Happy Halloween Party!
Or, rather … Happy HOWLoween party!
Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday … I get it honestly. My Daddy always loved Halloween and loved seeing all the neighborhood kiddos all dressed up in their costumes. Of course Trick-or-Treating was awesome, but when I outgrew that, Daddy started cooking chili in the driveway so all my friends and the neighborhood Pumpkin Patrol (safety crew) could stop by and grab some dinner. He’d breakout the fish fryer and hook up the gas tank from the grill and make gallon upon gallon of chili. It was awesome.
Chili is now synonymous with Halloween in my house.
I can’t imagine eating anything other than chili on Halloween … or Trick-or-Treat night. This year, thanks to thunderstorms and tornado warnings rocking the Midwest, we’ve been forced to celebrate indoors … and save the candy gathering for November 1st. Oh, well … better safe that drenched!
We always go to my Mom’s house for Halloween … there’s just something about being “home” on that holiday that I can’t escape. Maybe it’s because my dad isn’t with us anymore and I feel closer at their house, maybe it’s just because I’ve always celebrated with them … who knows, but it’s tradition.
This year, Mom decided on a owl theme for the party and, since we were sort of stuck inside, we had dinner around the table instead of standing in the driveway with the neighborhood!
Accompanying the chili this year – owl shaped corn muffins with local creamed honey (seriously good stuff!), and Noodle’s favorite spinach-artichoke dip with tortillas.
Oh … and I can’t forget the cupcakes. The cupcakes. Complete with blue and chocolate icing. Blue for Noodle … she love blue cupcakes. By the time she was done, she looked a teeny bit like a Smurf!
