countdown to halloween: ghosts of halloween past

As I prepare to go out and purchase this year's Halloween treats (the ones I've already bought and eaten don't count!) I thought...

Label : Costumes, halloween memories, treats

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all pumpkin, no spice

At this time of year, I have a weakness for pumpkin-spiced . . . anything. Lattes, fudge, muffins, cheesecake. I've tried it all. So whe...

Label : pumpkins, treats

| boy |

the grass is always greener . . .

For many years, I could only watch with envy as others enthused about the plethora of Halloween-themed and/or pumpkin flavoured foods that b...

Label : candy, treats

| boy |

the wall of chips

An undeniable sign that Halloween is approaching.

Label : retail therapy, treats

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halloween night

It didn't look promising. We weren't in the direct path of Hurricane Sandy. But we got wrapped up in its outer bands. Outer bands of...

Label : candy, cemeteries, Costumes, halloween memories, jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins, treats, witches, zombies

| boy |

countdown to halloween: cheesecake dreams

My Halloween is not truly complete until I have baked (and eaten) at least one pumpkin cheesecake. My cheesecake thoughts turn to pumpkin ea...

Label : pumpkins, road trips, treats

| boy |

countdown to halloween: sweet corn

I find candy corn irresistible in October. It's one of the first treats I buy as the leaves begin to fall. Before miniature chocolate ba...

Label : candy, treats

| boy |

countdown to halloween: stuffed pepper jacks

Halloween is getting closer. Time to start playing with my food.

Label : jack-o-lanterns, treats

| boy |

countdown to halloween: spookilicious

I have long heard the legend of the Halloween Pop Tarts. Those magical, limited-edition, seasonally-themed delicacies that are sadly unavail...

Label : road trips, treats

| boy |

pumpkin spice

Observing a time-honoured tradition and enjoying the first pumpkin spice latte of the season. Another milestone on the road to Halloween.

Label : beverages, treats

| boy |

a bowlful of blood

As part of my son's eighteenth birthday celebrations, we went out for dinner to his favourite Chinese restaurant.  Where we immediately ...

Label : treats

| boy |

candy corn in space

Finally.  It's been a long time coming, but it appears that the lowly candy corn may actually be getting some respect.  Especially since...

Label : candy, treats

| boy |

the spoils of November

So on Halloween night, my son was on the front porch helping to distribute treats. And at one point, we ran out of treat bags and had to tur...

Label : candy, halloween memories, treats

| boy |

Halloween Night

The Great Pumpkin would have been pleased. Sunday's rain and wind subsided and left in their wake a day of clear skies, crisp late-Octob...

Label : halloween memories, jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins, treats

| boy |

bell, book and pumpkin spice coffee

I rarely enter contests on blogs. It's not that I don't want to. It's simply that, rather than respond immediately, I make a men...

Label : movies, pumpkins, skeletons, treats, vintage

| boy |

the sweet taste of autumn

The journey home from Thanksgiving weekend in Cape Breton was glorious. Warm and sunny and lined with red, orange and yellow trees.  The per...

Label : candy, pumpkins, road trips, treats

| boy |

if it's raining, it must be october

It won't stop raining. Every weekend and many evenings since autumn began, I've been trying to find an opportunity to drag some o...

Label : treats

| boy |

monster cookies

It was beginning again.  Blog after blog after blog.   Heralding the return of autumn and Halloween-themed foods to store shelves everywhere...

Label : monsters, retail therapy, treats

| boy |

signs

Yes, pumpkins are appearing everywhere. But the truly unmistakable sign that Halloween is getting very close is the tower of chips that now...

Label : treats

| boy |

something old, something new

It's that time of year again.  When I begin to scan the magazine shelves regularly, looking for that first smiling jack-o-lantern starin...

Label : beverages, recipes, retail therapy, treats

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