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The 2019 Reign of #Pumpkinspiceeverything , Pumpkin , Pumpkin Spice and HALLOWEEN

It’s that WONDERFUL Time of YEAR! The whole world goes Forking PUMPKIN. PUMPKIN SPICE EVERYTHING and also HALLOWEEN! Let’s see WTFork I found this year!

Up top are Limited Edition Junior Mints called Spooky Mints with Black and Orange centers…….I love Junior Mints but the thought of black cream kind of spooks me out…..(plus The Forking Truth is that I don’t want blackened teeth)

Limited Edition – Werther’s Original – PUMPKIN SPICE soft caramels.(great for when you want your teeth to stick together)

On the left is Skinny Syrups Pumpkin Caramel Flavor Whipped Foam Coffee Topping with ZERO calories and Zero sugar………To the right is U Pick Brand Ground Coffee in Pumpkin Spice…….guess they go together?

Smashmallow – Marshmallows in PUMPKIN Pie flavor

Here’s Little Debbie Brand PUMPKIN Delights and Brownie PUMPKINS.

Little Debbie also makes Bat Brownies and PUMPKIN Spice Rolls.

Limited Edition – BelVita PUMPKIN SPICE with natural flavor and OTHER natural flavor….?

Here are Krunchy Melts PUMPKIN SPICE Meringues and Simply Ingredient Gourmet PUMPKIN Cake Batter Cookies.

Archer Farms Pumpkin Spice Almonds

Archer Farms Rustic Pumpkin Spice Trail Mix

Harry and David PUMPKIN SPICE Chocolate Truffle Cocoa Mix

Seasonal Limited Edition Keurig HOT Dunkin Donuts artificially flavored coffee in Pumpkin Spice.

Trader Joe’s PUMPKIN Tortilia Chips

Trader Joe’s Candy Corn Pop Corn……?

Trader Joe’s PUMPKIN SPICE Granola Bark …..granola bark….woof woof!

Trader Joe’s This PUMPKIN walks into a bar Cereal Bars…..LOL!

Trader Joe’s PUMPKIN Spice Cookies and PUMPKIN Joe-Joe’s

Trader Joe’s PUMPKIN Ginger MINI Ice Cream Cones with white confection coating.

Trader Joe’s PUMPKIN Biscotti

Signature Farms PUMPKIN SPICE and Apple Cider coated pretzels

Here is Pumpkin Monkey Bread Mix (on the left) and to the right Pumpkin Spice Donut Mix.

Blessed (Brand?) Pumpkin Spice Scone Mix….just add heavy cream…….(just what my butt needs).

Archer Farms Pumpkin Spice Cream Filled Wafers

Pepperidge Farm Limited Edition Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies

Pepperidge Farm Pumpkin Spice Milano cookies

Hammond’s PUMPKIN SPICE Dark Chocolate Bar.

M&M’s White Chocolate PUMPKIN Pie candy – WOW did these suck!

UMMMMMMMMMmmmm! M&M’s in Creepy Cocoa Crisp with a layer of dark chocolate. Oh yes I did and these are pretty good!

Trader Joe’s PUMPKIN O’s Cereal

Quaker Life Cereal in Pumpkin Spice, Quaker Instant Oatmeal in Pumpkin Spice and General Mills Cheerios in Pumpkin Spice.

Here’s Kellogg’s Limited Edition PUMPKIN SPICE Mini wheats cereal.

By General Mills – Boo Berry, Count Chocula and Franken Berry Cereals.

LIMITED EDITION – Cap’n Crunch’s HALLOWEEN Crunch with ghost that turn your milk green. Maybe next year they can change it up to with vampires that turn milk bloody red.

Limited Edition – Nonni’s Dark Chocolate PUMPKIN Biscotti (and maple pecan)

Honey Roasted PUMPKIN SPICE Peanuts (Left upper corner) Nonni’s PUMPKIN SPICE Biscotti (upper right) and Pizzelle Da Nonna in PUMPKIN SPICE (bottom)

Here’s Sheila G’s Limited Edition Brownie Brittle in PUMPKIN SPICE with cream cheese chips…

Pirouline Cream Filled Wafers in PUMPKIN SPICE.

Williams Sonoma – Spiced Pecan PUMPKIN Pancake and Waffle Mix

Williams Sonoma – PUMPKIN Seed Toffee

Williams Sonoma – PUMPKIN Paws

Williams Sonoma – PUMPKIN Seed Brittle

Williams Sonoma PUMPKIN Chocolate Chunk Quick Bread Mix

KitKat – PUMPKIN Pie Candy

Eairtimi Autumn Mix Taffy in PUMPKIN PIE, Whipped Cream, Candy Corn and Caramel Apple.

Charms Fluffy Stuff Spider Web Cotton Candy in Sour Apple Flavor….(Blech!)

You can have your eye on someone with these Gummy Eyeballs!

Below is one for dogs

Trader Joe’s PUMPKIN Recipe Dog Treats – WOOF!

Of COURSE there’s a Forking OREO for Halloween!

These are SAME TASTE Oreo cookies but with added orange color and Halloween Designs.

That was The 2019 REIGN of #PUMPKINSPICEEVERYTHING , PUMPKIN , PUMPKIN SPICE and HALLOWEEN

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My Visit to the 2018 Enchanted Pumpkin Garden in Carefree Arizona

 

The Enchanted Pumpkin Garden takes place in Carefree Arizona at the Carefree Desert Gardens every year at the end of October. 2018 was the fourth year for this event that took place October 19th-28 2018.  This was a free event. Pumpkin Artist Ray Villafane is the artist that is responsible for these Whimsical Creations. No need to worry about parking or fighting your way threw the crowds……Just sit back and enjoy the photos!

Some Quality Food Trucks were there!

That was the 2018 Enchanted Pumpkin Garden in Carefree Arizona.

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The 2018 Reign of #PUMPKINSPICEEVERYTHING , Pumpkin , Pumpkin Spice & Halloween

 

This time of year the world turns a different flavor of mad……It’s getting close to Halloween and we must have Pumpkin, Pumpkin Spice and Special Edition Halloween Food. As crazy as it all sounds the good news is that in 2018 I haven’t come across nearly as many of these sorts of food as in previous years…….In 2015 might have been the biggest year for Bat-sh*T Crazy Pumpkin Spice because I remember I had to do a three part blog on Pumpkin Spice that year. Could it be that civilization is normalizing? By the way what I did find this year I came across much latter in the season than the usual by September. I didn’t even find most of this stuff until late September. Up above are the Halloween Edition pop-tarts in Frosted Chocolate Fudge. Booooooh

And if that one doesn’t do it for you than maybe…………

Limited Edition Frosted Pumpkin Pie pop-tarts are at a grocer near you too!

Up above are Pumpkin Seed Tortilla Chips, Werther’s Original Candies in Pumpkin Spice, International Delight Cream Type Product in Pumpkin Spice, Nonni’s single serve Coffee in Pumpkin Spice and how can you not live without Pumpkin Spice Yogurt Pretzels!

How can you go on with out Kraft Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows and Lindt’s Pumpkin Spice filled Chocolates……

Bone Rattler Hot Sauce – This screams Halloween to me.

Junior Mints, Snickers and Reese’s all ready for Halloween!

Here’s Hostess Twinkies with SCREAM Filling and Scary Cakes with SCREAM filling…..? Why would I want to eat a packaged cake with filling that makes me scream?

Trader Joes Candy Corn Pop corn, Pumpkin “O”s Cereal, Pumpkin Bagels, Pumpkin Chai Spice Loaf, Spiced Pumpkin Madelene Cookies and Monster Reese’s Candy

Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats in Halloween Packaging. Them little elves look kind of frightening don’t they?

In the cluster above are Voor Man Pumpkin Spice Wafers, Pumpkin Spice Cookies, Little Debbie Brownies in Bats and Pumpkins, Libby’s Pumpkin Bread Mix, Betty Crocker Pumpkin Spice Cookies and Green Mountain artificially flavored Coffee.

Limited Edition Entenmann’s Pumpkin Muffins. Ok…….but there is a strange looking critter in the middle of the box…I can’t tell if it’s a cow? pig? or a dog? and why is it there?

Here are Entenmann’s Pumpkin Doughnuts.

Pumpkin Spice Cheese Torta???………… What is this thing????

Limited Edition BelVita Breakfast Biscuits are now available for a limited time in the Pumpkin Spice variety.

Pillsbury Pumpkin and Ghost Cookies.

Thinster’s Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Pepperidge Farm Pumpkin Spice Cookies, Archer Farms Pumpkin Spice Caramel Corn, Limited Edition Snack Bites, Pumpkin Spice Pretzels, Pumpkin Spice filled Wafers, Trail Mix and Dove Caramel & Milk Chocolate Pumpkins….Oh boy!

Trader Joes Pumpkin Ravioli and Pumpkin Pancake mix…What a combination.

Trader Joes Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread and Muffin Mix, Regular Pumpkin Bread and Muffin Mix, Pumpkin Pancake and Waffle Mix, Pecan Pumpkin Instant Oatmeal, Organic Pumpkin Toaster Pastries and Pumpkin Tortilla Chips. OH MY!

Pumpkin Curd…..ummmm Pumpkin Curd Meringue pie? or on toast? I don’t know about this one…..Pumpkin curd just doesn’t sound tasty…….pumpkin nerd…..pumpkin turd…..same color as loose bowels………..

Trader Joes- Pumpkin Cranberry Crisps, Pumpkin Biscotti, Organic Pumpkin Spice Granola Bark, Pumpkin Butter, Pumpkin Marble Mousse Bar, Pumpkin Waffles and Danish Kringle in Pumpkin Flavor….Who knew?

 

Hurry up and get your Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Cherrios before they’re all gone!

Limited Edition Special K Pumpkin Spice Crunch…OH BOY!

And ALSO Limited Edition Special K (not crunch like above cereal) I don’t know what this is but it makes me think it might be Forking repackaged and stale without crunch?????????

NEW Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Frosted Flakes…People of a certain age know what Tony the Tiger would say……………….Ther’rrrrrrrrrrrrrre…………GRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrate!

Back for Halloween Count Chocula with Monster Marshmallows ….Blah Blah Balhhhhhhh!

Franken Berry and Boo Berry Cereals both with Monster Marshmallows…..Blah Blah Blah!

Here are MORE limited Halloween Edition Cereals.

Limited Edition Reese’s Puffs called Peanut Butter Bats…..The cereal box wasn’t well thought out………Looks like lots of cereal bats dived into a pool and died. looks like a pool of dead bats.

Don’t know if the next cereal’s taste better but the box fronts are better.

Limited Edition Chocolate Frosted Flakes with Spooky Marshmallows. That’s true old stale marshmallows are scary.

Limited Edition Fruit Loops with more spooky marshmallows.

Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Instant Oatmeal looks boring after the last few cereals…..

We’ll go back to a box that is more fun!

This next one really does look frightening.

Limited Edition Apple Jacks with Spooky Marshmallows.

……..Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Twinkies…..OH GOD HELP US!

Someone must have lost their mind to come up with this next one…..

Trader Joe’s Harvest Alfredo Sauce with Pumpkin Puree and Butternut Squash Pieces.

If Trader Joe’s Alfredo Sauce with Pumpkin Puree is weird enough…..Maybe next is one better!

AJ’s Fine Foods sells (till October 31 2018) Pumpkin Brats! FORKING PUMPKIN BRATS! Now that is Forking WEIRD!

Halloween Joe Joe’s Cookies….Like the Trader Joe’s version of Oreo Cookies.

Speaking of Oreo Cookies…..

YOU KNOW there’s a Forking Halloween Artificially Flavored Oreo Cookie just for you!

That was The 2018 Reign of #PUMPKINSPICEEVERYTHING, Pumpkin, Halloween HORROR

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Enchanted Pumpkin Garden in Carefree Arizona 2017

 

The third annual Enchanted Pumpkin Garden is taking place in beautiful Carefree AZ October 20th – 29th. This is a FREE no cost family friendly and even dog friendly event. Pumpkin Artist Ray Villafane is the genius behind the whimsical creations. If his name rings a bell that might be because you caught him on Food Network’s Halloween Wars where competitors compete in teams that transform food and pumpkins into amazing Halloween Themed Creations. Here is some of what I saw this year.

 

 

That was some of the pumpkins from the 3rd annual Enchanted Pumpkin Garden.

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Enchanted Pumpkin Garden Carefree Arizona It’s a Free Event….GO!

 

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October 17th – 31th 2016 is the 2nd annual Enchanted Pumpkin Garden in Carefree Arizona. This is a free no cost event.

Pumpkin Artist Ray Villafane is the genius behind these whimsical pumpkins that take over the beautiful Carefree Desert Gardens. If the name Ray Villafane sounds familiar it’s probably because you’ve watched him on Food Network’s TV Show called Halloween Wars where he transformed Pumpkins into amazing lifelike creations.

Besides strolling threw the gardens-

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the Enchanted Pumpkin Garden’s Events have grown to include a craft beer garden, a few food trucks ( I saw four and one was ice-cream) –

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Hayrides, a pumpkin pie eating contest and face painting.

For more information please visit www.CarefreePumpkinGarden.com or just Forking Visit the Gardens…BECAUSE it’s FREE

! There are a few shops and a few cafes in walking distance that you can do afterwards. beautiful Cave Creek is only a couple streets away and you can easily spend some time there too. Lot’s of tourist shops and bars with cowboys and want-to-be cowboys Cave Creek is a very southwest kind of town and is lots of fun for visitors and for people that truly enjoy the south west.

Here are a few pictures of what I saw this year.

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This week should even be better because the artist will be carving all the pumpkins can. The pumpkins only last for up to FOUR days in our Arizona Weather. They actually mist the pumpkins with water to get them to last a mere four days.

Here are a few photos from 2015 Enchanted Pumpkin Garden

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Carefree’s Enchanted Pumpkin Garden…Just Forking Go…It’s Free!

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