Halloween

Cook to Win! Psycho and Murder She Wrote Watch Party Recipes

Sep 5
2 min

Cook to Win! Psycho and Murder She Wrote Watch Party Recipes

DATELINE: New York City and London COOK to WIN! Two Chilling, Thrilling, Halloween-Themed Watch Parties! 🎃 On Saturday and Sunday,...

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Brian Theis

Jul 19
1 min

Ron Glass' Bombay Chicken

Ron Glass was best known as Detective Ron Harris on Barney Miller (1975-1982). In 1992, he also played Lieutenant Hanrahan in Murder,...

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Brian Theis

Oct 28, 2023
2 min

Spiderweb Dip & Halloween Charcuterie 🎃

On Tuesday, October 24, I had another terrific time with Hazel and Dan on pix11news. We talked about how to make the scariest Halloween...

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Brian Theis

Oct 28, 2023
1 min

Gin Nightmare and Vienna Toast Kebabs

Presenting . . . the third recipe from my new treasure box, "The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors...

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Brian Theis

Oct 28, 2023
1 min

English Muffin Pizza

From Curtin Publications Recipe Box, 1973, Appetizers & Party Foods, Card 61. English Muffin Pizzas are the perfect quick nosh before you...

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Brian Theis

Sep 27, 2023
2 min

Soft & Special Peanut Butter Blossoms

National Peanut Butter Cookie Day is June 12th, Homemade Cookie Day is October 1st. National Cookie Day is December 4th. Bake Cookies Day...

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Brian Theis

Oct 27, 2022
1 min

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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Cooking with Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

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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