Pumpkin Queen

This past weekend I put the finishing touches on the house decorations both inside and out. I made the trek to get some pumpkins for the front porch. As I was putting them into place, I remembered the Halloween that I first met my friend. We invited him over for dinner and in exchange for some dinner and a few beers, he carved us some awesome pumpkins to put outside. His nickname ought to be the Pumpkin King because he truly is the king of pumpkin carving . He would carve anything you wanted. I was in heaven. I asked for Jack Skellington and it was awesome. This year I found some Martha Stewart black lacy pumpkin covers, but was a bit disappointed because they are not as I pictured they would be. I put one on one of the pumpkins and will now have to look around on Pinterest for some other ideas.
The other half was the guinea pig this past weekend for my gaming night dinner next week. I wanted to test out some new recipes on him before I serve them to my friends. I made my first ever pumpkin soup and it was yummy and easy. I also made some cornbread owls to go with it from a new baking pan I found. Now all that is left is to design the table decorations and get out my pumpkin shaped soup tureen and bowls!