Halloween Last Year

Last year for Halloween we were super creative and decided to be pirates...how fitting with the last name, right? This is us at the Ward Halloween Party we were in charge of. Jeff has a parrot on his shoulder you can kind of see, but my sweet hat is blocking most of him.

Dinner in a Pumpkin!
This is something I think we're going to have as a tradition in our home every Halloween season. It's not too hard and is fun to make and eat. We've made it the last 2 years. But, it makes a lot of food so make sure you invite someone over if your family is only made of 2 people like ours!

Recipe:

1 chopped onion

1 and 1/2 to 2 pounds ground beef

2 T soy sauce

2 T brown sugar

4 oz. can of sliced mushrooms, drained

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 and 1/2 to 2 cups cooked rice

1 8oz. can of sliced water chestnuts, drained.

1. Clean out a pumpkin (small-medium size, see our picture)

2. Brown burger in a big skillet or pot and drain; add onions and simmer for a couple minutes

3. Add everything else to your skillet/pot and mix

4. Put the mixture into the pumpkin

5. Put the pumpkin in the oven; Bake at 350 degrees for 1-1 and 1/2 hours until pumpkin is tender.