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until pizza crust is golden and cheese is melted. Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes before slicing. Slice and serve warm.
Productive Saturday
On Saturday night, we went to see Paranormal Activity 3. I heard this one was scary but I didn't think the other two were that bad. The theatre was pretty packed since it is Halloween weekend. It was pretty fun to see in the theatres because everyone was gasping and silent at the same time. haha There were some definite scary parts but overall, it wasn't that bad.
We didn't stay up late because we had plans to run the Halloween Race on Sunday AM!