Elf Humor
Halloween Horror Stories
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As the oldest child in the family who was always a foodie at heart, I fared very well on Halloween. After trick-or-treating with my two younger brothers, we would dump all of our candy loot onto the coffee table and begin trading. "I'll trade you 10 Mary Janes for 1 Snickers Bar", I'd say. My brothers, too young to understand that sometimes quality is better than quantity, would enthusiastically agree to the trade. After a half-hour of intense negotiations, they would have plastic pumpkins overflowing with lollipops, Bit O' Honey, Mary Janes, Tootsie Rolls, Smarties and other penny candies. Meanwhile, I'd have a modest half-full bucket of what I considered "premium" chocolate bars. (They do say that childhood is a great predictor of your future career!). Of course, we also usually received some non-candy items too: a toothbrush, a miniature packs of raisins, a coupon for a free Frosty at Wendy's, and puffy stickers. Mom had a "one-piece-of-candy-per-day" rule that was difficult to break without breaking
our necks since she set our pumpkin totes on top of the refrigerator. By the time I was done with my premium chocolates, my brothers were starting to remember that they didn't really like most of the penny candies they had traded for. Eventually, that stale penny candy made its way to the trash. Many people have tried to come up with creative ways to use that leftover Halloween candy, but if you ask me, tricking your loved ones into eating candy corn pancakes (yuck!) and lollipop chip cookies (scary!) is the making of a true-life horror story!So tonight, before collecting an unappetizing mound of Halloween candy with the youngsters, come on down to the Wilmington Riverfront for our free Pre-Halloween Party from 5-7 pm. With our chocolate pumpkin crepes and signature bon bons, we guarantee that there won't be any leftovers!
P.S. Here's some great advice from the Great Pumpkin: Instead of trying to eat that cheap leftover Halloween candy, store it in the freezer until December to use for decorating gingerbread houses.
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Will is a young teen who lives in Maryland. His super-cool aunt lives here in Wilmington. How lucky are Willis and his sisters that their aunt is always spoiling them with unique and fun experiences? When the family came down to visit our area several months ago, his aunt organized a Grapes and Crepes Party. Will and his younger siblings all fully participated in the party (the youngest was so little she cooked at our worktable while kneeling on a stool). In fact, the kids made crepes with as much (and sometimes more!) skill than the adults. Will was a natural, instantly picking up the techniques that we teach. He enjoys cooking and watches The Food Network regularly, so when he returned home, Will made extra-sure that our crepe batter recipe was in his suitcase! The following weekend, he made crepes at home, following our instructions and refining the skills we taught him at the party.
activity is quickly becoming a tradition at family gatherings. So, when his Aunt drove up the coast to Maryland for a recent visit, Willis declared that Sunday morning's breakfast menu would be crepes. Here he is at home, crepe master in his kitchen! Will's raspberry-filled crepes with powdered sugar were so delicious, and his aunt was so impressed, that she called South 'n France from the breakfast table to share her delight! When she got home, she sent over these great photos. This, of course, delighted us too!
by Andrew Wheeler, co-author of the British foodie blog, Very Good Taste. I've seen it featured on several of the foodie sites I frequent, including my all-time favorite gourmet blog, 
"...the lists that circulate with titles like '100 Books You Should Have Read', usually inspired by polls or surveys or expert panels, and often featuring a mixture of highbrow classics and populist or children's works. People may read these lists and be reminded of books they want to read, or they may discover books they've never heard of, or they may see books they've read already and don't think belong on the list, but the important thing is that the lists stir people's thoughts and get them talking. I wanted to do the same thing with food - a list of 100 things everyone should eat. I didn't have a poll or a survey, so I convened an expert panel of friends and used their suggestions to put this list together."
don't have a burning desire to (but would, if presented the opportunity) try most of the foods I haven't eaten. I certainly won't consider my life incomplete if I never get to eat a whole insect; and, on my death bed, you can bet that I won't be asking for a plate of roadkill with a glass of malt whiskey to wash it down. In fact, many of the items that I've tried on the list were less than delicious and I won't be eating them again anytime soon (Hostess Fruit Pies, oysters, and horse, to name a few!). If I were to create my own list, I think it would be much more hedonistic. I'd include crème brulée, pizza in Italy, Madeira wine, cheese curd, and crispy-coated Southern fried chicken, for starters. I am a fan of a handful of items on The Omnivore's 100. I do highly recommend Epoisse cheese, foie gras, heirloom tomatoes, oxtail and toasted "everything" bagels with lox. Regardless of how you feel about the list, you must admit it offers plenty of food for thought!