Monster Mash
Easy to whip up, nutritious to eat, these mashed potatoes with vegetables in eerie Halloween colors will add supernatural spirit to your...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 27, 2022
- 1 min
Ghoul Fuel Spectral Spinach
Cheesy, easy, and oh so please-y! Kids won't eat their spinach? Just add cheese sauce! From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Grim Reaper Chopped Salad
Who says Halloween’s only about candy?! My zesty, healthy, “Grim Reaper Chopped Salad” will make sure the old grim guy doesn’t come...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 20, 2022
- 2 min
Seasonal Table Runners
Seasonal and holiday table runners! They come in all shapes, sizes, colors, patterns, for all occasions. I suppose I own about 25 of...
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Brian Theis
- Jul 7, 2022
- 1 min
NY Cake! Baking Supply Store
NY Cake supply store is one of my favorite things because it is SO full of hard-to-find cake-baking essentials not to mention wild...
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Brian Theis
- Jul 2, 2022
- 1 min
Janet Leigh's Individual Cheese Soufflé
Instead of an open-faced ham sandwich, Norman might have whipped up two of these tasty cheese soufflés for he and Marion that night at...
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Brian Theis
- May 9, 2022
- 2 min
Carolyn Jones' That Fish Thing
From The Celebrity Cookbook, 1966. From Frank DeCaro: "She was a knockout, wearing mod clothes and dripping with jewels, as Marsha, Queen...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 25, 2021
- 3 min
Pumpkin Carving Tips 'n Tricks
I researched pumpkin carving for you and here's what I came up with! First, a terrific video that shows you the basic process and all the...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min
Cooking with Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Corn on the Macabre! Bloody Mary Poppins! These aren't real recipes, but you'll forgive me, it's Halloween and time for dark magic....
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Brian Theis
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
Marie Laveau's Voodoo Maque Choux
From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
Vincent Price's Crocodile Cucumber
Vincent Price, spook-tacular star of thrilling, chilling cinematic fame, was also a major foodie and chef. I came across his recipe for...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
The First Book of Holidays, 1955
The First Book of Holidays, by Bernice Burnett, pictures by Marjorie Glaubach, 1955. Here is the Halloween chapter from a charming book...
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Brian Theis
- Jun 3, 2021
- 1 min
Collecting Vintage Swizzle Sticks!
I don't have a huge collection of vintage souvenir swizzle sticks, but it's a collection I really enjoy. I keep it out at the beach,...
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Brian Theis
- Dec 10, 2020
- 4 min
Rally 'Round the Cheese Ball!
They come in all shapes and sizes, AND nationalities. Around the cheese ball at a party is where the action is and I've been making them...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 29, 2020
- 1 min
Vampire Loaf of Salmon
From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 29, 2020
- 1 min
Southern Living Holiday Cookbook, 1972
The Halloween Chapter! In my vintage cookbook collection, Halloween is a holiday most books give short shrift to. But not this one!...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
Hallowe'en Magic!
Here are some great "Tips and Tricks" for Hallowe'en from the Foodarama Party Book! Or was that, Tricks or Treats?! Anyhoo, here's how to...
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Brian Theis
- Sep 8, 2020
- 1 min
Great Pumpkin Soup
From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...
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Brian Theis
- Aug 25, 2020
- 1 min
Foodarama Party Book 1959 !!
One of my very favorite things! I have a huge collection of cookbooks and cookbooklets, from roughly 1945 to 1965, and I go back to the...
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Brian Theis
- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min
Mock Turtle Soup 🎭 🐢 🥣
(Turtle in Costume) From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis,...
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