Ichabod Pumpkin Ale

The Bride brought home the first pumpkin beers of the season. Tonight we had New Holland Brewing's Ichabod Pumpkin Ale. This is one of the better pumpkin beers with a heavy cinnamon edge. Quite enjoyable and the label is fantastic, Headless Horseman and a grinning Jack-O. The most wonderful time of the year has begun.

She's Back

My lovely bride brought me a surprise from the grocery store on Monday. The 2009 edition of Martha Stewart Halloween.
I love this magazine. It pretty much nails everything I love about autumn and Halloween.
Although I could do without the glitter pumpkins and skulls. But I do enjoy most of the Grandin Road items.
The pumpkin carving and the decor is spot on.

The real kicker of this magazine, however are the recipes.
- Pumpkin Butter
- Spiced Apple Butter
- Sausage and Apple handpies
- Molasses Spice Cake
- Jack-O-Lantern spice cookies
The food, the design, the photos are all perfectly blended to kick start those autumn/Halloween feelings.

Now, the weird part is, I can't find it online. There is a Halloween section at marthastewart.com but it is sparse and the links in the magazine to the templates result in a 404. So I'm wondering if this issue was accidentally put on the shelf prematurely.