HALLOWEEN: Haunted Popcorn Hands

Creative Halloween fare. Photo courtesy Popcorn.org.   We love this party favor idea from Popcorn.org. We’d suggest them as trick-or-treat items, but many parents don’t let kids eat the “open” food for safety reasons. So, bring them to friends, to the office, and anywhere else you like.     RECIPE: HAUNTED HALLOWEEN POPCORN HANDS Ingredients…
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HALLOWEEN: Ghost Cookies

What’s QVC’s David Venable making for Halloween? These ghost shortbread cookies, iced with white chocolate! He shared the recipe with us: If you need ghost cookie cutters, here’s a “ghost family” (four sizes, for mom, dad and kids) If you prefer, you can make gingerbread ghosts. Here’s a gluten-free gingerbread cookie recipe.   RECIPE: GHOST…
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FOOD FUN: The BLT Becomes The BELT

The “BELT.” Photo courtesy David Burke Fromagerie.   If we lived anywhere near Rumson, New Jersey, our favorite restaurant would be David Burke’s Fromagerie. Burke’s cooking team adds a creative touch to everything they serve. Here, the BLT becomes a BELT: a poached egg is added to the bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich. Using a base…
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FOOD FUN: Healthy Halloween Snacks

Boo! Chocolate-covered bananas on a stick (photo © Nature Box).   Here are two fun Halloween snacks from NaturesBox.com, an online subscription service that delivers nutritionist-approved snacks to consumers’ doors each month. These are healthful snacks. If you want to be a wee bit wicked, substitute white chocolate (melted) for the vanilla yogurt. Beyond Halloween:…
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