Halloween

Pairing Halloween Candy With Wine

October 27, 2010
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I am positive that I will be drinking wine and eating candy all weekend. Therefore, I thought I would ask the esteemed members of the San Diego Wine Mafia a very important question.  What is the ideal Halloween candy and wine pairing? Wine Harlots:  “Try RedTree’s Pinot Noir with red licorice.  It’s a playful, fun fruit forward wine with gobs of red berries with the tang of rhubarb.  The price won’t spook you, it’s available [...]

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Healthy Kids Snacks: Mini Muffins With Happy Faces

October 8, 2010
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Originally, these healthy kids snacks were supposed to be “scary” Halloween muffins for La Jolla Girl to share with her classmates at preschool.  In the end, she made most of them happy faces. They were a HUGE hit. We chose a healthy banana oat muffin recipe, but any muffin recipe will do. As it’s Halloween season, we also used Halloween baking cups. These faces were pretty easy to make, once we got the hang of [...]

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Date and Pecan Pumpkin Squares

November 21, 2009
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If you’re looking for a dessert to take to a holiday party or just love pumpkin, these date and pecan pumpkin squares are a healthier alternative, that don’t taste healthy.  I saw this recipe on the Whole Foods website on a day I had time to bake, but did not feel like going to the store. I had all ingredients in my pantry except for whole wheat pastry flour.  A quick search on Google told me that an [...]

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Bring Your Kids to La Jolla on Monday for “The Big Candy Trade” (Happy Halloween!)

October 31, 2009
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Don’t know what to do with all of that Halloween candy? Come to Dr. Hirsch’s office on Monday to trade it in and spare some potential cavities. In exchange, kids can receive cool, healthy, local giveaways and amazing offers from: Kid Ventures bucks (good for anything at Kid Ventures) Extreme Pizza slices (good for a free slice of pizza at Extreme Pizza LA JOLLA -only) A FREE kids pasta dinner from Come on In Entrance [...]

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Halloween Party Food

October 26, 2009
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I want to quickly share a few cute Halloween recipe ideas that I found. I didn’t have time in the end to make everything I wanted to, but here are a few cute ones. Alien Cupcakes: I got this idea out of an old Martha Stewart Kids magazine (do they even publish it anymore?) and it was SO EASY. Instead of buying packs of jellybeans, etc at the grocery store, it probably would have been [...]

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Toddler Halloween Party Games

October 26, 2009
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As the host of a Halloween party for adults and young kids (2-year-olds), I searched online for games and activities that would be appropriate for the young preschool set. The results were slim, probably because it’s enough for kids that age to just play. However, I managed to put a few activities together that were easy, inexpensive, and fun. 1. Ghost hunt:  Get lollipops, wrap them with tissue and tie with a black ribbon. I [...]

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