Boo ya!

We're having a costume contest tomorrow at work, along with some other fun treats. In the ghoulish spirit of the holiday, I made some treats for my co-workers. However, our oven is still broken so I had to veer from my usual cupcakes.

Here's what went through my brain earlier this week.

"I think I'll make caramel apples since my oven is broken but the stove isn't. Amber and Kay both made some fabulous ones recently. Oooh, maybe I'll make the mini ones. I swear I saw those somewhere... Hmm, I'll look on Flickr for inspiration. I'll type in 'mini' 'caramel' 'apples' to see what I get...oh, there are some cute ones! They're from....justJENN! Well, OF COURSE THEY ARE!"

So tonight I whipped some up for the first time. I think I drenched the mini apples in a bit too much caramel, and the sprinkles I used on some of them were too heavy as they pooled at the bottom, but all in all, I think they turned out well.



I also decided to try my hand at some chocolate-covered strawberries. (Thanks to justJENN again for the inspiration. Her recipe is directly beneath the mini caramel apples on her recipe site. )

I didn't use chocolate chips, as she suggested. Instead I used some chocolate chips in a specially designed microwavable cup, which I found in the baking aisle when I went to get chocolate chips. The strawberries turned out well, too. I drizzled some with white chocolate (after I took this pic).

Lastly, I finally finished my costume for tomorrow. I write about interactive marketing, including coverage of social networks. So I thought it'd be fun to dress up as a MySpace page.

Man, crafty stuff takes so much time. I don't know how you crafty ladies do it so well!

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Pam: No, I made brownies. (Angela signs disapprovingly.) What?
Angela: I’m just trying to figure out why you’re sabotaging things.
Pam: I made brownies.
Angela: And I made cookies. Same category.
- The Office