Happy Halloween

We like Halloween.. candy, spooky decorations, pumpkins and yes of course dressing up.. We have been hosting a little party for the last couple of years.. skipped last year for obvious reasons. Here's a looksie at some Halloween's past. 2013 2015 2016 2018 2019 and 2020

We and by that I mean M and the boys.. and by that I mean M, started decorating the house as soon as it was officially October. Every weekend he puts up a little more.






The white pumpkin is D's. He was going for creepy Jack Skellington vibe.. ended up kinda happy.. not complaining.. It's after Jack first meets Sally.. sweet.

H wanted to carve his.. by which I mean he delegated the job to M.. lol.

I saw this really cute cake roll idea and obsessed over it. watched youtube videos of how to make it.. poured over recipes and convinced myself I could do it. 


Printed out a template.. made the designs which were a lot harder then they look.. made the batter and in the oven it went.



What came out was a lot less cute.. the parchment paper stuck.. the edges got a little crunchy.. argh. And right now looking at the picture I realize that it says OOB instead of BOO.. lol. The cake was not fluffy.. I think it had something to do with the egg whites. All the recipes insisted the yolks and whites had to be separated and beaten and put back together again at a later step and my egg whites had a drop or two of yolk in them.. oops and later I read that that is supposed to be a big no no.. ugh.

Anyway I had a back up dessert in mind in case I screwed up the cake roll. Thank God for the dirt cup.



I found this super cute Halloween pasta in Aldi and I made a cheesy chicken dish with them.


M found these super cool blood bags online and we served cranberry apple juice with lemon line soda in these. It took a lot of time to fill them up. But the oohs and aah's of the guests was worth it.




    
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Comments

  1. THE FOODS!!!! Looks very spooky in your household <3

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  2. All of those treats look cute!

    Jennifer
    Curated By Jennifer

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  3. Looks like you had a great Halloween! Your costumes rock!

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  4. Just like you I love to celebrate Halloween.
    Your house was amazing just like all your halloween treats. I keep in mind the idea of the roll cake. It's adorable !
    xx
    Margot
    https://troughthepasturesofthesky.com

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  5. You have so much fun for Halloween at your house! I commend your effort at the roll cake, but I bet the kids enjoyed the dirt cups more. Love those blood bags!!

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  6. The children will remember Hallowe’en fondly for sure. It looks like great fun any year!

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  7. You are SO clever! I love the blood bag juices -- that's super creative. And the cake roll -- a good try. They are tricky and this one sounds trickier than most, but your back-up dessert looked awfully good, too. I love all your decorations outside. It says to me "this is a family that loves to have fun and loves the kids!" And you do! (And adore the family portrait!)

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  8. Your decorations and costumes are awesome, Hena!
    I'm sorry the cake didn't work out as intended - although the "OOB" thing had me in stitches - but I'm glad to hear you had some back-up desserts! xxx

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  9. Glad you had such a fun Halloween! The food looks so good.

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  10. Your Halloween sounds so fun! Love it all.

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  11. What a way to celebrate Halloween! Love the cake roll and the cute pasta.

    https://www.kathrineeldridge.com

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  12. Looks like a great Halloween!

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  13. Wow. We don't celebrate Halloween here but yours looks like a heap of fun - and I am SURE that the guests were super impressed.
    A big sigh at all the effort that went into the cake. Your dirt cups look amazing though.

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  14. it's all wonderful!!! you guys look great and so does the house!!

    love the costumes, i am a halloween lover too!!

    and the cake looks awesome!!!

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  15. Looks like a fun Halloween. I love the idea of the cake roll. Sucks that it didn't transfer that well. I always wondered how people had those "blood" bags full of drinks.

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  16. I am totally digging your Halloween decor and treats, Hena! Even that cake turned ou ok IMO...I would totally eat that OOB cake:D And love the blood bags. You guys looked awesome to boot:)

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  17. That cake looks really good what a shame it didn't turn out as you expected! I love the desserts you made instead and the drinks look so fun for the theme! It's nice to see how you decorated and got dressed up - we don't really so Halloween here so we had nothing like that last weekend.

    Hope that your week is off to a good start :)

    Away From The Blue

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  18. Wow, you really went all out. Those blood bags are great. Sorry about the cake roll. Next year it'll go easier.

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  19. Gosh, such amazing ways to make the day fun!! Those blood bags are super creepy!!
    OOXX
    Jodie
    www.jtouchofstyle.com

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  20. Ok! So you all know how to do Halloween!!!! Love it all! And I love Dirt Cups myself!

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  21. Love your decorations and costumes, Hena!

    Those blood bags are so cool!

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  22. It looks like you had a fun Halloween! The décor and the treats looks great. The blood bag is a cool idea!
    xoxo
    Lovely
    www.mynameislovely.com

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  23. How fun! Sounds like it was a great Halloween. You get an A for effort for that cake - what an ambitious project!

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  24. How fun! What great decorations too!

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  25. Great job on the decorations and food! Looks like your family had such a fun Halloween.

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  26. Your house looked so fun and festive. That sounded like a great party. I love all the Halloween themed foods. That cake sounded so complicated. I'm glad you had a backup dessert. Dirt cups for the win. Love the family photo!

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  27. Your husband did a great job at decorating the house and I love all of the Halloween food!

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

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  28. I love how much fun your family has with Halloween. The decorations look so great and I love all of the spooky treats, especially the blood bags. Such a fun touch!

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  29. Holy moley I wish you were my mom! That is the best spread for the Halloween holiday. I think your cake turned out perfectly :)

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  30. WOW you guys really went ALL OUT for Halloween, how cool! Did you make the cake roll? Thanks for sharing! : )

    Allie of
    www.allienyc.com

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  31. Cool decorations, and that cake roll looks delicious!!!
    Hope you had a wonderful Halloween!
    S

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  32. The cake roll idea sounds like a fun idea. Even if it didn't turn out the way you'd like to me. Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!

    www.rdsobsessions.com

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  33. halloween pasta!

    loving it!

    ;-}

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  34. Loving the house! The dirt cups look delicious as does the fun pasta :D

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  35. Wow! You guys go all out for Halloween. We don't celebrate it for religious reasons, but we celebrate fall and have fall harvest parties instead. You're costumes are awesome. Love all the treats, and those decorations are incredible, especially the spider.

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  36. What a fun Halloween! I love your decorations and those blood bags are so cool!

    Jill - Doused in Pink

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  37. What fun! You really went all out to make Halloween fun for your family. I love the cake roll even if you weren't happy with it I still thought it looked good and the dirt cups, pasta, and "blood" bags were perfect!

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