![]() I’m regularly whittling it away with house repairs, garden spiffing and general menu planning. (I’m big on displaying strike-outs as tasks get completed and yellow highlighting.) By mid-September The List moves to the kitchen laptop so it’s front and center. I crack it open in August (yeah, I hear you) and I start meddling with it in the evenings during the 11 o’clock news. ![]() The List lives in my computer and is quite detailed - about 10 pages long, single-spaced. Now remember, I’m a very busy working solo mom, so this kind of large party on the homefront every year works ONLY by virtue of one special tool (besides a little help from family and friends)…THE STRIKE-OUT LIST! (And a very long list it is!) Sparkling green punch is served to the kids from a giant black cauldron (laced with a hunk of dry ice for that fun smokin’ effect) while the adults toast the night with their own witch’s brew (laced with…well, brew). I make 4 giant pots of chili, corn dogs, salads, sides and dessert for up to 250 guests. The graveyard out front is kid-friendly (not too scary for the little ones) and we always cheer the arrival of our special guests - the local Fire Marshal and the fire fighters from Local 18 - who roll up in their gorgeous red fire engines with sirens blaring. But over the last decades it has grown to a full-on costume party chili feast for neighbors, their family and friends. ![]() Maybe the kids could sit a spell with their parents on the lawn - or they could check out their burgeoning candy loot by the fireplace with a mug of hot cocoa. Originally, the Annual Halloween House was conceived as a way-station for neighborhood trick-or-treaters. The Season Starts with a Neighborhood Party at our House!Įvery year about this time, I’m getting ready to swing the doors of my house wide open for an old-fashioned neighborhood Halloween party that’s sponsored by our local property owners’ association. Layered with a fresh apple filling made from 3 pounds (count em!) of slow-cooked apples, it tastes like a slice of grandma’s apple pie tucked in between two moist layers of cake. The best Autumn party cake money cannot buy - cause it’s handmade at home using a simple turn-of-the-Century cake recipe made modern for country folks and city slickers alike.Īll the charm of gentle Autumn spices and brown sugar gathered up into a moist and tender old-fashioned dessert cake – that I’m thinkin’ will rock your holiday entertaining! Or maybe just one sweet slice on a pretty plate by the fireside to share with your honey. It’s totally loaded right down the middle with a slow-cooked brown sugar and cinnamon apple pie filling then top-layered with a silky smooth sour cream frosting. Get your Autumn party started with our Applejack Cake - a delightful sour cream spice cake (also affectionately known as an apple spike cake for the apple brandy that you may want to brush over the layers).
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