Cauliflower becomes a much more popular vegetable when it’s served with a cheesy fondue and called “ghost brains.” Serves: 6 Prep time: 5 min. Cook time: 10-15 min. Ingredients 1 head of cauliflower, cut into florets 1. Put a rack or vegetable steamer into a larger pot with a tight fitting lid. […]
Another great addition to the Boo Fondue are “Skeleton Bones” breadsticks for dipping. Serves: 6 Prep time: 5 min. Cook time: 15 min. Ingredients 1 package refrigerated breadsticks (11 oz.) 1. Preheat oven to 375°. 2. Open breadstick package and separate into 12 breadsticks. Pull to elongate, then snip the ends with kitchen […]
Think of Hulie the Hound and Kit the Cat while you help ghouls and goblins prepare for their night in the neighborhood. You can put your pets in costumes, but it would be better to keep them away from the door and trick or treaters. Some animal authorities think Halloween is the second most […]
When it comes to Halloween, it’s all about the costume. Scary, funny, silly, or unique–an original costume can be hard to find. Luckily, we picked our Mibs’ brains, and scoured the Internet, for some tips on the perfect transformation. What To Be? “My all-time favorite costume is homemade and easy – a headless man. Just […]
The first comes from food and recipe aficionado, Julie C. Her recipe for Creepy Cake is sure to please the little ones (ok, the adults, too). Creepy Cake Make a cake mix of choice (or from scratch if you have the time or ambition) and bake in a 10″ x 13″ pan. Frost with chocolate […]
“Mommy, I want to be a boy.” Did my 8-year-old daughter just ask me to begin the gender reassignment process for her? “For Halloween, Mom! I want to dress like Daddy!” Whew. I have a love/hate relationship with Halloween. LOVE stealing Milky Ways out of my kids’ candy cache. HATE coming up with costume ideas. […]
Looking for a slasher, gore-fest, torture or zombie flick to watch this Halloween? Look elsewhere! My taste in scary movies runs more to the Southern gothic, suspense, supernatural, whodunit, twist-a-minute genre. The “thinking man’s” scary movie, if you will. Give one a try and tell me what you think. What are you, afraid? The Gift […]
Halloween should be for the adults, too. From large parties, to quiet get-togethers, grown-ups are crafting their own Halloween traditions. Read on for ideas… Feeling Low-key? Take a cue from MakeItBetter.net’s Family Editor, Catherine Rocca, who held a pumpkin carving party one Halloween. “We supplied the pumpkins and carving tools, and everyone carved one. Then […]
