One of my favorite dishes is strawberry shortcake. I suppose I could make my life easier if I picked up the ready-made topping and shortcakes from the grocer. Then all I [...]
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Witches? Brew
No respectable Halloween party is complete without a caldron of witches’ brew. Witches’ Brew Author: Sherry Recipe: Drinks Cuisine: American Serves: 18 Prep time: 5 mins Total time: 5 mins [...]
Alien Eggs
Meatballs in sweet and sour sauce is a dish mom brings to all of the family get togethers. We dressed it up this year for Halloween. The small creepy alien [...]
Skeletor Shrimp Spread
One of my favorite things about Halloween is that I can play with my food I love to transform our family recipes into creepy and fun Halloween foods. This is [...]
Halloween Banana Pops
My granddaughter and I made yet even more Halloween treats this weekend. She’s only a year and a half old, so I had to pick something that, well, wouldn’t end up [...]
Roasted White Pumpkin Soup
It’s pumpkin season here in Florida, so I took my grandkids to a pumpkin patch over the weekend (the pumpkins were imported form the Carolinas). We picked so many pumpkins, we’ll [...]
Beans and Escarole Soup
Cooler weather is the perfect time to make hearty soups, chowders, and stews. My grandmother made beans and escarole soup with either ham hocks or salt pork (I’m sure she [...]
Country Fried Okra
My mom grew up on a farm in the hills of Eastern Tennessee. Her family grew okra every summer, and they served it fried every day along with an abundance of fresh vegetables. Okra [...]
Baked Apples
It’s apple season, and I picked up a few varieties to make candy and caramel apples for our Halloween get together. Today my mom made baked apples, a family favorite, with a couple [...]
Frightful Finger Cookies
The tinted fingernails make these pecan cookies a big hit at any Halloween party. Leave the fingernails untinted for an eerie, natural look. Frightful Finger Cookies Author: Sherry Recipe: [...]
Trick-or-Treat Pretzel Sticks
Dark chocolate with a hint of salt?what’s not to love? Here’s a simple Halloween treat that’s made with dark chocolate, pretzel rods, and colorful Halloween sprinkles. Trick-or-Treat Pretzel Sticks [...]
