From Every Day with Rachael Ray
October 2007
Boo!
October is my favorite month—the foliage, the crisp air, the smell of comfort foods . . .
As a kid, I was mostly neighborhoodless. Our house was up on a big hill, set apart from all the cul-de-sacs and paper routes. For Halloween, we'd have to drive to real parts of town.
I felt funny, like it was against trick-or-treat rules to collect candy from people who weren't my actual neighbors, but the sackfuls of sweets helped ease my apprehensions.
Fess up: You "check over" Halloween candy to troll for faves as much as to look for tampering, right? My bag was always suspiciously light on anything with nougat and nuts—a popular combo in my family.
I remember the day-after candy trading at school would result in my giving up all my Kit Kats and Nestlé Crunch bars for a shot at a PayDay or Snickers. Check out your candy bar faves in our Halloween poll.
In this month's "30 minute meals", I've cooked up some special recipes, including a Halloween menu that you can make for your ghouls and goblins before they hit the streets. Or invite over some mummies and werewolves who aren't on chaperone duty to share these scary-good eats while their kids collect treats. Then you can balance out the sugar rush and get back on track with our healthful, fun and fast meals that families can make and eat together.
For more family fare and to join in the fun and food, visit yum-o.org.
Get cookin'!
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