Is there a better excuse to play with your food than Halloween? This spooky holiday practically begs for whimsical Halloween recipes, from marshmallow ghosts to <a href="/blogs/cooking/candied-apples-halloween/">caramel apples</a> to peeled grape eyeballs. And the <a href="/recipes/halloween/candy/">candy</a>! It's everywhere, in shapes and colors perfect for creating ghoulish surprises. There are endless ways to give your food a twist <a href="/recipes/halloween/creepy/">creepy</a> -- your creativity (and some easy tools) can do all the work. There are lots of easy kids recipes that go beyond toasted pumpkin seeds. Make <a href="/blogs/cooking/halloween-cupcakes/">Halloween cupcakes</a>, frost them with chocolate icing, and go to town creating spider webs and vampire faces with colorful candies. Red Jell-o can stand in for anything from blood to brains. Baby carrots make scary little fingers and dark rye-bread sandwiches can easily be cut into the shape of spooky bats. And <a href="/recipes/halloween/cocktails/">Halloween drinks</a> are always a hit. <a href="/recipes/halloween/punch/">Punch</a> recipes are easy and will quench the thirst of lots of guest. No matter what you cook up, let your imagination take you to the dark side - Halloween isn't for the timid.
