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Ghosts of Cupcakes Past - Feast Your Eyes

These adorable spooky cupcakes not only look the ghoulish part, but there's more to them than meets the eye -- beneath the eerie, glowing gummy-candy eyes lies a cookie dough surprise secretly nestled inside the cakes. We're positively enchanted with these cupcakes not only for their appearance but for their complex flavor layers.

Borrowing from "The Cake Mix Doctor Returns," the folks at A Baked Creation whipped up these beastly beauties using a combination of vanilla cake and instant pudding mixes, with a package of frozen cookie dough for the center. And though many cooks scoff at the use of premixed baking bases, with creatively tweaked creations like these we can't resist the extra ease. Plus, we were sold at the mere sight of the fondant ghosts floating atop the fluffy chocolate frosting.

How do you feel about boxed cake mixes?
What's not to like - they're cheap, fast and easy.118 (41.5%)
I prefer to bake from scratch, but don't mind using them as a base or in a pinch.104 (36.6%)
If I'm going to take the time to bake, I'm going to do it from scratch.62 (21.8%)



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Halloween Party Pasta

pumpkin tortellini

Pumpkin tortellini. Photo: Jennifer Iserloh.

I love to host a party around Halloween time -- dressing up is optional, eating is a must! Every year I'm reminded of a story my Granny tells at Halloween. She is the queen of holiday celebrations and always had plenty of food, decorations and guests.

One Halloween, as she was giving away the best treats in the neighborhood, my family cat, Ariadne -- black as night -- decided to show off by stretching and cleaning her paws in the window. Just then, a little boy from across the street rang the doorbell. "Hey lady, did you rent that cat?" he asked my Granny, who responded quickly, "Yes, we just got her yesterday but she expires tomorrow!"

After the jump, find a recipe for Pumpkin Tortellini with Sage and other menu ideas to host your own "Black and Orange" Halloween fest. The catch? You'll have to rent your own black cat!
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Filed under: The Skinny Chef, Holidays

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Slashfood Ate (8): Homemade sweets for Halloween

Candy haunted house
When I think of Halloween, I think about candied apples, candy corn, and chocolates. This holiday drives my sweet tooth crazy!

One of my favorite activities during every holiday is discovering the many festive ways to celebrate using food. With all the candy you can want at your disposal, Halloween is the perfect time to concoct sweet gastronomical delights. Whether or not you're going to a Halloween party, you won't want to miss these fun delicious candy creations and ornaments:
  1. Candied apples
  2. Haunted gingerbread house
  3. Owl brownie pops
  4. Pumpkin brownie pops
  5. Caramel-dipped apples
  6. Bat and cobweb cookies
  7. Martha Stewart's boo-tiful cake
  8. Shrunken pears
What are some of your favorite homemade sweets during Halloween?

Filed under: Slashfood Ate, Ingredients, Holidays

Slashfood Ate (8): Culinary approaches to the pumpkin

Pumpkins
For me, pumpkins conjure up memories of going pumpkin picking, and going on hay rides, drinking hot apple cider, and eating as many candy apples as possible. When I reminisce the days of my childhood when I'd paint faces on Halloween pumpkins, I think about how unfortunate it was that I never cooked them.

Growing up, pumpkins were merely symbolic of the season. Many people, like myself when I was younger, are not aware of the many different ways pumpkins can be consumed besides in a pumpkin pie. Pumpkins are a type of squash. They're pleasantly sweet.

Below are 8 culinary approaches to the pumpkin:
  1. Pumpkin and yellow split pea soup
  2. Pumpkin lasagne
  3. Pumpkin flan with spiced pumpkin seeds
  4. Pumpkin nutmeg dinner rolls
  5. Pumpkin seed brittle
  6. Pumpkin risotto
  7. Oven-roasted pumpkin
  8. Pumpkin custard profiteroles with maple caramel

Filed under: Slashfood Ate, Ingredients, Holidays, How To

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