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Halloween Party Ideas

Epicurious.com features Halloween party ideas for both kids and adults on their website this month.  For kids, there's cookie and cupcake recipes, and for adults, you'll find ideas for martinis, hors d'oevres, and party decorations.

Halloween Parties & Entertaining  |  via Epicurious.com

Homemade Pumpkin Creme Marshmallows from Pete's Gourmet

Pete's Gourmet Marshmallows, called by Bon Appetit "a modern miracle", adds a seasonal twist to their marshmallows.  Give a box of pumpkin creme marshmallows covered with white and dark chocolate this Halloween.

Pumpkin Creme Marshmallows  |  $19 at Pete's Gourmet

Serve a Pumpkin Shaped Cake for Your Halloween Party

Serve your Halloween party guests this special pumpkin cake from Dean & Deluca--a layered cake with spice butter and chocolate fudge shaped like a pumpkin!

Pumpkin Cake by Dean & Deluca  |  $110 at Dean & Deluca

Cookie cutters for Halloween cookies

Make your spookiest  cookies with these  Halloween themed copper cookie cutters.

Halloween Cookie Cutters  |  $19 at Sur la Table

Halloween Brownies by Fat Witch

Just in time for Halloween, give the Fat Witch Brownie Gift Tin made in NY.  Fat Witch brownies were chosen by Oprah in 2002 as one of her Favorite Things.  This chocolate gift tin includes 27 brownies in dark bittersweet, chocolate walnut, and blonde chocolate chip.

Brownie Gift Tin  |  $39 direct from Fat Witch Bakery  |  888-41-WITCH

Mini Halloween Caramel Apples

Surprise your trick or treaters with a special treat--a mini Granny Smith apple covered with caramel and chocolate decorations.

Mini Halloween Caramel Apples  |  4 for $29.50 at Williams-Sonoma

Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Everyone has their favorite pumpkin pie recipe, right? Well, count on Cook's Illustrated to test all the different ways to make pumpkin pie to come up with their own best version.

Note--since publishing this post, Cook's Illustrated has changed access to its page, so here's a copy of the recipe below.

Continue reading "Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe"

Ghoulish Halloween Food Gifts

Sometimes it's fun to send someone a little something for a holiday that doesn't usually warrant a gift of any kind--like Halloween! We at dailyolive.com love our sweets and treats just as much as the next guy (or gal!) and have found a couple of nifty gift ideas.

Mrs. Beasley's offers wonderful Halloween ideas from a Halloween Tower to other tasty snacks. Check them all out at www.mrsbeasleys.com

For all you other foodies out there who can appreciate the gift giving--and receiving!--but don't have much of a sweet tooth, we have something for you too! Log on to www.popcornfactory.com to see the latest and greatest Halloween gift ideas. They have something for everyone in every price range! We've found some truly ghoulish ideas here!

Halloween Gifts from Red Envelope

Haunted gingerbread houses, personalized Halloween treat bags, mini cookie gift tins and more from one of my favorite gift websites.

Click here to see Red Envelope Halloween gift ideas.

Black Vodka--The Spooky Halloween Spirit

Black vodka?? This spooky spirit arrives just in time to help serve up a little black magic. Mix Blavod Original Black Vodka with a little orange juice for the perfect Halloween drink.

Official Blavod Website

Click here to purchase online at www.internetwines.com

Make Your Pumpkin A Masterpiece

The Ultimate Pumpkin Carving Kit

To do any job right, you need the right tools, and here's the best tool kit to make your pumpkin the talk of the neighborhood. This carving kit comes with 9 different cutting tools, reusable template designs, 2 mini-lights, and a detailed instruction booklet to make your own unique and amazing jack-o-lanterns.

Available exclusively online thru Martha Stewart Living.  No longer available.