Tag: halloween

Amazing Fruit and Vegetable Carvings by Shawn Feeney

Big Eater, Winter melon carving by Shawn Feeney

Over the next few weeks, families will be heading to the nearest pumpkin patch, looking for the perfect large orange gourd to carve triangle eyes into. And somewhere, artist Shawn Feeney laughs. Using mostly root vegetables, gourds, and melons — which tend to have the best alternating textures and colors — Feeney gives these foods a personality, and creates incredibly lifelike and morbidly cute characters.

Of course, Feeney started to explore this talent with pumpkin carvings. Even using his mad skills to win the Food Network miniseries, Halloween Wars in 2011. Feeney also offers his services to teach fruit and vegetable carvings, and even takes on custom projects. Perhaps you can get him to help make your jack-o’-lanterns the coolest on the block.

Charlie, acorn squash carving by Shawn Feeney
Simi, rutabaga carving by Shawn Feeney
Avocadess, avocado carving by Shawn Feeney
St. Nickomelon, watermelon carving by Shawn Feeney

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Pumpkin Pretzels

It’s Halloween time — which means that everything we eat for the next month will probably be either pumpkin-flavored, or pumpkin-shaped. Pumpkin Pretzels by Butter With a Side of Bread are a creative way of making treats that look like everyone’s favorite Fall oblong.

They’re made simply by dunking pretzels into orange-colored chocolate. And, surely you could find a way to inject some pumpkin flavor into them too. Recipe here.

[link, via Instructables]

Candycorn Dress

If you’re having trouble deciding what to be for Halloween, consider going as a giant sugary triangle. The Candycorn Dress, perhaps wearable anytime of year, makes for a sweet Halloween costume when you add the included pointy hat. And, since you’re already shaped like a triangle, it won’t matter that horizontal stripes are so unflattering.

Be sure to check out Sexy Halloween Costumes: Food Edition for other costume ideas. You’re welcome.

[link, via GeekAlerts]

Zombie Cupcakes Cookbook

Halloween draws nigh and cupcakes are still everywhere. So, what better way to get into the holiday spirit than with some macabre baked goods? Zombie Cupcakes, by Zilly Rosen, contains some great Halloween-inspired treats — complete with all the gore and loose body parts that you’ll need to scare the crap out of the kids.

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