Halloween Round Up

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In the spirit of Halloween, I figured I'd round up a few of my favorite Halloweenie links for you today. Everything from food to decor to costumes. Ready, set, go!

Clockwise from top left:
Halloween Eyeball Appetizers.
Halloween Web Cookies (because even lazy people deserve festive food!).
Effie Trinket and Seneca Crane costumes and props.
Pumpkin Scones
Halloween Cupcakes from Bright Bazaar (also known as, drizzle caramel in a web formation).
Candy Corn Candle DIYs

Eyeball Appetizers

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More Halloween goodness! This 'appetizer' is an easy finger food that looks Halloween-appropriate but is a fast and easy creation. I've also included directions for plating appetizers or desserts on a chocolate web, which is created by piping a web-like design onto parchment paper. These can be used together... or separately! Maybe double up the webby goodness by putting these web cookies on a web platter?!

Ingredients for appetizer:Green grapes (20-30)

• White Almond Bark (1/4 package per 20 grapes)
• Toothpicks
• (1 teaspoon vegetable oil)

Directions (appetizer):Pull green grapes from the vine and dry them.

1. Melt white almond bark and stir until smooth. Add 1 teaspoon of vegetable/canola oil to thin the mixture.
2. Using toothpicks, coat most of each grape in white almond bark, leaving just enough grape showing to look like a person's iris.
3. Place on parchment paper to dry.

Ingredients for plating:Parchment paper

• 1/2 cup Chocolate chips
• Plastic parchment bag
• (1 teaspoon vegetable oil)

Directions (plating):Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit on the bottom of your serving platter.

1. Melt chocolate in a bowl and stir until smooth. Add 1 teaspoon of vegetable/canola oil to thin. It is important to smooth out all chunks, otherwise the piping bag will get clogged.
2. Pour chocolate into plastic piping bag. Cut off a cm or two and test the width of how much comes out. Continue to cut if you'd like a thicker line.
3. To create a web design, begin by making an overlapping "x" and "+," creating what will look somewhat like an asterisk. Then, beginning at the center, spiral out by connecting each line.
4. Put in the fridge for 1 hour to harden. Then add your food.

Easy Chocolate Web Cookies

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Happy Halloween! I hope your day is filled with peaceful watching of Hocus Pocus, Pumpkin Spice Lattes, possibly some Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles (or anything else pumpkin!), and definitely some trick-or-treating. While peacefully watching of Hocus Pocus is ideal (obviously), I'm going to go ahead and guess that Halloween came a bit faster than you thought it would. You had hundreds of beautiful Halloween-esque food ideas pinned on Pinterest. You were convinced you would become a gourmet chef or go craft crazyAnd yet here we are, Halloween is upon us, and you have neither the time nor the supplies to go Pinterest-crazy.

It's fine. Here I come. To save the day.

All you need for these Halloween treats is crackers, chocolate chips, and a plastic bag! :)

Ingredients:

• Chocolate Chips (1 cup)
• Crackers (20)
• Plastic Bag

Directions:

1. Microwave chocolate chips in a bowl for 90 seconds. Remove from microwave, stir, and then heat for another 30 seconds. Stir nonstop for about 2 minutes to smooth out the chocolate (if you have lumps, it won't easily squeeze out of the bag. Add 1/2 tsp of vegetable oil to thin).
2. Dump chocolate chips into a plastic bag (if you have a frosting piping bag, use that). Snip off a very little bit at the end and test piping. Continue to cut a bit more of the bag until you reach the desired opening size.
3. On crackers, begin by piping an overlapping "x" and "+" so that you create what looks somewhat like an asterisk.  Then, beginning on the outside, continue to connect the lines, spiraling inward. 
4. Let chocolate air dry or put in the fridge for 1 hour.