Posts Tagged ‘halloween’
Witch Finger Cookies
Don’t finger my cookies! J/K you can finger em all you want to. These witch finger cookies are perfect if you like cookies you can manhandle a little bit and not worry about them getting over-mixed. They are also perfect for Halloween, duh. And these witch fingers have a secret surprise inside to make them…
Read MoreHHH034 Jen Brown, Feminist Horror Critic
Part 3 of Occult October. I’ve known Jen Brown — actor and feminist horror movie critic at the Women in Caskets podcast — for probably a decade, since we were both heavily involved in the Austin theatre community. She’s maybe best known for her work on several popular Rooster Teeth series (Red Vs. Blue, RWBY, Day…
Read MoreSatan’s Hairy (Meat) Balls
I came across a recipe for “Sea Anemones” in an old cookbook of my grandmother Hornsby’s. The book is called Hawaii Cookbook & Backyard Luau by Elizabeth Ahn Toupin. “Sea Anemones” are meatballs made with minced shrimp and rolled in broken vermicelli noodles which have the marvelous property of puffing into white, wormy strands when…
Read MorePumpkin Muffins
This recipe for pumpkin muffins was (mildly) adapted from the Joy of Cooking. It may be more correct to even say it was just barely adapted, and only by accident. By accident because it turns out it is very hard to bake pumpkin muffins (or anything) while you are wearing a Freddy Krueger glove, so many…
Read MoreHomemade Marshmallows
Homemade Marshmallows video (scroll down for printable recipe) Homemade marshmallows are SO EASY. Like, really really really easy. As long as you have a stand mixer with a whisk attachment and a thermometer (see link at the bottom for the one I use) you, too, can make marshmallows at home to put on top of your…
Read MoreDirt Cake
Dirt Cake recipe Video (scroll down for printable recipe) The Dirt Cake is something that many people grew up on. Not me. I think dirt cakes are indigenous to the American midwest which would explain why I’d never heard of them until I was well past voting age. That, and my mom is a devout sugar-hating…
Read MoreGummy Worms Recipe – Fruit-juice Sweetened
Gummy Worms Recipe Video – scroll down for recipe card I’ve gotcha a fruit-juice sweetened, natural gummy worms recipe right here for Halloween. But first, a spooky Halloween story. Halloween night, late 1980s. My family lived in the boonies so there were no good streets or even houses at which to trick or treat. All…
Read MoreGravlax Recipe — Swedish Cured Salmon
When I was in New Zealand some decade or so ago, wwoofing*, occasionally I would be allowed to work some of my wwoof-hours in the restaurant kitchen. The chef there made gravlax. It seemed so easy and tasted so delicious, I’d since then always intended to try making it myself, but never got around to…
Read MoreDog Costume for Halloween!
How to make a Halloween costume for your dog! HOT DIGGITY DOG! This is the first in an occasional crafting series, featuring Daisy and Mr. Banjo! To make the hot dog costume for your dog you will need: 1 yard (45″ wide) quilted fabric or heavy felt, tan in color 1 yard white or beige…
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