Fall is Here & Halloween is On the Way!

Here we are in mid October with Fall in full swing, although apparently no one told Mother Nature! Its time for fun fall recipes and the beginning of a chain of holiday parties! Halloween is up 1st, so we thought we would share some great Halloween recipes for all those parties you’ll be having and attending as well as just for fun at home! We all know that pumpkin is king this season, so it’s always fun to find recipes that go along with the trend! Here are a few great recipes to play with this season:

Pumpkin Spice

(put this in your latte’s, on top of some caramel ice cream, in your pancake or waffle mix or even in your cereal for a festive holiday punch!)

4 Tablespoons Cinnamon

4 Tablespoons Ginger

4 Tablespoons Nutmeg

3 Tablespoons Allspice

Candy Corn Martini

(This is an easy cocktail that looks great!)

Ingredients:

2 oz  Candy Corn Infused Vodka (its easy…pour out a little vodka and dump in some candy corn. leave it in until you get your desired flavor.)

2 oz Lemonade

2 oz Pineapple Juice

1/2 oz Grenadine

Whipped Cream for topping

Directions

1. Combine vodka, lemonade & juices and shake.

2. Pour mix into a martini glass.

3. Slowly pour Grenadine into mix so it settles at the bottom.

4. Top with whipped cream.

Pumpkin Pancakes

Ingredients:

2 Cups All Purpose Flour

2 teaspoons Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

3 teaspoons Pumpkin Spice (see above)

1 1/4 Cup Pumpkin Puree

1/3 Cup Brown Sugar

1 Large Egg

3 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil

1 1/2 Cup Whole Milk

• Feel free to add chocolate chips, nuts or berries in for something a little extra!

Directions:

Mix dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin spice) and set aside.

Add brown sugar, pumpkin, egg, oil and  milk and blend in a mixer or blender until smooth.

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk by hand until combined evenly.

Heat a skillet over medium heat and generously coat with butter.

Put 1/4 Cup batter on and flip when edges look dry and there are bubbles forming on the inside.

Flip and cook for 2 more minutes.

Remove and add more butter to skillet as needed.

We hope you enjoy these recipes and we will see you soon here at Zazou for our AMAZING Pumpkin Ravioli!

Manhattan Beach Halloween Pumpkin Race

It’s that time of year again: time for the World Famous Manhattan Beach Pumpkin Race! If you have never heard of the Pumpkin Race, it’s an annual event that takes place around Halloween time each year, dating back Halloween Eve of 1990.

The rules are simple: use must make a single pumpkin that is fast and agile enough to beat all of the others. For official rules and racing tips, visit the Pumpkin Race website.

The 23rd annual Pumpkin Race will take place Sunday, October 27, with the first race beginning at noon on the Manhattan Beach Pier. The winner will be determined after the finals at p.m.

Pumpkin RaceCar kits are available Live Oak Tennis Office in Manhattan Beach, or you can always make your own of course!

Don’t forget to bring the family and wear your Halloween costume! See you there!