Synopses & Reviews
Trick or Treat! It's Halloween, time to revel in magic, mystery, and ghoulish abandon.
Halloween Treats leads the way to Halloween fun for the whole family with terrific ideas for crafts, decorations, snacks, desserts, drinks, and supper on All Hallows' Eve.
Here are creative crafts to involve, inspire, and delight children of all ages, from "pixies" aged four to eight on up to young teenagers. Little ones will have a great time making Candy Cauldrons and Roasted Pumpkin Seeds while older kids carve jack-o'-lanterns and whip up scary but scrumptious snacks such as Cocoa Cobweb cupcakes.
Halloween Treats also suggests plenty of ways to entertain the grown-ups, including delicious dinner dishes such as Roasted Autumn Vegetables with Herbed Couscous, Tomato Polenta with Sausages, and Roasted Pork Loin with Quinces and Lady Apples and even "Spooky Sips" in the spirit of the season. Packed with clever ideas, Halloween Treats promises a frightfully festive time for the entire family.
Synopsis
From delicious "one cauldron" dinners to black cat cookies, trick-or-treat bags, spooky lanterns, and tissue ghosts, this spirited book includes projects for the whole family.
Synopsis
These days, Halloween is the most popular holiday next to Christmas. At its heart are family and friends having fun together-which is what this book is all about. In this cornucopia of creative Halloween ideas, simple crafts, tasty treats, and ghoulish good times abound. From delicious "one cauldron" dinners such as creamy pumpkin soup to luscious devil's food cake and black cat cookies, here are recipes ideal for entertaining adults and children alike, both in the kitchen and at the table. And then there are the crafts. Kid-friendly projects such as trick-or-treat bags, spooky lanterns, and tissue ghosts, and easy ideas for beautiful centerpieces, place mats, and name cards keep everyone from the tots on up busy and happy. Filled with clever projects and delicious snacks, and illustrated throughout with colorful photographs, Halloween Treats will keep the whole family (and friends of all ages) entertained. Happy Halloween!
About the Author
Donata Maggipinto is the food and entertaining expert and a regular contributor to NBC's
Today Show. She lives in Northern California.
Richard Jung is a San Francisco-based food and travel photographer whose previous books include Balsamico.