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Halloween was yesterday. Alas, the Crazy Halloween House down the street is no more. The family moved away and sold all of the thousands of crazy decorations ( Read more... )

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Every neighborhood needs one. The Crazy Halloween House around the corner on Russell Road doubles as a Crazy Christmas house in December. But right now, it's definitely Halloweeny. Pirates on a ghost ship, zombies, witches, and all manner of creepy creatures fill the yard (actually, the display has expanded, with the neighbor's permission, to the ( Read more... )

A few years ago I did some extensive research to determine which red wines should be served with different Halloween candies. For instance, a hearty Toscana nicely complements Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. And a lighter-bodied Pinot Noir paired well with the dark-chocolate Three Musketeers bars with mint, which unfortunately no longer seem to be ( Read more... )

As usual, the World-Famous Krupicka Family Halloween Party was Del Ray's best party of the year. Skeletons were especially popular this time, particularly those with a Day of the Dead vibe. Speaking of skeletons, Rob and Lisa really outdid themselves with the food, decorations, and other preparations this year. And that's saying a lot ( Read more... )

I baked BRAIN CUPCAKES this weekend to enter in the Scary Food contest at Sunday's World Famous Krupicka Family Halloween Party. I didn't win, but they were fun to make, nonetheless. I'm posting a photo of them here, as well as a photo of the winning food, which also involved brains. And eyeballs. I never figured out exactly what it was food-wise. ( Read more... )

The storm Sandy, formerly known as a hurricane, is visiting tonight. She's a little later than expected. But really: Sandy? Frankenstorm's name is SANDY? Doesn't this sound like a little blonde girl with pigtails and freckles? The name doesn't exactly strike fear into the hearts of coastal dwellers.

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