It’s the Halloween harvest season! I once asked an older friend why he liked to watch scary movies. The answer was that during the Great Depression, life was scary; so, watching a scary movie took his mind off the scary times. Personally, I am not very good at watching scary movies; but, food never scares me. When having the frequent, haunting home crowd, I like to have variety of items on the table. For the Halloween season, it’s a featured buffet, with the group’s movie pick. So, what’s the menu: A taco salad shaped like a skull, with olive eyes and hearts of palm teeth; Jack-o-lantern pizzas with triangle cut eyes, noses and teeth; a cauldron of cinnamon candy flavored apple juice served in cups with alternating labels of “want-to-be scared” and “want-to-be a nonconformist”; molasses roasted turkey legs; caramel apple slices and popcorn balls! For the adventuresome, it is a good time to host a treasure hunt. Leave detailed clues and announce the winner by presenting a fun prize. (Don’t forget to decorate your bathtub/shower in the guest area, for the curious seekers.) © Kelly McBride Loft