This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Halloween, Halloween!

Hi everybody, it’s Kristina again from spabettie, and I am here with a post themed on my favorite holiday. I have a few recipes to share, a cute pup, and some other fun shenanigans. A big thank you to the xgfx girls for having me here again!

Using the black quinoa is perfect for a jack o lantern.

First up, my carrot-ginger quinoa pepper jacks! These pepper jacks are always a big hit with everyone, and this year I am even more excited about the filling inside – a carrot ginger quinoa, and it’s SO good! 

This next one was all I needed last year for dessert on Thanksgiving. Couldn’t wait to make it again. Good thing the nog is back in shops already…

Pumpkin Ice Cream

From one pumpkin patch to another,

these treats are sweet!

Crispy Treat Pumpkin Patch (orange cardamom flavor).

Sometimes the spiders around here are big enough to scare the cats…

and that ice cream up there?

 Makes these:  Pumpkin Milkshakes!

My dachshund Basil loves Halloween, too. He is a turtle this year, and last year he was…

a submarine!

This time of year we just call him our Halloweenie. Now back to those pepper jacks. I let out a loud squeal when I found out that Pee-Wee Herman shared them!

I was pretty excited (I love Pee-Wee…) and have to admit I did his laugh a couple times when I saw this. ;) and the other fun thing that is happening with these pepper jacks right now…

These pepper jacks are a finalist in the Yummly Halloween recipe contest, and I would really love it if you helped a vegan and gluten free recipe win!! How cool would that be?

All you have to do is visit the site here and “like” the page. No signing up for anything, just “like”. I thank you in advance, and I hope you all have a Happy Halloween!

Are you a Pee-Wee fan? What about dogs in costume?

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Thanks for another great post, Kristina!

We wanted to take a moment to thank all of the amazing folks who have contributed to recipes.xgfx and invite anyone out there who may not know about this part of our site to check it out!

recipes.xgfx is a community driven resource featuring recipes that are 100% gluten-free and vegan. There’s a ton of great stuff on there thanks to the generous folks who have shared with us!

there you’ll find these tasty treats (and many more!):

Scrumptious' Summer Bounty Gratin

River's Mint Chip Ice Cream

Erin's Onion Rings with Thai Dipping Sauce

Izzy's Creamy Fettuccine Alfredo with Carrot and Zucchini Pasta

Kat's Tofu Chocolate Pudding

Sarah's Amazing Homemade Vegan Bacon

Yum.

Thanks so much to everyone who has helped to make this growing resource what it is!!

If you enjoy creating your own xgfx recipes and would like to contribute, we’d be thrilled to have you share. It’s easy… just sign up here!

Happy Thursday!