Archive for the 'Halloween' Category

Tombstone Brownies

Here’s a super fun Halloween dessert adapted from a Halloween cookbook magazine from the grocery store check out.  These turned out so great, and everyone loved them!  For the tombstone writing you can purchase cookie icing in your baking aisle that comes packaged with a fine tip for writing or you can use white frosting.  […]

Mummy Dogs

Here’s a fun Halloween treat that the whole family will enjoy!
Ingredients:

Hot dogs
1 can of refrigerated crescent rolls
mustard

Directions:

Remove rolls from can, and patch the seems together (from the dough I patched 2 triangles together to make a rectangle, so I had 4 rectangles).  Make strips out of each of your rectangles.  You can make thin strips […]

Spooky Slow-Cooked Chili

Here’s a great dish to get into the Halloween spirit…delicious chili topped with festive Halloween shaped cheese slices.  To accompany the chili, I made my cornbread recipe in a silicone baking pan–shapes were leaves and pumpkins.  Everyone loved the cornbread too…-s even said he liked the cornbread better from the silicone pan.  I’ve never used […]

Halloween Rice Krispies Treats

My kiddos went wild over these easy festive treats, and I believe we’ve started a new family tradition!
Ingredients:

3 TBSP butter
orange food coloring (or mix red and yellow food coloring)
10 oz. marshmallows
6 c. rice krispies

Directions:

Melt butter in a sauce pan over medium heat; add food coloring to desired color; then add marshmallows.  You may want to […]