Cooking Articles

Bubbling Witches' Brew: Scientifically Scary

Before kids, Halloween used to almost be a bother. It seemed like just another chore, to make sure that I had a basket of treats to hand out to the little ghosts and goblins. Fast forward thirteen...

Enchiladas That Are Dead On

While we're trying on costumes and dressing up our little pumpkins and witches for a night of trick or treating, just south of the border our neighbors are getting ready for a different kind of spooky...

Jack O' Lantern Waste Not

Last October I attended one of the most elegant lunches I have ever had.  My dear friend Paula invited me and my family to her parents' house in upstate New York.  Overlooking an oasis of rolling hills...

My Giant Pumpkin

We had a great growing season this year--with the exception of my much anticipated giant pumpkins. Every year, my pumpkin patch has produced enough bounty to keep the neighborhood children happily supplied...

This Halloween, The Great Pumpkin Is For Real

Like Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin to appear, every year people just like me eagerly await Halloween if only for the promise of everything pumpkin. Sure carving Jack O’Lanterns is great, but what...

Trick or Treat?

This week I did something that I think would have surprised myself ten or twenty years ago. I bought a sack of individually wrapped Halloween pretzels to give out along with our Halloween candy! They...

There is a pumpkin shortage this year in the Northeast. Hurricane Irene may not have caused quite the havoc to metropolitan areas that was originally predicted, but much of the rich farmlands of New Jersey,...

I love theme parties. Call me a cheeseball, but hey, aren't parties supposed to be fun? At my shindigs, you let your hair down and a while later stick a lampshade on your head. And no one else minds because...

What do bat’s wings, baked worms and bleeding popcorn all have in common?  Yes, you got it—it’s Halloween time again.  This is when we not only get to enjoy a change of season along the East Coast,...

My favorite holiday of the year is, indeed, Halloween. Ever since I remember I was fascinated by the holiday. I was one of those kids who was into monsters and make-up and fake body parts. I subscribed...