hot beach sand
smell the salt in the sea air
summer
Pumpkins Can’t Swim ©Joe Geraci
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Worst Dads in Horror
Posting this blog a day late and a dollar short, just like dear ‘ole dad. If you were one of the millions who spent Father’s Day pining over your lost, non-existent volatile relationship with daddy dearest, cheer up, and be glad you weren’t the offspring of any of these bad dads of horror.
10. Satan – Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
It doesn’t really get much worse than having Satan for a dad. Sure, there are probably perks to being the Antichrist, but the trade-off is lifetime of micromanagement from mid-level staffers on daddy’s payroll. Satan’s coven rape, conspire, commit murder and drive the chosen mother-to-be to the brink of insanity, all to ensure Satan’s son is born on the exact date that will make him 33 years on the millennial, the same age as Jesus when he came into his own. Who would’ve guessed the devil would be so petty?
Haiku of the Week
wide smile
still thinking of halloween
summer pumpkin
Friday Fright Nightcaps – Blackberry Bourbon Ginger Smash
Friday Fright Nightcaps is back! I found the most berrylicious cocktail to celebrate National Bourbon Day! Aberdeen’s Kitchen has conjured up a magical elixir for Halloween, which doubles as a refreshing summer drink. I present: Blackberry Bourbon Ginger Smash
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Haiku of the Week
lonely heart
evil has a master
spellbound
Halloween Green
As we celebrate World Environment Day, here’s ten things that will help save the environment this Halloween.
Not just a Jack-o’-lantern
Don’t let your pumpkin guts go to waste. Save the seeds and bake them for an awesome snack. Use the flesh to make puree or pumpkin juice, or even eat it raw. Check for recipes online. You can also freeze pumpkin and use it later to make sides, pies and other holiday desserts.
Haiku of the Week
ghostly mist
this house has many shadows
dearly departed
Recipe of the Month – May 2019
Today is National Macaroons Day! Macaroons are the confusing cousin to the French Macaron, oddly pronounced the exact same way. However, these little cookies are dense and typically made of coconut, whereas, French macarons are meringue-based sandwich treats.
Both make great Halloween desserts, but since it is national macaroon day, I’m sharing a delightfully ghoulish recipe from MasterChef Season 6 contestant Hetal, of Milk &Cardamom, as contributed on the So Fab Food website.
Behold, Coconut Lime Macaroon Eyeballs
Ingredients:
- 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp lime zest
- 3-4 drops green food coloring
- googly eye candies
- 1 oz milk chocolate, melted
For baking instructions and full recipe, please go here:
https://sofabfood.com/halloween-coconut-lime-macaroon-eyeballs/
Doncha love it when your food stares back at you?
Scary Bites
Some of you may have noticed there was no Haiku of the Week. Please forgive me. I suffered a sudden health scare this week. Recently, during a trip to a local botanical park in Austin, TX, I was bitten up by mosquitoes. The bites turned out to be more serious than I thought because I fell ill with a blood infection. Luckily, no serious disease. I’m now recovering and should be totally fine. Haiku will return next week, but as summer approaches, I can’t help but remind everyone to please use insect repellant.
Also, think twice about using those flowery shampoos and fruity lotions when camping and traipsing through the woods. We wouldn’t want insects to take over the world just because we want to smell good.
For more heartstopping terror, go here: http://www.bogleech.com/magicinsects.html
Happy Caturday
I think whenever National Wine Day falls on a Caturday, it should be a holiday!
