RECIPE: Try The White House Recipe For Honey Cupcakes

Dress up a plain white cupcake for Halloween. Photo courtesy McCormick.com.   Given the focus on fitness at the White House, does the First Family participate in the national cupcake craze? A White House Garden Cookbook—which includes a collection of recipes and gardening tips from First Families—features a recipe for honey cupcakes enjoyed by the…
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HALLOWEEN: Festive Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Show of hands: Are these Halloween strawberries cuter than yesterday’s meringue ghost cookies? Not as cute? A tie? You can send them as a gift, via SharisBerries.com. Or you can make your own. You can even plan a strawberry-decorating get-together this weekend. Ask a friend or two if they want to bring their own ingredients…
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HALLOWEEN: Make These Meringue Ghost Cookies

Melt-in-your-mouth meringue ghosts. Photo © Michael Klashman | ButterFlourEggs.com.   We loved this idea from Michael Klashman of ButterFlourEggs.com so much that we signed up for all of his blog feeds. Meringues are gluten-free, cholesterol-free airy bites. Airy ghosts are perfect Halloween fare. This recipe makes about 24 ghosts, each 2- to 3-inches: crunchy on…
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