Monday, September 19, 2011

Pumpkin Pizzas



Zoulah welcomes you to Red Couch Recipes and to her Second Annual Halloween Bash -- where she loves to cook and bake up a storm in the kitchen during Halloween.  Just so you know, Zoulah is into fun family Halloween -- none of that scary stuff, she's a family witch.  As we were making homemade pizza, as we are wont to do in the Red Couch Home, Zoulah cackled with delight when she started forming pizza dough into little pumpkins.  She always likes to put her own Halloween spin on things.

Zoulah says that you should cut out your pizza dough into circles of your desired size.  Then form the dough into pumpkin shapes.  As Zoulah says, making pumpkin shapes from pizza dough is a natural, because after cutting the dough into circles, the dough likes to recede into pumpkin shapes.


Decorate your pumpkin as you like with pepperoni or any other toppings. Anyone care for an alien pumpkin?  This little alien can't wait to be baked.


Zoulah finds this a perfect way to spend some fun family time during Halloween.  She says "Let the little ones design their own pumpkin faces."


Zoulah thanks you from the bottom of her witchie hat to the bottom of her witchie toes for visiting Red Couch Recipes today.



Saturday, September 17, 2011

Zoulah's Baaaaaack!

Zoulah's baaaaaaaaaack and ready to start her Second Annual Halloween Bash and she invites you to attend!  I tried to hold her back but I couldn't, she is just so excited to start mixing up some Halloween Magic in the kitchen.  I suppose a year in the garage could be a bit boring.  So from now until Halloween, you will find Zoulah in the kitchen and in the craft room brewing up some fun at Red Couch Recipes.
If you are new to my blog, you may not have met Zoulah before.  Let me introduce you.  Her full name is Zoulah Boulah.  She was born, along with her twin sister Beulah who resides at Purple Chocolat Home, on October 31 many years ago.  Both Zoulah and Beulah are a troublesome, but funloving pair who love to mix it up in the kitchen at Halloween.   Check out my "Halloween label" to see what Zoulah was up to last year at her first Hallowen Bash.


She is going to be tieing on her apron strings and casting her spells to bring some family fun at Halloweentime -- natch, it's it's her favorite time of year.  Watch out for a little "giftie giveaway" straight from Zoulah's little witchie heart to yours!

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Talley's Teatime Table


So glad you dropped by Red Couch Recipes!  Welcome to Tablescape Thursday where dishlovers of the Internet unite and set their prettiest tables and post them.  Today my table was set by my 10-year old daughter (with a wee bit of help from me).  After school we were sitting around talking, and eating and I didn't have a tablescape ready for today.  I asked her if I should do one, and she said, "She'd do it.

Like other dishlovers, she had a huge variety to choose from.  She chose my mother's Noritake China in the LaSalle Pattern.  I think she liked the tea cups.  She added a bit of Bacopa that she stole from the pot on the deck.


A view through my bubbly glass and of my desert neighborhood!


There just is something about white dishes and clear glass, isn't there?  I love white napkins too.


A long view of the table.


And of course, a little sweet!  This is a pear pie with a crumbly crust.


Tablescape Information:
China  -- Noritake LaSalle
Placemats, Napkins:  Wal-Mart
Flatware:  World Market:
Bubble Glasses:  Tai Pan Trading
Napkin Rings:  Style Sisters
Thanks for dropping by Talley's Teatime Table.

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