Find the recipe for making this Black Widow cocktail HERE at Talk of Tomatoes, with the genius idea of black licorice spider legs crawling from the glass.… Read More ...
Really Gross Halloween Food (and Not So Gross)
I know I’ve been posting so so so much ghoulish food, but the vast majority falls in the “cute” side over the “gross”. This roundup of Halloween food at Super Punch better belongs in the latter category. Severed hands, killer rat cake, flayed skin cheeseball, gelatin brain… there are some cute things thrown in, too, though, for the squeamish. Included … Read More ...
Halloween Cocktail
Find the recipe for this creepy, crawly Halloween cocktail with dangling licorice spider HERE at Fab Frugal Food.… Read More ...
Halloween Cocktails from Martha
I adore this collection of Halloween cocktails from Martha Stewart. A sampling: The bleeding heart martini, this eyeball martini, a bubbling cocktail, and a face and hands punch.
Skittles Vodka
I can so taste the rainbow. And now I want a cocktail. Learn how to make Skittles-infused vodka HERE at Mix That Drink.… Read More ...
Party Monday: Over the Hill
It’s very possible that this theme is inspired by my Over The Hill 
looming birthday and angst about getting oh so very old (really, I’m ancient). Or perhaps it’s just a timely theme since many of the ideas can also be used for … Read More ...
Candy Corn Roundup
But not from me! Skip to my Lou has amassed a fantastic collection of candy corn themed drinks, appetizers, cookies and treats. Find the roundup of candy corn goodness HERE. Shown are candy corn parfaits from Paper Jewels, cookies from Martha, and a candy corn cordial from the Food Network.… Read More ...
Recipe Tuesday: Classic Kids
Some not-packaged or frozen versions of classic kid foods:
1. Make your own chips from Martha Stewart.
2. Fish-shaped fishsticks from The Toby Show.
3. Homemade carrot fries from Real Simple.
4. DIY fruit roll-ups from Disney Family.
5. Easy Mac n’ Cheese from Parents.com.
6. Homemade Tater Tots from Pennies on a Platter.… Read More ...
Party Monday: Wine and Cheese
1. pairings. The Wisconsin Cheese Board has a fantastic tool to help you pair cheese with wine, food, cocktails and beer.
2. make your own wine. Make your own wine with this kit from Red Envelope.
3. make your own cheese. Remember this make your own cheese? From the Urban Cheesecraft etsy shop.
4. … Read More ...
Kid-Friendly Halloween Food
And the Halloween treats keep coming! Find a great roundup of easy, kid-friendly dinners and treats HERE at Parents.com, such as ravioli spiders or Frankenstein pudding.
Recipe Tuesday: Pumpkins!
1. Pumpkin marmalade from Better Homes and Gardens.
2. Spiced pumpkin, lentil and goat cheese salad from epicurious.
3. Rigatoni with roasted pumpkin from Martha.
4. Roast pumpkin with cheese fondue from epicurious.
5. Stuffed pumpkin with cranberry-raisin bread pudding from Southern Living.
Party Monday: Robots!!
1. Invites. Make cool robot extend-an-arm invites at My insanity.
2. Food. Check out the food and drink ideas at My insanity, like “robot feul” drinks, sour wires, and this awesome cake. Find food, games and decor ideas.
3. Decor. The Hostess with the Mostess blog featured a robot party HERE. Find tips on making the … Read More ...
Halloween Carnival
You must check out the details of this Halloween Carnival party compiled by Better Homes and Gardens. Treats galore! This punch bowl comes with a free printable, find tips on making the cake, and you’ll find lots of games and activities. And I love these sweet favors.
Halloween Cocktails
Find oodles, and I mean oodles, of creepy cocktails for Halloween HERE at Celebrations, like this Witch’s Brew.… Read More ...
St. Patty’s Day Roundup–Drinks!
OK, as promised, St. Patty’s Day Part Two, the cocktail. First, celebrations.com has instructions for creating green beer here. Family Fun has a recipe here for kid-friendly green punch. 
And about.com has a whole bunch of cocktail recipes for the big day here. And Martha has a recipe for an ice cream float (with stout) here 
and a … Read More ...