With Halloween right around the corner, it's crunch time for costumes. However, if you're thinking about pulling off a food costume this year, you may want to think again. As Bon Appétit points out, sometimes Halloween food costumes don't quite come off as well in execution as you'd think. More

Oh, monkey bread! How we love you — little pull-apart nuggets of buttery, gooey cinnamon goodness. And I've been thinking about how easy monkey bread is when you've been making pizza! What? How are they related? Well, leftover pizza dough is a perfect base for monkey bread and other breakfast treats. And even if you haven't been making pizza lately, store-bought, ready-made pizza dough is also a way to get these into the oven (and into your mouth!) that much quicker. More

Once a year the pumpkin moves from the plate to the window, patio, or stoop, transformed from a roly-poly squash into an agent of mystery—hollowed out, lit from within, a friend or foe (depending how you carve it). But jack-o-lanterns aren't the scariest pumpkin iteration, according to cartoonist Molly Brandenburg. Try on a few of these undying decor trends to really spook the neighbors! More

Halloween is still a month away, but we're thinking ahead. It's the year's epicenter of candy, after all (and we have a thing for candy corn around here). But not all Halloween treats need to be sugar-laden — or dark and spooky, for that matter. One of my favorite cheery Halloween ideas is this one: colorful vegetables and all. More

Happy Halloween, y'all! While I love this spooky holiday as much as the next girl, I'm not really into all of the creepy crawly treats that seem to pop up this time of year. Eyeball cupcakes? Not so much. Blood punch? I don't think so. More

I don't know what it is about candy corn. The three colors? The way you can bite the tiny pointed tip off first? The taste of honey and lots of sugar? The chewiness? I don't know, but they are the one Halloween candy I go crazy for. In the spirit of the great candy corn, here is a roundup of candy corn inspired treats from the web. There is some insane stuff in here, folks: Candy corn vodka tonic? Candy corn cookie dough pretzel bites? Party mix! Cookies! Cake. Brace yourself for plenty of artificial coloring and pagan celebration of the tiny yet mighty candy corn. Halloween only comes once a year, after all. More

It's Halloween — which means we're all supposed to pull out vats of Jell-O and light 'em with black lights, and scrawl spiderweb icing over elaborate cakes. Right? Well, if you're short on time for such undertakings, or if you want to avoid the sugar overload of too many Halloween treats, check out this roundup. I've pulled together my favorite Halloween treats for this season, with a selection of health(ier) yet cute options, as well as a few spooky ideas, and some just plain cute treats for grown-ups and kids alike.

The best part: These are all actually do-able — nothing too challenging here for those of us who aren't great with a piping bag! More

Kids shouldn't get all the treats this Halloween. Whether you have your own children or not, there are plenty of grown-up treats just beckoning on the big, spooky night. More

Halloween is one of the more perfect holidays. If you have young kids, you get to relive the fun of dressing up and trick-or-treating through their eyes. If you don't have kids, you have a really good excuse to buy mini candy bars for the whole month of October. And while those are wonderful, we love thinking about homemade treats to bring to work, keep around the house, and share with the neighborhood kids. More

Q: We're planning a Halloween party in a couple of weeks, and we've got the menu almost set, but we're missing something that's crunchy and salty. We're trying to keep the menu as classy as we can, and sort of harvest-themed. Any ideas for something that will fulfill our needs? (We're hoping to stay away from the usual chips and pretzels.) Here's the menu so far:

• Spiced steak bites with cumin sour cream
• Charcuterie and cheese plates with a variety of crackers
• Seasonal fruits and vegetables (pears and carrots in as many colors as we can find)
• Cherries in a honey brandy reduction with mascarpone
• Pumpkin spice cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

Sent by Claire More