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Happy Belated Cupcake Day
I just found out that yesterday was National Cupcake Day. Well, that’s according to one source. Other sources cite Oct. 18 at National Chocolate Cupcake Day and Nov. 10 as National Vanilla Cupcake Day....
View ArticleCreepy cuisine
What’s on the menu at your house for Halloween? Bat wings? Monkey brains? Eyes of newt? At one of the more memorable Halloween parties of my childhood, the menu consisted of just such fare. While my...
View ArticleHalloween morning fare
This may not technically be a Halloween-themed recipe, but I think it might make a fun breakfast alternative for Halloween morning. Caramel Apple Biscuit Pops Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking...
View ArticleAll bark, no bite
I’m a fan of the bark. Not the dog kind. The almond kind. I make a version at Christmas time with dried cranberries, almonds and orange zest, and I also like the one that utilizes leftover candy canes....
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Eight-legged earrings
When I was preparing some copy for one of my Lifestyles pages this week, I happened upon a story featuring Halloween crafts. With it, there was a picture of spider earrings made out of beads. Alas,...
View ArticleDisgusting dining
I was powerless to resist. When something titled “Barbecued Worm Sandwiches” popped up in my e-mail box, I just had to check it out. The accompanying photo didn’t dissuade me from thinking that this...
View ArticleNo tricks, no treats
I’m feeling trick-or-treat deprived. Because it was my weekend to work, I spent last evening at the Daily Globe, typing obituaries and proofing pages instead of handing out candy. Meanwhile, at home,...
View ArticleHectic Halloween
Since we live on what seems to be one of Worthington’s busiest trick-or-treating streets, the supper hour on Halloween night is always a bit hectic at our house. Hubby Bryan and I take turns answering...
View ArticleBracing for the hordes
Tonight’s the night when a horde of goblins and ghosts, witches and warriors, pirates and Power Rangers and other assorted characters will ring our doorbell in search of sweet treats. And horde is no...
View ArticleFrom ghosts and goblins to elves and reindeer
I saw something shocking while I was watching TV Sunday. Not the Vikings loss to the Green Bay Packers —that was hardly surprising to anyone considering how the Minnesota team has played so far this...
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