Pumpkin Whoopie Pies!

I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving!  We had lunch with John's family then went to my cousin's house to visit with my family. Being vegetarians we had to bypass the tryptophan-laden main courses and instead opted for all the yummy side dishes John's mom made for us such as mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and biscuits.

I've been on a bit of a baking spree this week, and for Thanksgiving I decided to make pumpkin whoopie pies.  I had never tasted these delectable treats before, but I have seen pictures and they always look delicious!  Again with the help of my mother's KitchenAid stand mixer I made this recipe from scratch.
The recipe supposedly made 12 pies, so I made a double batch thinking I would need enough for at least 20 people. Turns out everyone else had made a dessert as well, and not many people had room for these dense little pieces of heaven. They were good, but very filling! I think if I make them again I will stick to a single batch and use more frosting in the middle. They were fun to make, and they turned out so pretty! What did you make for your Thanksgiving feast?

Homemade Sugar Cookies

I received a set of 100 cookie cutters as a gift a while ago, and I am happy to say that I finally got around to using them for the first time tonight.  I made pumpkin-shaped sugar cookies from scratch!









I used a recipe I found on a blog called The Crafty Penguin.  My mom is letting me borrow her KitchenAid stand mixer until Christmas, which made the process soooo much easier than mixing the dough and the icing (also made from scratch) by hand.

I haven't tasted them yet as the icing has to dry first, so I have no idea if they will be any good.  I have never made iced sugar cookies before so I'm excited to try them!  I don't have much experience with food coloring, so the icing isn't quite the orange color I was hoping for, but I'm not worried about it as John and I will probably be the only ones to eat them.

I think for my next challenge I would like to try making vegan sugar cookies.  I found a recipe which sounds pretty yummy, but I'll have to learn how to work with vegan cream cheese and egg replacer.  I'll be sure to post pictures when I try it!

The Aposematics - Hands On - Stop Motion

After 5 long months and more than 1,200 still photos, we finally finished our first stop motion video for our new song Hands On. Both the song and the video were experiments in new styles, and we're really happy about both! Without further ado...