tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post270886462100025840..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: A Halloween lunch with a watermelon monsterJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-87666729994572519892015-11-09T05:52:55.832+11:002015-11-09T05:52:55.832+11:00Pretzel webs are so cute. And the watermelon monst...Pretzel webs are so cute. And the watermelon monster!! Wow!<br />All of your treats look so good - what a great Halloween =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741739604149676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-84551593639877515752015-11-05T11:52:26.756+11:002015-11-05T11:52:26.756+11:00Thanks Lorraine - I was just relieved with the wat...Thanks Lorraine - I was just relieved with the watermelon after the drama of the big split!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-45965512828432925542015-11-05T11:52:00.114+11:002015-11-05T11:52:00.114+11:00Thanks Lucy - it just gets bigger and bigger!Thanks Lucy - it just gets bigger and bigger!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-3206316444972771972015-11-05T11:51:41.063+11:002015-11-05T11:51:41.063+11:00Thanks Mae - Indeed remembering the boys is both s...Thanks Mae - Indeed remembering the boys is both sad and happy and so is full of confusion. But I agree that it is important for Sylvia to know about them. And I think the days of orange tinted food with raisins for faces are innocent days when no one had the one upmanship of the internet!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-36979905159279039802015-11-04T09:53:38.661+11:002015-11-04T09:53:38.661+11:00Your watermelon is super impressive Johanna! It...Your watermelon is super impressive Johanna! It's very cute and I love all of your items! :DLorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-35017780185292789612015-11-04T08:36:07.704+11:002015-11-04T08:36:07.704+11:00This looks like SO much fun!!!! You have totally o...This looks like SO much fun!!!! You have totally outdone yourself this Halloween!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582959504888593397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-73430340546178215932015-11-03T23:09:46.365+11:002015-11-03T23:09:46.365+11:00You've gone so far beyond the old orange-tinte...You've gone so far beyond the old orange-tinted foods and faces made out of raisins that were the only Halloween efforts when I was a child. But then, the whole holiday is so much more popular and looks so much larger now.<br /><br />Your memorial to the two boys seems both sad and optimistic. Above all, your daughter won't see it as a painful secret, which seems to happen in some families.<br /><br />best... mae at maefood.blogspot.comMae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-90662870147459564682015-11-03T22:37:41.456+11:002015-11-03T22:37:41.456+11:00Thanks Kari - I think having a lunch for Alex and ...Thanks Kari - I think having a lunch for Alex and Ian each year makes them an important part of Sylvia's life but we go in and out of phases of talking about them. I would like to say I wasn't at all upset with the dropped watermelon - I was gutted and immediately cross at sylvia and myself but I did have to remind myself that it was an accident - she is not used to picking up 8kg pieces of fruit and knowing that it is too heavy for her - it was fun for a moment til she dropped it :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-59250049817415561522015-11-03T22:35:00.708+11:002015-11-03T22:35:00.708+11:00Thanks Faye - I have seen the minion watermelon - ...Thanks Faye - I have seen the minion watermelon - so many great watermelon shapes to try but I think this seemed one of the easiest! I wasn't so fussed about the spiders webs as they seemed so sweet and I was worried they would just melt into goo on a plate once out of the fridge - don't remember this being a problem last time but we probably made less and ate them quicker. I don't think we would do so much halloween food if not for Alex and Ian's birthday being the day after and it is nice for sylvia to have a celebration that is fun for her!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-38683844929879004112015-11-03T22:32:33.583+11:002015-11-03T22:32:33.583+11:00Thanks Cate - it is nice to find a healthier fun f...Thanks Cate - it is nice to find a healthier fun foodJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-91050459610951182172015-11-03T20:48:50.369+11:002015-11-03T20:48:50.369+11:00I am sure Alex and Ian would love this food and th...I am sure Alex and Ian would love this food and the Halloween style celebrations for their birthday. I think it's wonderful that you've helped Sylvia grow up keeping the memory of her older brothers alive. I also like that you have been very matter of fact and seemingly accepting of the amount of dropped produce! The watermelon monster certainly came out without any evidence of mishap and looks brilliant.Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887621874869110597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-12957604475857664552015-11-03T19:13:33.644+11:002015-11-03T19:13:33.644+11:00Johanna it seems we are very similar with the cook...Johanna it seems we are very similar with the cooking successes and disasters, I dropped a container of medjools the other day and was only able to save a few. Gosh I would have been "devo" at my spider webs falling out of the freezer! My watermelon story would have been the same too had I bought a watermelon to make a Minion (thank you pinterest)! I remember your Halloween food last year! I didn't make a single thing this year as I was just feeling so over having to cook and do stuff-- I figure we can have Halloween food some other time (so much for my big Halloween blog post I had planned... just ran out of puff!) [hope this goes through, i'm having some troubles with commenting on blogspot blogs again]Veganopouloushttp://www.veganopoulous.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-16124023227055209302015-11-03T07:33:36.833+11:002015-11-03T07:33:36.833+11:00what a wonderful watermelon! what a wonderful watermelon! Cate Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068520532566968605noreply@blogger.com