Author Archives: Michie

About Michie

I write two blogs - This Food Thing, (www.thisfoodthing.com) and This Life I Lead (www.thislifeilead.wordpress.com).

Old Fashioned Hot Buttered Rum

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Michie

Two recipes for this post, as they are sort of related.  First is the Old Fashioned Hot Buttered Rum — ice cream, apple cider, rum.. mmmmmm. Takes at least overnight for this recipe to come to fruition, but it is … Continue reading →

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Halloween – Chocolate Mint Diseased Skeleton Bones (Cookies!!)

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Michie

This is really a basic “meringue cookie” recipe, but for Halloween.  The peppermint flavor was always a favorite with the kids around, and for me, especially, as peppermint cookies were always a little different.   With the addition of the mini … Continue reading →

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Halloween – Slushy Orange Punch

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Michie

This is a great punch — it works well for kids parties, as well as other occasions.  We’ve used this at New Years, and Halloween and the kids all loved it.  It looks really festive, and suits the Halloween holiday. … Continue reading →

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Halloween Recipes – Creamy Pumpkin Dip with Cookies

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Michie

This is a very simple and easy to do recipe that’s great to do with the kids, and for kids parties (as well as adults Halloween parties).  We made this recipe a couple of years ago for the school party, … Continue reading →

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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Michie

The BEST thing about carving pumpkins for Halloween, or making fresh pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving, is the pumpkin seeds.  I have always loved these, and can’t wait to roast them. I have two different ways I roast pumpkin seeds.  The … Continue reading →

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To try or not to try – TarTare or Pocky?

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Michie

I was wandering through my RSS feeds this morning, and when reading “so you wannabee a Domestik Goddess?”(one of my fav fun blogs to read), I came across this “food tasting meme” I thought looked fun.  It’s a list of … Continue reading →

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