Tyler's Halloween Eyeball Meatballs

This is for all of you out there who have a little boy who loves gross things for Halloween, more specifically EYEBALLS!

Meatballs

Spaghetti

Green Olives with pimentos

toothpicks

Pile the plate high with noodles and sauce. Place 2 meatballs right on top. Brake toothpick in half, stab the green olive with toothpick halve and attach it to the meatball. You have two monster eyes watching you while you eat!!!

*Of course, take the toothpicks out before you eat the meatballs! ;)

Libby's Pumpkin Roll

Ok, I'm just going to say this does not sound easy, but oh my goodness is it worth it!!! It's really not that hard, just "a piece of cake." If you like pumpkin and cream cheese, you're gonna need to try this!!! I've always wanted to make this, it's DELICIOUS!!! Very impressive looking.

CAKE:

3/4 cup flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. ground cloves

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp. salt

3 large eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

2/3 cup pumpkin

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional, & I think coconut might be good too)

FILLING:

1 8 oz. package cream cheese ( I use 1/3 less fat, and still alright, probably not as good) softened

1 cup sifted powdered sugar

6 tbsp butter or margarine (I also used less, more like 3 tbsp)

1 tsp vanilla

powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350* (it says 375* and I just noticed that, I did 350*). Cut wax paper to fit a jelly roll pan, grease and flour the paper. Sprinkle a thin, (I'm going to add clean right here, a little obvious, but you know...) cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.

CAKE: Combine flour and dry ingredients in small bowl. Beat eggs and sugar in large bowl. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.

Bake for 11-13 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off wax paper. Roll up cake and towel together starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

FILLING: BEAT cream cheese, sugar, butter, vanilla until smooth. Carefully unroll cake, remove the towel. Spread the cream cheese mixture over cake. Re-roll cake, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

My Favorite Fall Cookie

Cookie Jar Gingersnaps

2 cups all purpse flour
1 TBSP ground ginger
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves (can omit if you want to)
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 white vegetable shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup molasses
Sugar, for rolling

Preheat oven 350*. Sift dry ingredients into a med. bowl. In large bowl beat shortening til soft. Gradually add sugar and continue until fluffy, add egg and molasses, then stir in flour until blended thoroughly. Roll into balls and roll in sugar. Bake for about 9-10 minutes, until tops are crackled and lightly browned. (do not overcook, they are still really soft in the center when you take them out, these are best when soft and chewy) Remove from baking sheets to cool completely.

These cookies are fabulous and scream- "Fall is here!!!" They are guaranteed to please, I have never made them without receiving compliments. Have them with a glass of cold milk, or a cup of hot cider. Enjoy!