Making Halloween Happy {School Night Family Supper}

October 30, 2024October 31, 2024

We were so happy to enjoy a spooktacular school night supper with Sister’s family! The evening started with these fun mocktails.

Making Halloween Happy {Grenadine Syringes}

I served the quintessential Halloween week supper – chili! It was easy to throw in the crock pot early in the day. I grabbed a few decor items from around the house. I also set the scene with this Halloween Playlist.

Making Halloween Happy {Disney Halloween Playlist}

You can find the recipe here:

Making Halloween Happy {Spooky Season Chili}

For dessert, I made our annual haunted house cake!

Halloween Haunted House Bundt Cake

It was a fun night! Now we prepare for Trick or Treat tomorrow!!

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By dixiedelights | Filed under celebrate | Tags: halloween

Making Halloween Happy {Spooktacular Breakfast Send Off}

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When John popped into town earlier this month, he requested bagels from his favorite local shop. Whit added blueberry muffins to the menu, which I made earlier in the week. Since I didn’t have to cook Sunday breakfast, I made it cute for his Sunday morning send off back to Auburn. We love having this… Read More

By dixiedelights | Filed under celebrate | Tags: halloween, parties

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By dixiedelights | Filed under travel | Tags: Disney, disney cruise line, dixietravels, glass slipper concierge

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Whit and I made this Pumpkin Banana Mousse Tart as a trial run for the holidays and it was divine! It was a little more involved than many of our dessert recipes, but worth the effort. I suggested we make it again at Thanksgiving and he suggested we make it again “long before Thanksgiving”. At… Read More

By dixiedelights | Filed under Uncategorized | Tags: Ina Garten, recipes, sweets and treats

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By dixiedelights | Filed under celebrate | Tags: fab finds, happy hour, I Love

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By dixiedelights | Filed under Uncategorized | Tags: reads

Haunted Halloween Home Tour 2024 {Exterior}

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Welcome, foolish mortals. Our haunted Halloween tour concludes with the exterior today. The frights and delights start before you’ve even entered the house, with pumpkins and spiders and ghosts out front. Large spiders can be found at Michael’s or Target. We replaced this guy three years ago, and his predecessor lasted at least twice as… Read More

By dixiedelights | Filed under decorate | Tags: decor, halloween