ENTERTAINING: “Fitzoween” Tea Party

Serve Constant Comment or other spiced tea for Halloween. Photo courtesy SXC. After a busy afternoon of shopping at Bloomingdale’s flagship store in New York City, we sought quiet refuge for afternoon tea at the Fitzpatrick Hotel, a scant two blocks away. The hotel is celebrating “Fitzoween” all month with a Halloween-themed tea: cinnamon spice…
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ENTERTAINING: Best Halloween Cupcakes

The best Halloween cupcakes are those you make (or buy) yourself and then slip into these clever paper sleeves from Roundabouts Cupcake Sleeves. This witch, the most elaborate concept, tops the cupcake (behind the witch sleeve) with licorice strings and a chocolate-dipped ice cream cone. Other sleeve options include a skull (use with any white-frosted…
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ENTERTAINING: Haunted Castle Bundt Cake

There’s one sure way to make a haunted house disappear: Get some forks and call some friends. Photo courtesy of Sur La Table. Hey, guys, gals and ghouls: Take one of our favorite Bundt pans, the Castle Bundt, and turn it into a haunted castle with some simple decoration. The Bundt pan is available at…
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