My Favorite Favor for Halloween

Halloween is about 19 days away and I've got a great idea that's super easy if you looking for fun favors for your spooktacular bash!   It's the biggest trend in Weddings but I'm giving it a Halloween makeover: The Candy Buffet! 


What else could be sweeter than letting your guest load up their own goodie bags with tons of treats?!   When I did my candy buffet last year I stopped by the Dollar store to gather fun Halloween themed containers to fill with candy.  I used some plastic table clothes and some Halloween themed dish towels to cover my display area.  I also picked up some halloween clear goodie bags and ties so guests could fill their bags before they left.

My Table also includes a massive jar of "Guess the candy corns" where the winning guess gets to take it home!   What is your favorite Halloween Candy that you look forward to each year?  leave me a comment!  I can't live without a Charlston Chew!  MMMMMM!

Michigan VS Michigan State: ways to celebrate!

It's the biggest sports rivalry in the state!  Green and white versus the maize and blue.  No matter if you're unsporty like me or a superfan, everyone will be celebrating! AND what's a celebration without FOOD!  Here is a supercute cupcake I made for the superbowl that could easily be the perfect fit for your game day party in front of the tv or out at the tailgate.  Just decorate them in Green and white and maize and blue! (this recipe is adapted from wilton.com)

FOOTBALL CUPCAKES
Bake 2 dozen cupcakes

Make or buy your favorite white frosting

Tools: (meijer carries these inexpensive tips by the baking pans and kitchen supplies)

•Tip: 5 (medium round tip)

•Tip: 16 (star tip)
•Disposable Decorating Bags

Ingredients:

•Green Icing Color

•PinkIcing Color (light skin tone)

•Black Icing Color

•Yellow icing color

• Blue icing color

 DECORATE:

Ice cupcake cake smooth with pinkish skin-toned colored icing.

Outline helmet with tip 5 and cover with tip 16 stars in the team colors of your choice

Pipe tip 5 dot eyes, pupils and nose; outline mouth and eye "shade".

Pipe tip 5 face mask.

**TIP: if you don't want to buy the icing colors and disposable decorating bags look in the baking isle for tubes of pre-colored icing in the MSU and UofM colors.  You can simply put the tips on these tubes and decorate in a snap!