Even though the bark looks like you spent a lot of time in the kitchen, it comes together in a flash. If you don’t have a double boiler, you can melt all the chocolate in the microwave. Just make sure to stir every 20-30 seconds, so you don’t burn the chocolate.

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Spooky Halloween Bark

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

40 mins

 

Ingredients

• 1 12-oz bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 12-oz bag white chocolate chips
• 1 bag candy corn
• 1 package candy eyes
• Sprinkles
• Any other candy you would like to include

Instructions

1. Prepare a cookie sheet covered with wax paper.
2. Over a double boiler, or in the microwave melt the semi sweet chocolate chips, stirring constantly until smooth.
3. Pour the melted chocolate onto the prepared cookie sheet and spread into an even layer. Let cool until solid. You can also place in into the refrigerator for about 10 minutes to speed up the process.
4. Over a double boiler, or in the microwave melt the white chocolate chips, stirring constantly until smooth.
5. Pour the melted while chocolate over the semi sweet chocolate layer and spread into an even layer. Save about two tablespoons of the melted white chocolate for drizzling.
6. Using a spatula, blend the white chocolate with the semi sweet layer in some areas to get a grayish brown color.
7. Drizzle the reserved white chocolate over the bark and top with candy toppings.
8. Let set before breaking bark into chunks.

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I think the candy eyes really give the Halloween bark a sweet and spooky look. It is sure to be a crowdpleaser at every Halloween party!

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The pinecones in the vases are ones that I picked and dried myself. They have been going strong for 3 years!

Felt pumpkins and pumpkin bowl are from the Target dollar spot.

The tree print is from The Print Cafe on Etsy and was our wedding guest book. The leaves are signed by all of our guests. I love that we have a daily reminder of all our loved ones who celebrated the day with us.

The hedgehog has measuring cups stored in the log!

After Halloween, I put away the halloween themed items and replace them with a few things that I have for Thanksgiving. All of the general fall decor stays the same.

Copper Candle Lantern | Lightbox | Apple Vase Filler | Pumpkin Vase Filler | Letterboard | Orange Mercury Glass Pumpkin (similar) | Silver Mercury Glass Pumpkin (similar) | Boo Pillow (similar)| Hedgehog Measuring Cups | Leaf Garland

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BOOM! How cute and silly are these guys?

When I first saw this idea in Rachael Ray’s Everyday magazine, I figured that it would be time-consuming and messy, but that was soo far from the case.

We made sure to put down a tarp to keep our sidewalk from getting painted and got to work. We used just the cheapo, Home Depot store brand spray paint, and it worked great.

I enlisted the help of Tommy to do the painting. We used quick, short sprays to cover the pumpkins, making sure not to overspray and leave drip marks. Even though the paint cans said that it should be dry withing 15 minutes, we waited overnight. The next day I flipped the pumpkins and painted their butts.

I left them to dry for about an hour to dry before flipping them back over, and painting on the eyes. This is probably the only part that I regret joining cheapo on. I opted to buy acrylic craft paint and a plain old paintbrush, but it would’ve worked better if I spent the extra three bucks and bought a paint pen. Live and learn.

Anyway, I drew on the outlines of the eyes with a pen and filled it

in with the paint. I drew on the irises and fixed the outlines with a black sharpie and viola!

Do you decorate for Halloween?

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The weather in New York has been gorgeous lately, so Munchkin and I took full advantage. On our way to the supermarket, we decided to make a pit stop at the park. I have to say I love going to the park on school days. It’s so peaceful and I don’t have to worry able Munchkin getting trampled by big kids.

After the park, we headed over to the supermarket to pick up some things that we needed to get for the grilled pizzas I was making for dinner.  I also headed over to the bread aisle to see if I could find the Pumpkin Spice bread I had been hearing about, and I’m happy to report that I was successful!

When we got home, I got started on our pizzas. I bought Garlic and Herb pizza dough at Trader Joe’s for on 99 cents! A great deal for something that turned out very yummy.

I split the dough in two, rolled it out and threw it on the grill for a few minutes to it to bake. Afterwards, I topped it with pizza sauce, lots of cheese, peppers, onions, mushrooms and turkey pepperoni. After a few more minutes on the grill to melt the cheese and warm the topping, dinner was served.

Grilling pizza is definitely my favorite way of making it at home.  It’s quick, easy and gives you the perfect crispy, thin crust.

I woke up this morning knowing I had to get some pumpkin spice bread into my belly and what better way than through French toast.  I just mixed one egg with some milk, dipped my bread and put it in the frying pan with a bit of cooking spray. Five minutes later, I had delicious pumpkin French toast.

It was a great way to start the morning and I think its safe to say that the pumpkin spice bread will be making quite a few appearances on the blog.

I am also happy to report that we got a Halloween costume delivery this morning.  I’m still waiting for mine to arrive, but I am so happy with what we chose for Munchkin to be this year. He also didn’t seem to mind wearing it when we tried it on which is always a huge plus.

Now I have to get some cleaning done! Tommy will be back from work soon and the house is still a huge mess.

Have a great weekend everyone!

What are your plans for the weekend?  Do you dress up for Halloween?

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