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Posts tagged “Holidays - Halloween”

Ready for Pie? Pumpkin Pie Five Ways

Are you craving pumpkin pie yet? We love pumpkin pie (especially when it's in a graham cracker crust) and so we're about to break out the pumpkin puree and the cinnamon. Here's a look back at five p...

Pumpkins, Persimmons, & Pomegranates (& Costumes!)
Joshua Tree, California

On Saturday mornings, nestled into the foothills of the Mojave desert, the Joshua Tree farmers' market welcomes everyone from free-spirited locals to military base families, park rangers, and touris...

Happy Halloween! Autumn Recipes for Halloween

Tomorrow is Halloween! Are you looking for a few good things to cook this weekend? Here's a look back at some of our best Halloween and autumn recipes, including DIY candy corn, bat-shaped Oreos, cand...

The Ultimate Halloween Party Roundup: Menus, Party Ideas, and Inspiration from Around the Web

Maybe it's because Halloween falls on a Saturday night, or maybe it's the gloomy economy. Whichever it is, everyone seems to be in a spooky Halloween spirit this year! There is a lot of fabulous ins...

Spooky, Scary Wines to Spice Up Your Halloween Party

Are you going to a fun Halloween party and wondering what wine to bring? This is not the night for serious wines. Spice it up with some ghostly wines. Over the past few weeks I’ve been scouting out ...

What's a Great Appetizer for a Halloween Party?
Good Questions

Q: I need to bring an appetizer to a Halloween party. I have seen a lot of recipes for desserts, but I need something savory and spooky. Any suggestions? Sent by Hilary...

Halloween Recipe: Thomas Keller Oreo Bat Cookies

Looking for a good Halloween sweet to bake up before Beggar's Night? Here's the famous Thomas Keller Oreos (TKO) — crunchy chocolate cookies, with a white chocolate ganache sandwiched in between...

Serve This Cheese for Halloween: Morbier
The Cheesemonger

Halloween isn't a particularly cheese-centric holiday, but if you're planning a celebration of the caseophilic persuasion on Saturday, this is the cheese to serve. It's just about as classy as it gets...

Autumn Supper: Savory Stuffed Pumpkin

Reader Jaime sent us a note about this stuffed pumpkin recipe she's been making for dinner lately, and it looked so spectacular we had to share it with all of you. ...

Recipe: Homemade Candy Corn (and Candy Dough!)

Candy corn is one of those Halloween treats that you either love or hate. We happen to enjoy those stratified orange triangles, and have been excited to try out hand at making them at home. But we ...

What Are Some Healthy Treats for Trick or Treaters?
Good Questions

Q: For Halloween, I want to be able to offer some treats but can't justify giving out unhealthy junk food to our youth. At the same time, some parents are also cautious about letting their kids eat ho...

Trick or Treat! What's Your Favorite Halloween Candy?

Halloween is this Saturday! Have you been surrounding yourself with candy corn and other trick or treat candy? Do you have a favorite Halloween candy, and do you incorporate it into your snacking (and...

Toasty Marshmallows! No Campfire? Use a Gas Grill

This is the time of year we start to think, wistfully, of burnt toasted marshmallows, flaming on sticks. But we can't exactly build a fire on our back porch, so what's a city-dweller to do? Pull out t...

Irresistible! Mini Pumpkins
Hollywood, California

We've always gone for the bigger, more impressive pumpkins at the Hollywood farmers' market, but this year we're utterly charmed by all the minis on sale throughout the market. Perhaps it's because ...

Five (Classy) Halloween Treats from Martha Stewart

We have to say that Halloween isn't our favorite holiday. We find lot of the ghoulish tricks and treats more gross-out than good fun. But there are always creative ways to celebrate the darkness of ...

Tell Us: What Fall Foods Do You Use for Decoration?

Pumpkins are a natural, of course, and gourds and squash hold up nicely on a dining room table or mantle for several weeks. Anyone got anything quirky or different to share? ...

Cooking with Pumpkin: From Whoopie Pies to Goulash
Bon Appétit

We cooked with raw pumpkin once last year, and it was a disaster. But these recipes are giving us new courage. Some are made with canned pumpkin, yes, but others use a specific pumpkin that is the b...

Autumn Place Settings: Napkin Rings Made from Felt

Earlier this week over at Apartment Therapy, we featured the home of Jason Loper in northern Chicago. We couldn't help but swoon over his adorable fall place settings, made out of felt. Don't they jus...

Good Question: Great Fakeout Food Ideas?

Here's a fun question from Lorysa! My birthday is coming up and I'm planning a "Through the Rabbit Hole" themed party. I'd like to serve nothing but trompe-l'œil foods, such as a birthday cake made...

Jack-O-Lantern Tartlets
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #25

Recipe: Stephanie's Jack-O-Lantern Tartlets Category: Classic Here is the second entry from enterprising pie-baker Stephanie; she also entered the Original category with her mouthwatering peanut butt...

Happy Halloween! And Look! Ginger-Skeletons

Happy Halloween from all of us here at The Kitchn. And look at this - gingerbread skeletons! There have been a few versions of these around the web lately (so clever!) but these are our favorite. Mayb...

A Bread-and-Cheese-Filled Pumpkin from Dorie Greenspan

Still thinking about what to serve on Halloween tomorrow? How about this? Dorie Greenspan calls it a "recipe in progress." We call it yum......

What Are Your Halloween Food Plans?

Halloween is this Friday! What are your food plans? Are you making homemade treats? Hosting a chili party? Making spooky edible brains? How far do you go for Halloween? Do you go all the way to gross-...

Bread For The Dead
France

For the last 10 years or so, Halloween has been mildly embraced by a certain number of French people, and it's not surprising to see pumpkin-shaped brioche and other Halloween-inspired creations at bo...

Quick Dessert: Grapes Roasted with Walnut Oil

You know that we love walnut oil. It's one of those small cupboard indulgences that lifts up nearly every dish it touches. So when we came across a recipe for roasted grapes with walnut oil - well! We...