Find a fantastic step-by-step photo tutorial to create these chocolate cherry mice and a lovely, easy tutorial for tempering chocolate HERE at Omnomicon.… Read More ...
Recipe Tuesday: Mummies!
Caramel Apples Revamped
Chow has just been wowing me lately with their sweet creations. See their takes on the caramel apple HERE, like this marzipan caramel apple with sesame and almond.… Read More ...
Candy Corn Decor
This roundup of candy corn decorating ideas from Woman’s Day makes me want to go buy a barrel of candy corn. My favorites: the candy corn tree, candy corn balls (wow, that’d take forever), and candy corn table runner (that probably wouldn’t stay so pristine).
Spider Cocktail
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 ...
Party Monday: Ghosts in the Graveyard
This one’s all about coffins and graveyards and ghosts. Boo!
1. food. Make meringue bones at Martha Stewart.
2. food. Make wiener worms from Southern Living.
3. decor. Find creepy apparitions in the mirror at Better Homes and Gardens.
4. decor. Craft tombstones for your yard from Better Homes and Gardens.
5. decor. DIY floating ghosts … Read More ...
Candy Spoons
Now, I’ve posted on festive chocolatey spoons before, but I think the silver takes things up a notch, no? Learn how to make candy spoons HERE at babble.… Read More ...
Jack O’ Lantern Carrot Rice Balls
How about we take a sugar break with these carrot rice ball Jack O’ Lanterns. Find the recipe HERE at fab frugal food.
Looking for more Halloween recipes and ideas? Check out Taste of Home Halloween Here you’ll find dozens of spooky, cute, spirited and fun Halloween foods to delight boys and ghouls of all ages. We tossed in … Read More ...
More Halloween Pretzels
Remember when I posted on these Halloween pretzels a bit back? Well, Ashley of Cute as a Fox saw them and added some Frankensteins and mummies! Learn to make them HERE.… Read More ...
DIY Twilight Cupcake Stand
Learn how to make this fantastic, dripping blood Twilight cupcake stand HERE at The Swell Life. (Twilight fans, is it a sacrilege to say it would be perfect for Halloween, too?) And non-vampire fans, there’s also a tutorial for a super cute candy corn cupcake stand HERE. {spotted by Kristen}
Tentacle Pot Pie
I mean really, not martha, really. Tentacle pot pie? Quite possibly, the most perfect dish to set in front of oneself on Halloween. Perfect. Learn how to make it HERE at babble, by not martha.… Read More ...
A BatMobile of a Different Kind
The hanging kind I mean. Learn how to make these edible bat mobile from decorated cookies HERE at The Vanilla Bean Baker.… Read More ...
Spun Sugar Spider Nest and Choux Eggs
How can something look so scary and yummy at the same time? That’s the brilliance of Sprinkle Bakes, I guess. Find recipes for the spun sugar spider nest and choux eggs HERE. (And even those spiders are edible.)… Read More ...
Halloween Jelly Shots (for Kids)
Did you know there’s a place dedicated to Jelly Shots? I didn’t either, till Junior Society told me. It’s the Jelly Shot Test Kitchen. Check out their Halloween shots: kid-friendly (ie. no alcohol) candy corn shots or eyeballs.