Trick or Treat?

This post is definitely a treat.

SO...there's a great chance that the Five Foodie Friends (and one of the friend's off-spring) are getting together over Halloween weekend! We desperately need this time together so we can re-charge our friendship spirits, and of course, cook...it's inevitable!

Since it will be the season for pumpkins when we next meet, I thought it'd be fun for us to try out some great pumpkin recipes.

I just found a Pumpkin Divine martini recipe that looks...well...divine. Simply beautiful and completely delightful!

Ingredients:

• 1 part Grey Goose La Poire vodka
• 1 part pumpkin butter
• ½ part triple sec
• ½ part simple syrup
• pinch each of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and ginger
• grated nutmeg and apple chip for garnish

Preparation:

1. Pour all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is frosted and beaded with sweat.
3. Strain into a cocktail glass.
4. Garnish with nutmeg and an apple chip.

I think we might even accompany this martini with a pumpkin carving contest! Oh...this could be disastrous. :-)

I love this initial carving idea...

We might even carve some pumpkins that we can decorate our table with (full of pumpkin dishes I might add)...

Stay tuned for how the night of drinking recipe turns out...

What are your favorite pumpkin recipes?

-Priscilla