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Summary: Beautiful pictures, some good ideas but not much substance
Review: I enjoyed the wonderfully festive pictures and I was able to glean some ideas from her book as a starting point for my own Hallowe'en projects. However, I'm not so sure there is enough substance nor wholly original ideas to make it a worthwhile purchase. It is a fun book to thumb through but most of the "magic" is to be found in the photographs. I tried some of the recipies: the cocoa cobweb cupcakes were not "chocolatey" enough and the pumpkin soup was okay but not spectacular.
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Summary: Simple crafts and tasty snacks for Halloween fun!
Review: In this cornucopia of creative Halloween ideas, ghoulish fun and spooky crafts abound. From delicious "one cauldron" dinners such as creamy pumpkin soup to luscious devil's food cake and black cat cookies, here are recipes ideal for entertaining adults and children alike, both in the kitchen and at the table. Kids will have a wonderful time making trick-or-treat bags, spooky lanterns, and tissue ghosts, while ideas for easy, beautiful centerpieces, place mats, and name cards help create a festive holiday table. Filled with clever projects and delicious snacks, and illustrated throughout with colorful photographs, Halloween Treats provides both instruction and inspiration for celebrating Hallow's Eve in style!
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Summary: great photos, inspiring ideas
Review: It was so hot here in AZ this fall, I needed a jumpstart to get into the Halloween spirit. This was just the book. Great photos and seasonal recipes made me run out to buy sweet potatoes for making the baked chips! I envisioned keeping them on hand for lunches and snacks, but they were gone in a day. The black cats were cute, too, but we all suffered with black tongues after the fact. Plenty of other cute ideas for little ones. If you want Julia Child, don't buy this book; but if you want a holiday read, with great pictures and some nice recipes, find a notch on your bookshelf for this one.
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Summary: More trick than treat
Review: Some of the ideas were cute and worth trying. But, for the most part, it is not worth the money. I loved the pictures, which were the best part of the book. I plan on trying some of the ideas, but depending on the age of your children, it's not really a family oriented book. I lost interest very rapidly, as did my 4 and 7 year olds.
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Summary: More trick than treat
Review: Some of the ideas were cute and worth trying. But, for the most part, it is not worth the money. I loved the pictures, which were the best part of the book. I plan on trying some of the ideas, but depending on the age of your children, it's not really a family oriented book. I lost interest very rapidly, as did my 4 and 7 year olds.
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