Adventures in Cooking

Happy Halloween! During the month of October I found I have come back in touch with domestic Amy. I used to cook a lot--but I haven't been much of a cook lately. So--one of my personal goals recently has been to work more on cooking and learning to make more food from my mom. So--this post is all about FOOD :)
My friend Jill and I decided this month to have a Witches' Tea Party. We decided to make food and have a good time as Witches.

Here's some photos from the tea party:I also designed the invitations for our tea party--another one for the crafty Amy!

Jill and me in our witch costumes, which I designed my own hat too...what is happening to me!

Target had these cute little cupcake tins--and I couldn't walk past them.
So I made "Boo Brownies"

This one is a family recipe for haystacks, but I cutesied them up with mini candy corn pumpkins.

In all, we had about 25 girls show up with treats and witches outfits to our party. It was a success! Jill and I are currently planning another tea party for January--details to come later.

Today, my roommate and I decided to test my Thai cooking skills. Mindy and I worked together to creat Pad Kee Mao--my favorite Thai dish. A few months ago, my friend Larry and I set a goal that I would take advantage of the fact that my mother is an amazing cook and that I would learn how to make more Thai dishes from her monthly. So--I have been attempting to do so. This month, I learned how to make Drunken Noodles. Here are pictures from my first attempt.

It was delicious! And I usually am my worst critic! But--I actually thought I did a good job.

So--here's to October! I feel like I accomplished a lot!