Recipe For Wednesday 10/3/07

I hope everyone is getting ready for Halloween!!! If not, here is a recipe to get you in the Halloween spirit.

Chocolate Spiders

12oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
5 1/4oz mini marshmallows (about half bag)
Waxed paper
Thin licorice (black, brown, or purple)
Makes about 16 spiders

Melt chocolate in either microwave or double boiler until just melted. Stir until smooth. Add marshmallows. Place by spoonfuls on wax paper. Decorate with licorice "legs". Let dry.

Options: You can add raisins or nuts, or even both. Another idea is adding m&m's. Get creative with the legs. You don't have to use licorice (maybe pretzels).


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Halloween Craft For Tuesday 10/2/07

This Halloween craft is fun for children and the whole family.


Ghost & Jack-O Lantern Wreath


Materials:

Wire coat hanger
14-16 toilet paper rolls
Halloween color paint like white, orange or black (optional)
White and orange construction paper
tape
glue
scissors

• Take each tp roll and cut a slit HALFWAY through

• OPTIONAL: Paint tp rolls a neutral color and let dry

• Bend the coat hanger to form a circle

• Using the slits cut halfway through the rolls, slide each of your tp rolls onto the hanger to form a big circle of tp rolls.

• OPTIONAL: Take a bit of masking or scotch tape and tape the tp rolls together. (tape the openings of the tp rolls on the inside of the circle together). This will keep the rolls from spinning around while you're working. If you choose not to do this, the paper leaves will keep everything from spinning on the finished craft

• Cut out many ghost and pumpkin shapes. Fold the construction paper in half and in half again and traced our shapes onto the top. Then cut out the shape from the folded paper and got 4 at a time.
  

• You can get a printable template for these. CLICK HERE for the template.

• Draw faces on the ghosts with black marker.

• Glue green construction paper leaves and stems on the pumpkins and draw faces on with marker.

• Glue all the characters onto the tp roll base, overlapping so it's nice and full.

• Tie a bow on the top if you want to.

Have fun with your family!!!

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Recipe For Monday 10/1/07

We are now in October which means full Halloween Spirit. I hope you enjoy the Halloween recipes!

Brittle Bones

3 large egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1/8 tsp salt
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line cookie sheet with brown paper bag or parchment. In a medium sized bowl, beat on high speed, egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar. Add vanilla. Place in pastry bag fitted with a medium plain piping tip. Pip 3" bone shapes onto brown paper bag or parchment. Bake for 1 hour until set. Turn oven off and let dry in oven for 1 hour. Makes about 4-5 dozen bones.

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