Lunchtime Links for October 31st, 2014

• Averie Cooks: Chocolate peanut butter fudge bars.
• Oh, Sweet Basil: Red velvet cupcakes.
• Aida Mollenkamp: Pumpkin spice Ricotta cheesecake bars.
• How Sweet It Is: Sour cream coffee cake with brown butter glaze.
• Picky Palate: Pumpkin spice snickerdoodles.

Shake Shack - Halloween Specials

Happy Halloween everyone!  In the midst of gorging on fun size (or full size, we're all adults here) candy, be sure to check out these fun specials that are available at Shake Shack this weekend:

- Halloweenie (Vienna all-beef hot dog wrapped with bacon and topped with pumpkin maple mustard; $4.50)
- Shack O’Lantern Shake (vanilla frozen custard handspun with pumpkin, marshmallow and autumn spices; $5.50)

I've had the Shack O' Lantern shake before and I can definitively say that it is AWESOME, and anyone that is a fan of pumpkin treats should try it out! 

Lunchtime Links for October 30th, 2014

• Averie Cooks: Pumpkin snickerdoodle blondies.
• Kirbie's Cravings: Bacon cheddar pull-apart bread.
• My Baking Addiction: Pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting.
• Damn Delicious: Honey garlic chicken.
• Oh, Sweet Basil: Secret waffle recipe.

Pumpkin Spice Oreos

Here we have one of the most recent Oreo flavors, Pumpkin Spice Oreo.  Whoever comes up with the limited edition Oreo flavors must have so much fun at work, haha.  This Pumpkin Spice Oreo can be found in most supermarkets/Targets (at least around me here) so it shouldn't be too hard to get a hold of at this point.  

I love the original Oreo cookie, but I am quite fond of the vanilla/Golden Oreo cookie as well, so this was off to a good start.  The filling is bright orange and frankly a little scary when you first see it.  While it does have an overwhelmingly sweet small and taste, that's pretty much expected at this point so I wouldn't necessarily call that a negative issue.  There's a good amount of pumpkin spice-y notes in the filling, so there's no doubt or vagueness about what the flavor is supposed to be.  These are quite good if you like pumpkin flavored sweets, but you can't really eat too many of these at once, which is probably a good thing.  If you're worried about having a whole pack of these in your possession, do what I do and bring them to work so everyone can try them out! 

Lunchtime Links for October 24th, 2014

• The Pioneer Woman: Chocolate pie. 
• Oh, Sweet Basil: Philly cheesesteak soup.
• The First Year Blog: Candy bar cake. 
• Picky Palate: Pumpkin snickerdoodle cake bars. 
• Kirbie's Cravings: Salted caramel Mocha mug cake. 

Shake Shack - Apricot Jam Crumb Custard + DogMeister

I normally get the burger at Shake Shack, but I have also enjoyed their hot dog offerings as well.  This DogMeister is "topped with Shack cheddar and American cheese sauce and crispy ShackMeister Ale-marinated shallots."  I LOOOOOOOOOVE Shake Shack's fried shallots, they are SO SO good.  The crunchy shallots layered with the gooey cheese and griddled dog... mmm!

I also had the Apricot Jam Crumb custard on this visit, which had a bright yellow/orange hue from the apricot, I'm assuming.  There were big chunks of crumb topping mixed in which I definitely liked.  Fruit-based desserts aren't always my favorite, but the buttery crumbs definitely made up for it. 

Lunchtime Links for October 23rd, 2014

• Averie Cooks: Snickerdoodle bread.
• I Heart Naptime: Pumpkin cheesecake dip.
• Kirbie's Cravings: Parmesan cauliflower bites.
• Oh, Sweet Basil: Cinnamon burst pancakes.
• Brown Eyed Baker: Pumpkin spice latte fudge.