Ghoulish Goodies: A Frightful Cookbook by Sharon Bowers

Hallowe'en brings to mind children trick or treating for goodies. But nothing says those goodies have to be store-bought. As children we eschew the homemade goodies for the store-bought candy, but the truth we learn as adults is that it's often the homemade candy that's the best, not the store-bought stuff.

Or perhaps you want to throw a Hallowwen party with really stand-out goodies, from candy to cookies, cakes, pies and even "real" food like Pizza, meatloaf, mashed potatoes, shepherd's pie and colcannon- with the recipies in this book, you can do all that.

Or if you just want to make the best party eats ever, for either a children's halloween party, or an adult one, there is plenty here to do that that will make your party the talk of the school- or the neighborhood! With goodies like "Witches Knuckles", "Swamp Monster Toes", "Creature Feature Cupcakes", "i'Scream Cake", "Ghostly Cake" and my personal favorite, the "Whistling Past the Graveyard Cake".

With a wide selection, you can feed your family any sort of food on Hallowe'en, even "Cup O'Worms", and "Ghoul-aide with Fly on my Ice", or "Screaming Red Punch with a Hand". More than just odd-looking these also taste incredibly delicious, and many are simply spectacular. Combine this book with the Star Trek Cookbook by Neelix, and you'll have the recipie for a truly ghoulish and spectacular party.

I loved this book. So much of it is wonderful, eye-catching and delicious. The pictures are truly evocative. My favorite of all the cupcakes are the "Creature Feature Cupcakes" that show a tentacled green alien with an eye seemingly emerging from the top of a cupcake- beautiful and scary all at the same time.

But it's not just sweets at which this book excels- the "Glaring Eye Meatloaf" with boiled eggs hidden inside will be a hit with kids everywhere, and the Candy-Corn Pizza is both simple and easy to make. The best part of it all is how easy it is to make.

I heartily recommend this book for those who want their Hallowe'en parties to be simply spectacular, or just to wow your kids and their friends. The end of the book even includes recipies to make with leftover Hallowe'en candy (as if!). Highly Recommended.