Halloween Fun in Fort Mill This Weekend

October 26, 2012 By 1 Comment

Beware of ghosts and goblins, it’s time to get in the Halloween Spirit. There are a couple of fun Halloween Parties in Fort Mill this weekend so get your costumes ready.

  • Crawloween in Baxter will take place Saturday October 27 from 5:oo to 11:30pm. This annual ghoulish bar crawl will start at The Grapevine (1012 Market St) at 5pm where participants will register and have their ID’s checked. Other participating bar/restaurants are Six Pence, Cloud 9 Martini and Tapas Bar, Beef O’Bradys, and The Fish Market. Each bar will have a food/drink special only for Crawlers. You’ll want to put some thought into your costume because $500 in cash prizes will be awarded for best costumes. Categories include Best Group, Funniest Costume, Scariest Costume, Best Female, and Best Male. Winners awarded at 11:30pm at Cloud 9.
  • Halloween Bash at Casual Water Tega Cay will begin at 8pm on Saturday October 24. Tickets are $20 and include 1 drink plus food from a Scary Good Food Display. Live music by the Rockaholics plus costume contest. Casual Water website
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Recipe: Candy Corn Quesadillas

October 14, 2012 By 2 Comments

Kids always seem to love holiday-themed food and the sillier the better. A plate full of Candy Corn Quesadillas as an afternoon snack is sure to delight any child.

These Quesadillas are Ooey, Gooey, Cheesey goodness with cheese on the inside and more cheese on the outside. The crunch of the crushed chips on the outside is amazing.

Be sure to use a shredded cheese that is more yellow than orange in color. The chicken and corn in the filling really make this a hearty, filling snack or lunch, that at least has a little nutrition.

More Candy Corn recipes

Candy Corn Pretzel Fudge

Candy Corn Martini

Candy Corn Cupcakes

Candy Corn Quesadillas

  • 1 1/2 cups shredded chicken from a rotisserie chicken
  • 1/2 cup jarred salsa
  • 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
  • 1 tablespoon barbecue sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 4 teaspoons Vegetable oil
  • 8 flour tortillas (10 inches)
  • 1 jar salsa con queso dip, warmed
  • 4 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
  • 2 cups crushed nacho tortilla chips
  • 1/2 cup light sour cream
  1. In a medium saucepan, heat the first 5 ingredients.
  2. Heat 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil in nonstick skillet. Place a tortilla in skillet and sprinkle with a light layer of cheese. Spread 1/4 of chicken mixture on top and sprinkle with another light layer of cheese. Top with second tortilla. Cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes, until lightly browned.
  3. Brush top tortilla with Vegetable oil and flip. Spread a light layer of queso over top of quesadilla. Sprinkle cheese around outside of tortilla. Cover and cook for 1-2 minutes, until cheese begins to melt.
  4. Place quesadilla on a cutting board. Sprinkle crushed chips over middle. Cut into 6 wedges and dollop sour cream on the tip of each piece.
  5. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

Yield: 4 Quesadillas

Recipe Source: adapted from Taste of Home

Linked up at Mom’s Test Kitchen, Mandatory Mooch, and Mom on Timeout

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Recipe: Spaghetti and Eyeballs

October 12, 2012 By 1 Comment

This Halloween, how about cooking up some spooky spaghetti? Your kids will love it, plus it will fill their tummies with a warm, healthy meal before they set out across the neighborhood on a quest for candy.

And if Halloween evening is chaotic at your house like it is at mine, go ahead and make these the day before and reheat. That will give a chance for the blood, I mean sauce, to really soak into the noodles.

Place sliced olives on the meatballs just before serving and Voila!- you have a meal that is sure to give your little ones a scare. OK, what really gives them a scare is the thought of eating olives. But still, it’s a cute Halloween meal.

While you’re at it, you may want to whip up a batch of these cheese ghosts.

Spaghetti and Eyeballs

  • 1.25 pounds lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 1/4 cup panko or breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 (26-ounce) jar pasta sauce
  • 1/2 pound spaghetti
  • 1 small jar pimiento-stuffed olives, sliced
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, mix ground beef, onion, panko, egg, parsley, Italian seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Shape mixture into 12 meatballs.
  3. Place meatballs on a baking sheet and bake for 30-35 minutes.
  4. While meatballs are cooking, cook spaghetti according to package directions. Place sauce in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer.
  5. Once meatballs are done, place them in the sauce and let simmer for several minutes.
  6. To serve, place spaghetti on a plate. top with meatballs and sauce, and place an olive slice atop each meatball.

Yield : 4 servings

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Recipe: Candy Corn Cupcakes

October 11, 2012 By 4 Comments

To me nothing symbolizes Halloween like candy corn. Personally I’m much more a fan of how they look than how they taste. What I love about these cupcakes is they look like candy corn but don’t taste like candy corn. And the frosting is amazing!

The cupcake part is just plain white cake mix, the real star of the show is the marshmallow frosting. It is divine. Thick and creamy and dreamy. It would be a perfect filling for whoopie pies.

Instead of using the liquid food coloring that’s available at the grocery store, I bought yellow and orange Wilton gel (called icing gel on the jar) at Michael’s. It’s located in the cake decorating section. Since the gel is more intense than the liquid, I didn’t use near the amount that the recipe calls for. Just add a little at a time, but you want to be sure you add enough that you get a really vibrant, festive color.

Candy Corn Cupcakes

  • 1 (16.5-oz) box white cake mix
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon yellow food coloring
  • 1 tablespoon orange food coloring
  • Creamy Marshmallow Frosting (recipe follows)
  • candy corn
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and like two muffin pans with cupcake liners. Set aside.
  2. Place cake mix, eggs, water , oil, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and using an electric mixer beat for 1 minute on medium speed. Increase mixer speed to high and continue beating for 2 more minutes.
  3. Place half of batter in a separate bowl. Add orange food coloring to one bowl and yellow to the other. Mix well.
  4. Evenly divide yellow batter among muffin cups. Repeat with orange batter.
  5. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until tops are firm. Remove from oven and cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  6. Place Marshmallow Frosting in a pastry bag with a large round tip. Garnish with candy corn. Store in refrigerator.

Creamy Marshmallow Frosting

  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (7-oz) container marshmallow creme
  • 1 (8-oz) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
  1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla and beat until combined.
  2. Add marshmallow creme and beat until well mixed, about 2 minutes. Add whipped topping and beat just until mixed in.

Yield: 2 dozen cupcakes

Recipe source: Woman’s Day Halloween Celebrations 2012

Linking up at Mom on Timeout and Mandatory Mooch

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Recipe: Candy Corn- Pretzel Fudge

October 1, 2012 By 6 Comments

Happy October! October is the absolute best month of the year. I’m sure many of you agree with me. I love everything about the month- the cooler weather, pumpkins, falling leaves, and of course Halloween.

I no longer go all out decorating my house for Halloween like I used to, but I still like to make a few special Halloween treats throughout the month. Candy Corn is one of the few candies that doesn’t tempt me, but I love the way it looks. (Although, I must say I am tempted by this Candy Corn Martini.)

This Candy Corn-Pretzel Fudge is both easy to make and extremely festive looking. Perfect for any Halloween gathering. If you like sweet/salty combos and you like candy corn- this fudge is for you.

The original recipe from Woman’s Day had dried cherries in it too, but I couldn’t imagine cherries and candy corn tasting good together, so I left them out.

 

Candy Corn-Pretzel Fudge

  • 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, room temperature
  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups white chocolate chips
  • 2 cups broken pretzel pieces
  • 1 cup candy corn
  1. Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper, letting paper extend up and over sides.
  2. Beat cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar using an electric mixer about 2 minutes. Mixture should be smooth. Beat in vanilla.
  3. In a double-boiler or a pan with a very thick bottom, melt the chocolate. Keep the heat low and stir frequently so the chocolate does not burn.
  4. Add melted chocolate to cream cheese mixture and beat until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Fold in the pretzel pieces.
  5. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Top with candy corn. Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours and up to 2 days. Transfer to cutting board and cut into 1-inch squares.

Source: slightly adapted from Woman’s Day Magazine

Linked up at Mandatory Mooch , Mom on Timeout, and Michelle’s Tasty Creations

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Campground Massacre

September 30, 2012 By 1 Comment

Want to get the living daylights scared out of you this Halloween season?

Campground Massacre, located off of Gold Hill Rd in Fort Mill, is frightful enough to scare even the bravest of souls. Open since 1994, Campground Massacre gets bigger and better each year. What’s different about this Halloween Haunt is it’s located on the premises of a real, operating campground. The owners own and operate Charlotte/Fort Mill KOA RV Park and Campground. Hence- you can make your Campground Massacre adventure an overnight experience and stay at the campground. How scary is that?

There is probably no more perfect setting for a Halloween Haunt than this one with a campground, an old farm house in the woods, and various sheds. The owners have invested a lot of money in this place which now includes over 50 Hi-tech Automated props.

The haunted tour includes Mina’s Mansion, a 2,400 square foot indoor haunted house. From there enter a spinning tunnel after which you will walk a dark trail through 3 acres of woods and campground where there is danger lurking around every turn.

Tickets are $20. They accept cash/Visa/Mastercard/Amex/Discover

Not recommended for children under 10.

Open Friday and Saturday nights in October plus additional nights closer to Halloween. Check themassacre.com for days and hours.

Located at 940 Gold Hill Rd (only 2 miles from Scarowinds). Turn into Charlotte/Fort Mill KOA Campground. There will be a parking guide.

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Witches and Ghosts

October 18, 2011 By 5 Comments

I’m a little late with my Halloween decorating, but today I gathered up a little motivation and retrieved Broom Hilda from the attic. My friend, Handyman Ken, and I constructed her about 5 years ago. Because I have a fondness for procrastination, we began her at about 3:30 pm on Halloween Day and finished her just as the first trick-or-treaters of the evening were arriving.

At our old house, we placed he on a balcony off the side of the house and placed a spotlight in the yard directed towards her. From a vantage point down on the ground, she looked hauntingly real. Kid after kid could be heard gasping, “Mommy! Is she real?”

She looked a little rough when I pulled her from th attic. Missing not only her hat, but one of her arms, her frock in shambles. I had remembered seeing a Halloween Spirit Store in Rock Hill, SC next to Target and decided I’d go in search of a few things to help spruce poor Hilda up.

I discovered that Halloween Spirit has quite a wide variety of Halloween costumes, decor, and props. It’s very dark inside the store and I’ve been experiencing some age-related vision difficulties as of late. This made it a little challenging to find what I needed, but eventually I left the store with a standard (cheap) witch’s hat and some eyeball ping-pong balls. We are low on balls for our ping-pong table, plus I thought Hilda might like to have some eyes.

Looking better – isn’t she?

Next year I’m going to upgrade her broom. It can’t be easy taking flight on a dollar store broom.

Since I was on a roll, I decided to make some Crescent Ghosts for my kids to eat after school. They’re easy to make. You just need a tube of crescent rolls, some shredded cheese (whatever you have in your fridge that you want to get rid of), and olives, peppers, or cherry tomatoes to decorate.

Cut each crescent triangle into two smaller triangles and fold one point of each triangle under and form a head shape. Pull at the dough a little to make a ghost shape. Cook in 375 degree oven until lightly browned (5 minutes or so). Sprinkle with cheese and return to oven until cheese is melted. Decorate as desired.

Do you have a favorite homemade Halloween Decoration or Prop?

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