So Evan wants to live in a haunted house. For real. Every year it’s the same conversation about how the inside of the house needs to be really dark and scary. Thankfully he’s satisfied with some outdoor giant webs and spiders and he’s pretty psyched about the new black cauldron that we’ll fill with dry ice this year.
Having a pumpkin ale and a few laughs…modelling the latest reaper wear from J. Creep.
Pumpkin coffee tables from Crypt and Brimstone
You couldn’t pay me to take a photo like this of a real spider.
Our basement window well has turned into a crypt
Styrofoam balls (cut with serrated knife), painted black and joined with toothpicks, plus some black pipe cleaners.
He’s also psyched about Halloween food, like hot dog mummies, spider dip, witches’ hats and, of course, the puking pumpkin. I took the photos below a couple of years ago, before it had even occurred to me to start writing a blog. I was just one of those weird people who takes pictures of her food. Okay, I’m still am.
Mummy Dogs
Chocolate digestive biscuits (or any round chocolate cookie), Hershey’s Kisses and decorator icing tubes (don’t get the gel kind, it doesn’t dry hard).
Layer refried beans, guacamole, sour cream, grated cheese, black olives and salsa in whatever order you want, ending with salsa on top. Pipe sour cream into a web pattern. You can cut a small hole in the corner of a Ziploc bag and use that to pipe the sour cream.
Lightweight…
All Green Guacamole
There’s no real recipe here, keep tasting as you go.
2-3 ripe avocados, finely chopped green onion, tons of chopped fresh cilantro, juice of 1 lime.
Mummy Dogs
If Pillsbury Crescent Rolls are a guilty pleasure, here’s your excuse to buy them.
Cut hot dogs into 2-3″ pieces
Roll out Crescent Roll dough and use a sharp knife to cut into narrow strips. Wrap the dough around the hotdogs, but not too tight. Don’t forget to leave space for eyes. Bake according to package directions until golden. Dot with mustard for eyes after they’ve cooled down a bit.
Dinnerversions 