Halloween Part 1: Getting cursed and pumpkin cream cheese recipe

Happy Halloween!!!

Wing of bat, toe of newt, a crap load of pumpkin, it's my favourite fruit!

Even though the heading of this post has already said it, Happy Halloween everybody!!!

Words cannot describe how happy I am that this day has finally arrived! If you're like me then you're more than ready for all the pumpkin carving, horror movies and of course mountains of treats that this night has to offer. However, before we get into all that good stuff I just want to give a quick apology and explanation as to why I haven't posted in a little while.

So, firstly please accept a mighty bucket of sincerest sorry. It's been well over a week since my last post which is a little bit odd considering that this blog is pretty much all I do, right?

Wrong! I'm happy to let you know that after months of searching and applying for every job I could find I have finally been given a break thanks to a very good friend of mine. My chum Katy managed to get me an interview at the company she works for and thankfully they've decided to give me a shot. Now, despite having only been there for four days, I can already tell that there's going to be a lot to learn, but I'm prepared to give it a go (everyone loves a tryer) and hopefully I'll be able to save up some money and begin to move towards finding out what I want to do with my life. This does mean that I'll have to reduce my blogging to around once a week or so but as I'm pretty sure that this blog doesn't really contribute much to society, it might actually be quite nice for everyone to get a break from my pumpkin obsessed posting ;).

October Oatmeal Fest

Oh The Horridge!!! (sorry couldn't resist)

Hi guys,

I recently realised that I haven’t posted anything porridge related on here for a while (and I’m not counting my pumpkin spiced granola as a porridge-related thing – granola is an entirely separate species as I’m sure you’re aware). So it’s been a good while since I shared a variety of my favourite breakfast – at least a month I would say.

‘Boo you whore!’

Yes, yes I know, How out of character for me, especially considering that I am a direct descendant of Goldilocks. I don’t need the blood work to prove this; I just know it’s true. However, my love for oats has not always been prevalent in my life and it got me wondering as to why. In fact I don't think I ever enjoyed oats as a child and my theory of explanation actually points to Goldilocks as the reason behind this. This classic children's tale is pretty well known - girl finds cottage - yadayadayada - eats some porridge, sits on her arse, naps in some beds - yadayadayada - bears come home and find her - yadayadayada - the end, but did anyone else ever get told the version of that story where the bears eat her alive at the end? I most certainly did!

Fudgy Pumpkin Spiced Brownies

Oooey, Gooey and Oh so good for you!

Let the kids have the sweets! Keep these warm, moist, chocolate brownies all to yourself. Muahahahaha! (Just don't tell the kids).

Hi internet friends, hope you're having a spectacularly spooky October and are beginning to get very excited about Halloween (if you actually started getting excited about this back in September and have shamelessly decorated your room with all of Poundland's finest crap - don't worry, I assure you you're not alone). As an avid fan of all things Horror, there is just something about this time of year that gets me into a state of unadulterated euphoria. I just can't help but get overjoyed at the sight of every pumpkin, the crunch of every orange leaf and the viewing of every millisecond of my personal favorite horror-related show Release the Hounds. Trash at its best!

Creamy Coconut Pumpkin Curry

All the comfort of Korma with a healthy twist!

It's just a big helping of YES!!!

With the weather getting colder and the evenings already beginning to draw shorter, sometimes all you want is a good edible hug in the form of comfort food. Now, this term has a different connotation to everybody as we all have our own individual food love but I think we can all agree that no matter what that certain food may be, when encountered with it, we go weak at the knees, salivate uncontrollably and in some cases, begin worshiping it with offerings of ritual sacrifice... hopefully not on my own there. 

Warming, Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potato Salad (Plus an Apple Cider Vinaigrette)

Perfect For Those Crisp Autumn Afternoons

 

Sprinkled with walnut pieces and dried cranberries, drizzled with a sweet vinaigrette and seasoned with mixed herbs, this is a salad that I actually enjoyed eating!

Salad. a controversial topic within the world of trying to eat healthily. Especially when it's ordered off of a restaurant menu be it from the slightly suave Jamie's Italian or the obscenely birthday-song obsessed Frankie and Benny's.

'What's so controversial about salad? Salad is well, salad right?'

Well my golden delicious apples, allow me to explain a few of the issues I have with this often sought-after dish and in turn why I rarely ever order one when eating out. 

Healthy Pumpkin Spiced Granola

Eating All The Feelings

Well, it's finally happened. That moment that every blogger fears. Both dreaded and cursed alike by victims past, present and future. Nothing can stop it, it's inevitable, it has happened and it will probably happen again. No one is safe, nothing can stop it...

...My computer crashed and I lost an entire blog post. :(

Apple Pie Oat Cakes (Low fat, gluten-free and vegan friendly!)

Nothing says Autumn like Apple Pie

Happy 1st of October!!! I cannot emphasize how excited I am that it's finally Halloween season! Not only is it now acceptable to watch horror films every night but we can also look forward to an avalanche of all things pumpkin, and i'm all about that pumpkin. From eerie Jack'o lanterns to warming spiced pies, I cannot wait to take advantage of this festive fruit. Squeeee! 

However today's recipe is not about pumpkin, it actually features another fruit that is abundant this time of year but is often overlooked. I don't want to be rude and call apples common but let's just say that back the 1900's apples would probably be the ones sweeping chimneys and picking pockets (assuming that is, fruit were intelligent beings capable of independent thought).