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Monster Eye Cookies

October 27, 2014

These were too cute. Wilton sells these adorable little edible eyes. So we made some sugar cookies, dyed the dough, baked, and then added the eyes (RIGHT AFTER THEY CAME OUT OF THE OVEN). While we loved our little monster eye cookies, we totally adore Lil’ Luna’s.…

October 27, 2014 By Brian

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Spiked Apple Cider

October 27, 2014

Dear Martha Stewart, we loved your Spiked Apple Cider Recipe. However, it was not strong enough. We doubled the rum. xoxo 1 Gallon Apple Cider 1 can frozen lemonade concentrate 2 cups spiced rum Decorative Eye balls optional…

October 27, 2014 By Brian

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Halloween Around the House

October 27, 2014

Details, details, details. One thing that guests love to talk about are the details. From the little witch hats on the cupcakes, to the broom stick stirrer in their drinks, guests notice the details. These decorations for setting up Halloween around the house, will fill up space + they are easy DIY projects. HEAD IN JAR: Yes, that is my wife. We took panoramic shot of her, put it in Photoshop for some…

October 27, 2014 By Brian

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Witch Cupcakes

October 27, 2014

When you’re hosting a party, the last thing you want to do is spend most of your time decorating food. You have a million other things to do like clean up the mess in the kitchen and make sure everything is in its place. These wicked witch cupcakes are so cute and easy to make. If you’re going to make cupcakes, spruce them up with witches hats and straws. I…

October 27, 2014 By Brian

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Outside Spooks

October 27, 2014

If you’re going to host a Halloween party, the exterior of your house will set the tone. Add some outdoor spooks to get your guests in the Halloween spirit before they step inside. EYES IN TREES: I saw these on Pinterest, but I didn’t see how they were rigged nor how they were made. Colleen suggested we use giant beach balls and paint them white. I took black paint and made giant…

October 27, 2014 By Brian

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Frightful Food

October 27, 2014

When you’re tapped out of time (or your wallet), these easy frightful food decorations will come to the rescue. BROOM PARKING ONLY: We’ve made these for the last few years. We knew we were going to have a lot more people at this year’s party, we planned to make a ton. Just take a pretzel stick and push it right into a Reese’s miniature cup. SPIDER EGGS: Go out and…

October 27, 2014 By Brian

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Halloween Costumes

October 27, 2014

Halloween is right around the corner! This past weekend, we hosted our annual Marquis Halloween Party, and there were some amazing Halloween costumes. It’s weird to think that only a year ago, at last year’s Halloween Party, we announced our engagement. And now, about a month later, we celebrated as newly weds! More on that at some point, I PROMISE! Every year, we strongly encourage our guests to come in…

October 27, 2014 By Brian

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#FrankenPet Photo Contest

October 26, 2014

In the spirit of Halloween, we’re kicking off a fun partnership with Rover.com and PicMonkey! If you’re a frequent reader, then you know I love my dog Hayden. You could say obsessed? But who doesn’t love their pets?! For our Halloween party last year, we dressed Hayden up as Eli Manning: We’re teaming up with Rover.com and PicMonkey for their #FrankenPet Halloween contest. Share photos of your pets in their…

October 26, 2014 By Brian

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Pumpkin Loaf Pan

September 23, 2014

In the words (or letters) of the Lego Movie, “O-M-G-O-S-H!” This Botanical Pumpkin Loaf Pan from William-Sonoma will change your life this fall. BTW – HAPPY FALL!…

September 23, 2014 By Brian

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Apple Crisp Cheesecake

February 11, 2014

Close your eyes and think of a time when you were outside during the peak of fall. If you can think of a time when you were in the northeast (dare I say New England?) then you’ll be more in tune to what I’m describing. Feel the crisp autumn air around you, listen to the ruffling of the leaves scraping the road as they tumble away, and the smell of…

February 11, 2014 By Brian

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Apple Cider Margarita

November 7, 2013

Fall-i-fy your margarita. Margaritas don’t always have to be flavored with lime or strawberries. Using our Marquisrita ingredients, we switched it up and themed it for the fall. Here’s our Apple Cider marg……

November 7, 2013 By Brian

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Witch Brooms and Easy Halloween Food

October 30, 2013

Need some last minute Halloween ideas? I saw this cute idea on Pinterest and made them for my Halloween party. If you want to make some edible, tasty witch brooms, take pretzel sticks and insert them into upside-down mini Reese’s peanut butter cups. These will fly right off the plate. For our cupcakes, we placed creepy eyes and ears on top of these delicious red velvet cupcakes. And if you…

October 30, 2013 By Brian

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Apple Cider Sangria

October 29, 2013

Serve some Apple Cider Sangria at your next fall, Halloween, or Thanksgiving gathering! I could see this working at Christmas too. It’s light, crisp, and refreshing. Nuff said. [recipe] Apple Cider Sangria 1 bottle of your favorite pinot grigio 2 1/2 cups apple cider 1 cup club soda 2 “nips” (100 ml) blackberry brandy 3 chopped and cubed assorted apples 3 chopped and cubed pears Combine all ingredients together in…

October 29, 2013 By Brian

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Minion Pumpkins: Halloween DIY

October 28, 2013

What’s better than the Frankenstein Pumpkin I carved? These Despicable Me themed Minion Pumpkins! I got 1st place at my family’s Halloween party with these two cuties. I was inspired to make these minion pumpkins when I saw a post about hand-painted minion pumpkins at Coupon Clipinista. The goal was to carve these pumpkins, so with a little help from Target and Michaels, I was able to create these two.…

October 28, 2013 By Brian

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Mini Pumpkin Pies

September 25, 2013

How freaking cute! These mini pumpkin pies will bring big smiles to your guests. Planning on having a fall appetizer, or a buffet of mini desserts? Add these mini pumpkin pies to your list. The best part is these are so easy to make. You can use any pumpkin pie recipe and any crust you want. All you’re doing is making a mini pumpkin pie. I used a Pillsbury crust…

September 25, 2013 By Brian

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Pumpkin Bread Truffles

September 24, 2013

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin! What a dessert. If you love pumpkin as much as we do, then you’ll love these pumpkin bread truffles. Literally melting in my mouth – literally, I’m eating one right now. We’ve taken pieces of pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, infused some chocolate and voila! Pumpkin Bread Truffles. The basic foundation is pumpkin bread. So feel free to follow our recipe below, or use your own. The middle…

September 24, 2013 By Brian

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