Life in the Middle Age Lane

Another year and another trip to Key West.  The things I love about KW are the following...... 1)  Beautiful bungalows throughout the island 2)  Amazing museums (I toured Truman's Little White House & Hemingway's Home) 3)  Crazy, insane, uninhabited, kind people. All these things make up Fantasy Fest in a nutshell.  Well, perhaps not the museum portion but those can be substituted with Fogarty's Monkey Bar on Duval Street and their delicious Mudslides plus The White Tarpons signature cocktail Key Lime Martini, located on Front St near the pier. Here is a rated R version of the parade of people you will see during Fantasy Fest. Have you heard of the six toed cats in Key West?  Here is a picture of one from the Ernest Hemingway home. I thought they were pretty cool....cats.  Another thing you will find interesting is that throughout the island you will come across chickens, chicks and roosters.  I did may daily morning run and would always get

This year I had my Spooky Gals Night on a Friday night so that I could have two days to recuperate from the cooking, cleaning, decorating, socializing, drinking that this evening brings forth.  A lot of fun with some great ladies! I kept the menu simple but delicious.  We had deviled eggs, meatballs, a vegetable tray and Buffalo Chicken Sliders.  Dessert consisted of a Cranberry-Apple Pumpkin Bundt Cake that was to die for. You can find the recipe for this here.  It took me about two hours to make this because there were several steps for the topping, the glaze, the filling and the cake.  But I have to tell you it is the best fall cake around and it looks very festive for the holidays. My appetizers were kept simple but delicious.  I did not use olives for the meatballs since I am not a big fan of the taste unless they are in a Bloody Mary. This appetizer is so easy that it consist of only 3 ingredients.  Recipe can be found here . http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes