Puking Pumpkin Dessert Dip

This Puking Pumpkin Dessert Dip may be gross to look at, but your Halloween party guests are going to go crazy for this disgustingly delicious sweet treat...

Okay, so I will be the first to admit it- this dessert dip looks gross, folks. But no worries because it also happens to be deliciously gross! And it is for Halloween. 

I mean, on what other day of the year can you get away with making a dessert dip that looks like vomit and actually impress your party guests- am I right? ;) 






I actually made this dip for my parents' costume party last Halloween. At first, the adults were a little hesitant to dig right in. But after they tried it, this dip disappeared pretty quickly. 

And the kiddos at the party immediately loved it & thought it was the best thing ever right from the get-go! (Shocking, huh?)






This dessert dip comes together pretty quickly- in less than 10 minutes. 

The carving of the pumpkin can take a little more time, but it is still pretty easy. I picked up a smallish medium white pumpkin (like the Cinderella variety) and had it scooped out and carved in about 15 minutes. 

You can totally use an orange pumpkin for this if you can't find a white one, but I just love how the paleness of this pumpkin worked so well with the theme of the dip. ;)

13 Essentials for Your Halloween Cocktail Party

Each of these 13 Essentials for Your Halloween Cocktail Party come in at under $20, & they are all available via Amazon Prime!

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So let's talk Friday the 13th for a moment, shall we? Do you all buy into the hype that it is supposedly one of the unluckiest days of the entire year? Are you extra cautious- avoiding black cats crossing your path & tossing a little salt over your shoulder if you happen to spill some? Or do you think it is all just a bunch of superstitious hoopla & go about your day as usual? 

Regardless of where you happen to stand when it comes to Friday the 13th, today is definitely your lucky day if you have been tossing around the idea of hosting a cocktail party to celebrate Halloween later this month. ;) Why? Because I did all the hard work for you all & rounded up 13 (See? Not unlucky!) of the best deals on Halloween cocktail party essentials on Amazon!

Each of these ghoulish & creepy cocktail party must-haves come in at under $20 (with most being under $15!), & they are all available via Amazon Prime (can I get a woot-woot for free 2 day shipping?)...

Project Mummy- A Halloween Couture Party Game

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Grab a few rolls of Cottenelle Triple Roll, some dollar store and craft store spooky finds, scissors, and tape and get ready for a fierce game of Project Mummy...

Every Halloween my parents throw a costume party for family and friends.  It is a Halloween holiday tradition that started in my grandparents' garage many years ago and has now been taken on by my parents each year.  They deck out their garage in ghoulish decor, serve spooky party food, and play frightful games.

Scary Salted Caramel Apples

A big thank you to Urban Accents for providing their Spooktacular Halloween Party line to try for myself & for one to giveaway to a lucky reader. All opinions expressed below are my own.

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I have to admit that for years the thought of trying to make homemade caramel apples at home sort of scared me. Fresh apples covered in gooey caramel seems easy enough, but it is the actual caramel making part of it that left me hesitant. I am sort of candy making challenged. ;) So when Urban Accents reached out to me to try their new Scary Salted Caramel Apple Kit, I was all for it. A kit that took most of the caramel apple making guesswork out of the equation? Yes, please! Sign me up.

It just so happens that I have a lot of apples from our apple picking adventure weekend before last that I need to put to tasty use soon, so I set to work right away whipping up these easy and delicious salted caramel apples. The kit includes the caramel mix, the wooden sticks, and sea salt for sprinkling. You just need to pick up a few ingredients from the grocery store to make these Scary Salted Caramel Apples happen in your kitchen...

A Mad Scientist Party {A Guest Post from Simply {Darr}ling}

I am happy to have Kendra from Simply {Darr}ling on the blog today sharing her fun ideas for a Mad Scientist Party for HalloWonderful Week!  Being a Big Bang Theory fan myself, I find this idea to be pretty cool.... ;) 

Hello Frugal Foodie Mama Fans! I'm Kendra from Simply {Darr}ling and I'm happy to be joining in with HalloWonderful week! I've gotten to know Carrie over the past year or so and she always comes up with such fun ways to celebrate the various holidays throughout the year!

95+ HalloWonderful Ideas {A Round-Up of All Things Spooky}

Need last minute recipe, craft, decor, & DIY ideas for Halloween?  I have you covered with my round-up of 95+ HalloWonderful Ideas...

Halloween is almost here! :) Does anyone else get as excited about Halloween as I do?  It is a time of the year to let your imagination go wild and the one night (or 2 or 3) that you can be anything that you would like to be!

13 Quick & Easy Last Minute Halloween Recipes

These 13 Quick & Easy Halloween Recipes can be ready to serve in 30 minutes or less making them the perfect last minute treats for that Halloween party or get-together...

Is it just me or did October just seem to totally fly by? This time next week it will officially be the month of November, and we will all be getting into Thanksgiving mode. 

But before we start thinking all things turkey, and pumpkin pie, and stuffing, we still have this business of Halloween to take care of this weekend and next Monday. ;) 

Whether you are hosting a little Halloween costume party, just attending a fall get-together, or bringing a special treat for the kiddo's classroom party, you all are going to love this collection of quick and easy Halloween recipes I gathered to share with you all today.

Not only are each of these delicious recipes simple to make, but that also happen to perfectly capture the fun spirit of Halloween. And the best part? Every single one of these party perfect recipes can be made and ready to serve in 30 minutes or less! 

That means more time for those finishing touches on that costume, more time to go trick or treating, and more time to spend time with family and friends. Who wants to be stuck in the kitchen missing out on all the Halloween fun anyways? ;)

Halloween Stash Devil's Food Cookies

These chocolaty 4 ingredient Halloween Stash Devil's Food Cookies are the perfectly delicious way to use up that leftover trick or treat candy...

Well, folks... another Halloween is done and over with and in the books! :) We enjoyed a successful Halloween weekend filled with pumpkin carving, dressing up, trick or treating, and costume party attending. 

I have to admit from our fun family traditions to the costumes and the food, Halloween definitely ranks in my top 3 of all of the holidays. 

This year Little Miss went as a princess from a very popular Disney movie (ahem, I am pretty sure we saw at least 10 other little girls dressed the same as her in the course of our 45 minutes of trick or treating). 

And I allowed my three year old daughter to choose my costume this year, and let's just say it was pretty darn magical. ;) (Trust me- you all will definitely want to click on that link and see what I dressed up as!)  

But every Halloween it seems that we are left with more candy than we know what to do with. If you happened to have found yourself in the same boat this Halloween weekend, then I have some good news for you all- these easy to make Halloween Stash Devil's Food Cookies are the perfect way to use up that leftover trick or treat loot...

Trick or Treat Pumpkin Pie Dip

Your favorite candies from the kids' trick or treat bags come together with a favorite fall dessert in this creamy Trick or Treat Pumpkin Pie Dip...

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Each fall around Halloween, my parents have hosted a costume party for the family. This Halloween tradition actually started with my grandparents when I was kid. They would decorate their garage like a haunted house and everyone in the family would show up dressed up in their Halloween costumes and with a fun treat in hand. 

We always did it potluck style, and there were also lots of games for the kids to play and a costume contest for all in attendance. This is a tradition that my parents decided to take over some years back, and now we have a family style Halloween celebration each October in my my parents' garage. 

Every single year, I try to bring a different sweet treat to the party.  This year I am bringing this creamy and fun Trick or Treat Pumpkin Pie Dip. I combined some of our favorite candies from the kids' trick or treat bags with one of my favorite fall desserts- pumpkin pie. :) 

You just really cannot go wrong with this easy to make dessert dip for a fall family get-together, an office or school party, or just because you end up having more Halloween candy than you know what to do with... 

Marvelous Mondays Link Party #70

Good evening everyone!  I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend! We are so happy to have you all here for another edition of Marvelous Mondays!   Each week you impress us all with your culinary creations, your craftiness, and your clever DIY projects.  Seriously.  You all rock! :)

Please feel free to spread the word about the party to your blogging buddies- the more, the merrier in my book!

Summer Blog Challenge, Day 36- A Family Holiday Tradition

We are a family who loves Halloween.  Most importantly we love the costume part. This tradition started with my grandparents.  Each Halloween they would host a Halloween costume party in their garage.  All their kids and grand kids would show up in full costume.  We would play musical chairs, and bob for apples.  It was also a potluck, so everyone would bring a creepy yummy concoction.  Some years back, my parents picked up the Halloween torch and now host the annual costume party in their garage.  


The decorating of the garage has become almost as much of an event as the party itself.  Each year my dad and my son try to outdo their spooky decor from the year before.  
We look forward to the party each fall.  In fact, I start planning my costume for the following year the day after Halloween- when everything goes on clearance! ;)

My husband & I's first Halloween together (we had just started dating earlier that month!).  

How cute are my grandparents?  They dress in corresponding costumes every Halloween. Can you guess what they are in the photo to the right? ;)

Vampire Mickey Pudding Cups

These easy to make Vampire Mickey Pudding Cups would be perfect to hand out at trick-or-treat, for a classroom party, or a fun neighborhood Halloween get-together...

When you have a child under 3, everything seems to be "scary". My two and a half year old daughter is presently at a stage where spiders, skeletons, and occasionally zombies are on her "too scary" list.  

(Well, not always zombies. In fact, most of the time she loves them. My husband and I will take full responsibility for that since we have been watching The Walking Dead since she was in the womb. ;) ) 

This Halloween will be her first where she actually kind of gets what is going on. So this year I wanted to make a not-so-scary treat for her that would still be Halloween perfect. 

My inspiration for these Vampire Mickey Pudding Cups comes from her love of all things Disney... And of chocolate pudding and Oreo cookies, of course. ;) 

The Top 3 Halloween Must-Do's at Walt Disney World Resort {Guest Post}

I am so thrilled to have Erica of Pixie and Pirate Destinations on the blog today chatting with us all about what is on her short list of must-do's when visiting Disney around Halloween.   After reading through her recommendations, I may be hitting her up to help us plan a little trip to the Magic Kingdom for next Halloween... ;) 

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year at the Walt Disney World resort.

We’ve been lucky to have had great weather for the trips we’ve made in the fall- it’s a great time of year!

Haunted Graveyard Rice Krispies Treats

Whip up a 100% edible "graveyard" for Halloween this year with these easy to make Haunted Graveyard Rice Krispies Treats...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kelloggs® Rice Krispies®. 

As always, all opinions are my own. 

I always get excited when I see the calendar flip over to October each fall because I know that means that the month of all things Halloween has finally arrived. Ever since I was a kid, Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. 

I was fortunate to have been blessed with a very crafty & creative mama who always made my sister & I the best Halloween costumes each year for trick or treat. My grandparents hosted a big family costume party each October complete with games (bobbing for apples, anyone? ;) ), costumes, haunted decor, and of course spooky dishes and treats. 

My parents took over hosting the Halloween costume party about 10 years ago, and I am always trying to come up with new boo-licious treats to bring to the party. This year I will be whipping up a 100% edible haunted graveyard using one of everyone's favorite classic treats- Kelloggs® Rice Krispies® treats! 

Classic Kelloggs® Rice Krispies® treats forms the base for this hauntingly tasty sweet treat. I simply topped them with chocolate frosting and chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs, and then employed my 4 1/2 year old daughter to help me go crazy making our haunted graveyard come to life (or should I say come to death?). 

We made tombstones from graham crackers, "planted" a few candy pumpkins, and liberally applied ghost-shaped sprinkles all over. I mean, what's a haunted graveyard without the ghosts, right? ;)

Haunted Pumpkin Patch Popcorn Crunch

Candy pumpkins and ghost shaped sprinkles are tossed with peanut butter coated popcorn in this irresistible Haunted Pumpkin Patch Popcorn Crunch...

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Can you all believe that the month of October starts this weekend?? It would be a bit of an understatement to say that I am just a tad excited. 

I have always been more of a fall kind of gal since I was a kid. There is just something about the smell of fall leaves, the crisp air, our annual pilgrimage to the apple orchard and pumpkin patch, and of course one of my favorite holidays of the year- Halloween! :) 

I just love everything about Halloween- the pumpkin carving, taking our youngest trick or treating, dressing up for my parents' annual costume party, and all the holiday inspired spooky recipes. In fact, I make it a goal of mine every fall to come up with a couple of new treats to bring to my parents' house for our family Halloween party.

This year I will be whipping up a batch of this crunchy & chewy Haunted Pumpkin Patch Popcorn Crunch. Candy pumpkins and ghost shaped sprinkles are tossed with peanut butter coated popcorn in this hauntingly addictive sweet treat for Halloween...

Candy Corn Popcorn Krispie Balls

These sweet & salty Candy Corn Popcorn Krispie Balls are the perfect easy to make treat for a fall or Halloween celebration...

Post updated 10/25/17- These perfect for Halloween Candy Corn Popcorn Krispie Balls deserved some updated photos. I did leave one of the originals below just so you all can see for yourself why this recipe so desperately needed a little face lift. ;)

~Let Me Pintroduce You~ A Halloween Edition

We are only a couple of weeks away from Halloween!  Can you all believe it??  I know some of us are still struggling with decorating ideas (*raising my hand here*), costume ideas, and party ideas.  I thought I might help us all out a bit and make this weekend's ~Let Me Pintroduce You~ post a Halloween edition! ;)  Fortunately for me (and you guys!), I have two lovely sponsors who have Halloween Pinterest boards that are crazy full of fun and spooky ideas for your Halloween enjoyment...  Make sure you go and give these ghoulish gals a follow! ;)
~Halloween Board from Brittany from Confessions of a PinAholic~ Here are a few highlights from Brittany's board...

Pina Ghouladas

Shrunken Head Cider

~Halloween Board from Amber from My Three Bittles~ Here are a few highlights from Amber's board...

Skeleton Wreath

Halloween Nails

These ladies have some pretty extensive Halloween boards, so if you are looking for a little spook and gore you should definitely be following both of these awesome bloggers' boards.

Do you have a frightful Pinterest board of your one? Feel free to leave a link to it in the comments section below so we can go hunt you down and stalk (I mean, follow) your boards too... ;o

Pssstttt.... click on over and follow my A Little Spook for Your Halloween Board.  My board is pretty sparse compared to Brittany's & Amber's, but I have a few good ghoulish ideas pinned over there too. ;)