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Sunday, August 8, 2010

HUNGRY HALLOWEEN CONTEST

Hungry Halloween, my Halloween cookbook/party planning guide has been selling quite well on Amazon.com.  I have heard from so many people who are enjoying the recipes and party planning ideas in the book. To celebrate the book's summer sales, I am giving away two prizes to two lucky winners.  First prize is a $25 Amazon.com gift card and second prize is a copy of Hungry Halloween. Two winners will be chosen at random on August 30th. To enter, answer one or more of these questions in the comments section below. Earn a BONUS ENTRY if you Tweet about the contest or add to your Facebook page or blog about this promotion. Just add a bonus comment to let me know how you helped me get the word out about my blog and contest.

  1. Do you plan to host a Halloween party or attend a Halloween party this year?

  2. Do you decorate your home or office for Halloween?

  3. Do you like to make fun Halloween food?

Rules: You must be a US resident and at least 18 years old to enter. Deadline for entry is August 29, 2010 at 11:59 EST (USA). One comment per person (and a bonus comment) will constitute an entry into the contest. Winners will be announced August 30th and will have 7 days to claim prize or another winner will be selected.
Winners: Pete S wins the $25 Amazon.com gift card and Lauren/Shooting Star Mag wins a copy of Hungry Halloween featuring Movie Monster Munchies, Bewitched Buffet and Dead Man's Diner.

158 comments:

MOMFOREVERANDEVER said...

yes always have a get together, yes decorate, and yes make fun silly scary food

peg42 said...

1.

Do you plan to host a Halloween party or attend a Halloween party this year?
2.Yes! We actually plan my husbands vacation around Halloween, so he'll be off. We have a party every year.

Do you decorate your home or office for Halloween?
3. Our whole family decorates our home, in and out.

Do you like to make fun Halloween food? Yes. Halloween is a fun family holiday for us and we love to make special treats for our party.

Thanks so much for this great giveaway.
rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

JACLYN said...

We love decorating for Halloween! We love putting up purple lights and fake spider webs and of course playing creepy music!
firstrosegrrl@yahoo.com

sohamolina said...

We decot=rate our home for Halloween.

Anonymous said...

Unfortunately :/ No to all 3 :(

I guess I'm boring :P

Anonymous said...

I just tweeted this giveaway here :D

http://twitter.com/TimboSquad/status/20692437770

mar said...

I decorate my home every year for Halloween. I have tons of stuff that I have collected over the years. I also bake Halloween cut-out sugar cookies. I love this holiday!

LWons@HotMail.com

melody said...

no parties this year. but i love dressing up for Halloween.

sweepmom said...

I always decorate for Halloween. This year, I will be making my house into the "monster house" as it seems to be the favorite among the kids over the years.

Mysharona said...

We go to a party every year and we decorate our house too.

buzzd said...

I usually attend a party. Yes, we decorate and make crafts for Halloween. I have made cupcakes that look like spiders but am always willing to make fun Halloween food.

debbie said...

1. I probably won't be having any parties this year due to my son's health.
2. I will be going all out with the decorating this year to make up for it.
3. Yes, I always make something special.
twoofakind12@yahoo.com

Christen said...

Hopefully we'll have some parties to attend :) I love making Halloween treats and all of the decorations...but the cute witches, not scary!

littlelatina said...

this is cute enter me

Lim said...

I don't party but I do decorate and hand out goodies. I go for the scary rather than the cute decorations and heard one kid say that our house creeped him out.

laurielufkin said...

And the answer is YES! I love my Halloween decoration and put them up as close to October 1st as I can--and enjoy them all month long. I have probably four giant bins full of stuff that I have collected over the years--so much fun!

Unknown said...

We don't hold parties or decorate, but we do love to make halloween cookies in fun shapes!

Brenda Young

Min K said...

I decorate.

hale2005 said...

I decorate my home.

hellrzr(at)juno(dot)com

Leslie said...

1.


1. Do you plan to host a Halloween party or attend a Halloween party this year?


Nah, I really don't do parties for any occasion.


2. Do you decorate your home or office for Halloween?

Yes, I decorate my home pretty extensively. Not the office, though- wouldn't look quite right in a funeral home!

3.Do you like to make fun Halloween food?

Yes! I especially like sugar cookies in Halloween shapes.

h. mcnaron said...

We decorate our office with lots of cobwebs even though the cleaning staff hates it!
hmcnaron at gmail

h. mcnaron said...

The family likes to make halloween sugar cookies and decorate them to bring to parties for the kids.

hmcnaron at gmail

Black Sheep Broad said...

I love to put up decorations, and I love when the children come by and I get to see the cute/scary costumes. I do like to make fun cupcakes for my Husband to take to work...and I always sneak one for myself.

llinda29 said...

Do you plan to host a Halloween party or attend a Halloween party this year? no

llinda29 said...

Do you decorate your home or office for Halloween? no

llinda29 said...

Do you like to make fun Halloween food? no

Pete S. said...

I haven't hosted a Halloween party in ages, but I love costume parties. Now that I'm in my new house I would really enjoy hosting a Halloween costume party. So, yes, that's the plan for this year.

I don't usually decorate for Halloween. However, I do like to dress up when giving out the candy. My new neighborhood has lots of kids, and that will be an added incentive.

I haven't tried making Halloween food before. Your book is inspiring me to do so!

Jannine Fisk said...

I have hosted Halloween parties in the past for my nieces and nephews but sadly they are getting too old and mature to party with Auntie, so I won't be having a party this year. As for decorations, YES! I have everything from fake bones to gravestones and I love to decorate my house and yard for Halloween. I also do Halloween baking and creepy foods (such as mummy dogs and blood punch) but I would love to win your book so I can make some new treats! Thanks for the giveaway!
Jannine (bakingmecrazy@aol.com)

captaincarebear said...

We have a big family halloween gathering at my sister-in-law's house every year and then do the trip around the lake with 2000 other families. Great fun!

mogrill said...

I will have a Halloween Party for the kids in my daughters class.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill@comcast.net

allysona said...

my daughter works for a non-profit family center and we help with the haunted house..trying to give joy to those that don't have much

Ellie Wright said...

Yes to #s 2 and 3.
I love to decorate for Halloween. I have totes full of scary decorations.
I also love to make cakes and cupcakes and decorate them for Halloween. My 2 little grandsons love them.
eswright18 at gmail.com

Ellie Wright said...

I tweeted the giveaway
http://twitter.com/eswright18/status/20824579307
eswright18 at gmail.com

ohstac said...

I plan on attending a friend's annual holiday bash and love to make fun Halloween food.
nrdunningATgmailDOTcom

jlafount said...

Candy and some decorating. No party

Missybeez said...

I love making halloween cookies and cakes.


honeybeez80@yahoo.com

clc408 said...

No parties for me, I just had out treats to the kids at the door.

Sheila Hickmon said...

I plan to go to my sister in laws Halloween Party this year!
Halloween food is always fun!
Thanks!

fineinsanity {at} live {dot} com

Unknown said...

We decorate our house big time most every year to try and win the village contest!

Dawn said...

We really go overboard decorating for Halloween. We really haunt the house for our halloween party and decorate the outside of the house for the trick or treaters.

Shooting Stars Mag said...

i had a halloween party last year with a friend. I really want to do that again this year. It was fun.

lauren51990 at aol dot com

Shooting Stars Mag said...

i don't really decorate my house these days. we did more in the past.

lauren51990 at aol dot com

Shooting Stars Mag said...

and YES, halloween goodies are a MUST.

lauren51990 at aol dot com

Ashley said...

I plan on going to a friend's halloween party this year.

hewella1 at gmail dot com

tattwo said...

Yes, we will decorate for Halloween. Love all the "scary" decorations. Thanks.

clynsg said...

No party, some decorations, and no special food.

cgclynsg0 @ gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

Just a family get together with "healthy" and then not so healthy treats.

Stacy said...

I have had a Halloween party every year for the past several years and I love making fun Halloween food to serve. I love to decorate my house and yard for Halloween, and I'm in a new neighborhood this year so I am going all out this year.

theimaginetree at aol dot com.

Juliana said...

Do you like to make fun Halloween food?

I love making halloween food. The colors of the food make it great.

julzinha91@yahoo.com

Brad said...

Yes we will host a party, and we decorate.

msrodeobrat said...

Do you plan to host a Halloween party or attend a Halloween party this year? i don't know for sure yet what my schedule will be, but i hope to attend one

Do you decorate your home or office for Halloween? yes! we decorate at home, especially outside

Do you like to make fun Halloween food? i do =)

addictedtorodeo at gmail dot com

Debbie C said...

We won't have a Halloween party this year but we do decorate and love to make fun Halloween foods.

chlorinebrain said...

I love to make fun Halloween food - it really makes the kids happy & they love to help!

Lucky's Luna said...

1. Do you plan to host a Halloween party or attend a Halloween party this year
I would love to go to one, I'm not sure though. I might just go to a big gathering like a haunted house.

2. Do you decorate your home or office for Halloween?

Yes I love to decorate my home for Halloween, I love to do jack o lanterns!

3. Do you like to make fun Halloween food?
Yes, I love to make cookies! I would love to try some fun new recipes.

Lucky's Luna said...

I tweeted about your giveaway
http://twitter.com/luckysluna/status/21840422452
luckysluna(at)yahoo(dot)com

hallie pee said...

I absolutely love making hallloween themed food.. now that my daughter is getting older she can join in on the fun!

hallie pee said...

tweeted!

http://twitter.com/Halliekaypee/status/21843191871

Laura Zupko said...

1. Yep, a friend and I are throwing a big Halloween party this year at the local orchid nursery.

2. Yep, we usually decorate our house inside and out - takes about a week to decorate and a week to take it all down again.

3. Yep, I usually do the Halloween food. I've made cheese plates cutting out the cheese using small Halloween cookie cutters, made graveyard cake, monster punch, worm cupcakes, and my "Terrible Tiramisu" cake with drowning marshmallow ghosts on a sea of cream :). What a way to go!

sweetsue said...

I like to make Halloween cut out cookies, pumpkin cake, and popcorn balls for my family at Halloween.
smchester at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

1. no we dont we go trick or treating instead & sometimes have some friends over

2. YES! we love decorating! best part!

3. Ofcouse love maing scary snacks!

Holly Miller
Airfrcgrl87@aol.com

Jennifer said...

I totally plan on having a Halloween party - complete with costumes and decorations. I would like to make Halloween foods. Sounds like fun.

jennylovesjeff (at) hotmail (dot) com

Kimberly said...

I'm sure we'll go to a party or three this year. :) We don't decorate the house but I love making the snacks.
kirbycolby at gmail dot com

Kimberly said...

I tweeted. thank you!
http://twitter.com/Aerated/status/22108993719
kirbycolby at gmail dot com

Misusedinnocence said...

We decorate a fair amount. It's fun!! =)

misusedinnocence@aol.com

Sally Baldwin said...

I have a Halloween party every year and decorate to the max. Love decorating for Holiday's. I also love cooking ghoulish treats for my guest!

sugar2006@comcast.net

Julieh said...

I decorate home and office, so I can immerse myself in halloween fun! honeypie411 at yahoo dot com

Mike R. said...

We decorate the front yard and all over our house.

shelley said...

We have a party and decorate our house every year!

Unknown said...

Yes, I decorate my home. I have a huge box of decorations that I'll pull out in a few weeks. I love my lighted pumpkins and orange lights :)

hafner611{AT}gmail{DOT}com

Doubtful Dawn said...

i love halloween i always decorate.

nape said...

I love to decorate the house for Halloween, both indoors and out.

Thanks for a great giveaway!

nape said...

Tweeted you!
http://twitter.com/Ida_Sessions/status/22298244780

Jenn S. said...

We always plan a Halloween themed party as my daughter's birthday is around that time and a great way to celebrate her birthday.

Daniel M said...

not going to a party nor decorating, no budget to do anything - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com

pauline15 said...

I don't throw a party at home, but every year I throw my son's school halloween party for about 80 kids. I scour the internet looking for new and more exciting ideas, I decorate the rooms, get or make the treats and generally have a blast! We have a great time!
pauline15_01 at hotmail dot com

Joy said...

Do you like to make fun Halloween food?

I like to make cheese eyeballs.

joy.bennett@live.com

Anonymous said...

I hope to have a home party this year. of course I decorate my house. And I try to make halloween foods like witch's brew punch and wormy cupcakes.
Diane Baum
esldiane@gmail.com

Tom said...

My birthday is on Halloween, so I almost always go to a Halloween party. But I don't generally decorate my own space.

Gracie said...

I decorate my home with vintage Halloween decorations from days past. They are a lot more tasteful and classy than the ones on the market today.

Mary said...

We aren't having a party this year but my husband always decorates our house for Halloween. He does our front patio like a little haunted house. The kids love it.

I do make Halloween goodies for my daycare kids. They love making graveyard cupcakes.

mryward(at)yahoo(dot)com

AEKZ2 said...

I'll be attending a Halloween party this year.

AEKZ2 said...

We decorate our home and front yard for Halloween.

AEKZ2 said...

Yes, I love making and eating fun Halloween food.

stracey2010 said...

we always decorate our house inside and out but not scary just cute because our kids are still little we don't want to scare them.
stracey2010@live.com

Benita said...

I plan to attend a Halloween party that a friend is hosting.

bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com

Holly B said...

I love making halloween treats for my coworkers! Cutout cookies that I decorate are so fun!
hblaser at gmail dot com

mail4rosey said...

1. We attend a Halloween Party
2. We decorate the house
3. We make fun food!

msurosey@yahoo.com

Tara W said...

Yes to #3.
I don't plan on attending or hosting any parties this year.
I'm not sure if i'm going to decorate this year. Hopefully so.
mizztuts AT bellsouth DOT net

Leandrea at Coupons Are Great said...

We always decorate! My girls love decorating and it is so festive. Congrats on your book. It looks awesome. leandrea246(at)hotmail(dot)com

Jinxy and Me said...

I love to decorate our house for Halloween. It's fun!

Jinxy and Me said...

tweet http://twitter.com/LuckyJinxy/status/22406907489

liliesrnice said...

we'll be going to the mall for halloween. safe, easy & plenty of other kids. i do make treats for my daughter.

Caramel Cutie said...

I always decorate my home. We don't really have parties.

kimo said...

I do plan on attending a halloween party this year.

kimojax9 at gmail dot com

Crystal said...

We love Halloween in this house!
Decorating outside for trick or treaters was something we did for many years.
Last year we attended a wedding on Halloween! The reception was dress up and i thought it was a great idea:)
Congratulations on your book..sounds like something i would enjoy!
I am looking forward to visiting again.
Cheers to Halloween all year around!!

cyclona66(At) aol dot com

Louis H said...

with 2 young kids at home we will definitely have a Halloween party

Louis H said...

and yes we love decorating

Louis H said...

we like to bake Halloween cookies and cupcakes

Dawn Reid said...

I will probably attend a party, yes I decorate and I make a few Halloween items for the kids to eat.
mightynaynay(at)cs.com

Robin T said...

We love to have a party and dress up for the holiday

DMR301 said...

My neighborhood is Halloween central for the town. Last year my husband made fake gravestones for the front yard- with comments like "I told you I was sick"! The parents loved them. So we are always looking for fun ideas for that night! Love yours.

Unknown said...

Yes, we really get into it- we blogged several of our recipes etc last year and plan to do the same this year.

Unknown said...

I stumbled dddiva

Beth @HungryHappenings said...

It has been so fun reading about your Halloween celebrations. I'm glad so many of you have taken time to share your stories and celebration plans with me. I really appreciate those of you who have Stumbled Upon, Tweeted or posted this contest to your Facebook page. I've been writing this blog for a few months now, and am so grateful to anyone who helps get the word out about Hungry Halloween. I'll be chosing a winner after the contest ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. Good luck to all and thanks for stopping by to see what's new at Hungry Halloween.

Crystal F said...

We do not have a party. We just take the girls out trick or treating and then maybe take them to a couple of the churches for their parties. Thank you!

Barbarawr said...

When my kids were little, I used up all my Halloween energy. We would go to a fabric store, look through the patterns,and I let them pick any costume they wanted, and I'd make it for them. So I'm totally Halloweened out and REALLY appreciate not having to do any of it.

Barbarawr said...

I tweeted http://twitter.com/bsw529/status/22445624851

Email address is in blogger profile

Angela C said...

We usually go all out with the Halloween decorations. The kids have a lot of fun with it.

js22 said...

I'm not a partyer so I won't be hosting or attending a Halloween party.

Thanks for the giveaway!
email in blogger profile.

js22 said...

tweet: http://twitter.com/js22222222/status/22450198594
email in blogger profile.

Stacey said...

We usually go to some kind of Halloween party and I love to make great Halloween food and crafts with my three kids.

staceydw22@gmail.com

guettel78 said...

I'm definitely attending my best friend's Halloween Party, and the theme for costumes this year is "favorite movie villans," which should be a blast. We also decorate the house to the hilt, with cobwebs, coffins, monsters, etc., in the yard. Thanks!

gkaufmanss@yahoo.com

guettel78 said...

I stumbled the giveaway post: guettel78

gkaufmanss@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

love dressing up for Halloween
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com

jzagarjr said...

I do minimal decorating. Usually just a few pumpkins

Deb said...

I teach, so I do decorate my classroom for Halloween. I'm in the high school so I don't go as all out as those in the elementary wing, but I do like to put up some decorations for each holiday.

Deb said...

tweeted
http://twitter.com/fairydancer35/status/22457375453

susan1215 said...

My childen are older so we don't have a party but we have had parties and decorated our house.

Sarah Z said...

Yes we decorate the house for Halloween!
Thanks - Sarah Z
believedreamcourage (at) gmail.com

ShesAnAngel said...

I would love to host or attend a Halloween party this year but it probably won't happen :( I don't get to do much of what I want cause I'm a mom and I have to spend the night trick or treating which I love too...I do decorate my home most years but sometimes I'm too lazy cause it's a little cold here in the winter!

justine417@comcast.net

ShesAnAngel said...

I tweeted

http://twitter.com/ShesAnAngel417/status/22460331210

justine417@comcast.net

Storm Safety Blog said...

I don't usually decorate my office, but I like wearing a costume to work for Halloween.

carolpie said...

I put a few things out but not too much because my grandkids are only 1 and 3 and I don't want to scare them. But we will give out candy and be home for people to stop in and see.

spencer1953 at gmail dot com.

Becky said...

I do decorate my home ALOT for Halloween.

Unknown said...

we won't host, but we might attend.

might decorate for halloween. we have in the past, but baby just turned 1 so we've been a bit distracted

i can't wait until baby is old enough to appreciate fun halloween food

Unknown said...

sent this out to some of my halloween loving fb friends and tweeted http://twitter.com/hcwpw/status/22463501159

annemarie562000 said...

1. I will be going to a friend's house for a Halloween Party!

2. I will decorate my home!

3. Yes!

annemarie562000(at)yahoo(dot)com

annemarie562000 said...

I tweeted.

http://twitter.com/annemariez3/status/22463832110

annemarie562000(at)yahoo(dot)com

Jessie said...

We will definitely be making fun Halloween food here! My little one loves to cook and Halloween is my favorite holiday. I can't wait to make some ooegy gooey scary yummy things!

Valancia said...

oh yes I like to make fun Halloween food!!

skyxsky27(at)gmail.com

Valancia said...

Stumbled
id skyxsky27

slehan said...

I don't host a party, but I usually go to one. Thanks for the contest.

slehan said...

http://twitter.com/slehan/status/22470620537

Breanne said...

This is my first year as a Navy wife and I'm sure there'll be some sort of Halloween party to go to arranged by the other wives!

Jen said...

My son has a sleepover party with his friends every Halloween and they love to make scary punch and candy apples.

Pamela S said...

I've been thinking about letting my HS senior son have a Halloween party at our house. Just trying to build up my courage LOL
Thanks so much! pamelashockley(AT)aol(DOT)com

Pamela S said...

I love to decorate for Halloween! We decorate both inside and out. Thanks so much! pamelashockley(AT)aol(DOT)com

Pamela S said...

I don't routinely make special Halloween food just for us, but if I'm having a get together or sending food somewhere I love to make fun Halloween things. I could use some of your fun ideas! Thanks so much! pamelashockley(AT)aol(DOT)com

Deb S. said...

I won't be hosting a party this year. But I will decorate.

email in profile

Amy delong said...

We are going to have a halloween for my kids this year!
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com

Amy delong said...

We decorate at home every year!
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com

Amy delong said...

I also like to make halloween foods,lots of fun and my favorite holiday!
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com

Hotsnotty2 said...

I plan on attending a few Halloween parties, I love Halloween! Thanks for the chance!

Hotsnotty2@hotmail.com

kelley c said...

I'm not hosting a party but I do love decorating my home for my favorite holiday. I was planning on making a few special snacks for my kids this year, they would love that.

pandahugger(at)hotmail(dot)com

Homemaker said...

Yes, this year after I bring my son trick-or-treating then me and my hubby are going to a Halloween party...We have not figured out what we are going to dress up as yet, but I'm sure it will be something good :o)

sallylynnsara@hotmail.com

Ronna said...

We love Halloween! We have a dancing skeleton that sings "Shout" and a dancing Frankenstein that sings "Monster Mash". We also have ceramic ghosts and a ceramic pumkin that we put candles in. I love seeing the childeren in their costumes and I love giving them their candy! Our dog loves helping too!!!! :D

Ronna said...

We have always loved Halloween! We have a dancing skeleton that sings "Shout" and a dancing Frankenstein that sings "Monster Mash". We have ceramic ghosts and a ceramic pumpkin that we put candles in.
I have always loved giving out candy to the kids in their costumes. Our dog likes to help too!!! :D

07violet said...

we do decorate and make fun food and sometimes have parties

alterna7 at hotmail dot com

Roxann said...

We will decorate and make holiday related treats but will not be having a party this year.

kerri69 said...

We love halloween we decorate every year plus we love making creepy snacks



kerri69@gmail.com

cman said...

I do make fun of halloween food and it's usually because i'm making it ;)

Anonymous said...

There is a good chance we will be attending a party for the kids this year!

ardy22 at earthlink dot net

Anonymous said...

tweet

http://twitter.com/Ardy22/status/22488113128
ardy22 at earthlink dot net

Unknown said...

I love to decorate for Halloween. I was just thinking about it today when I should take out the Halloween decorations becuase I like to decorate inside and outside.

Jesskaufman at hotmail dot com

Bakersdozen said...

I usually go to an event sponsored by our church, but we do love to carve pumpkins, And I love making Halloween cookies. vidomich(at)yahoo(dot)com

/\Heather/\ said...

I love to make fun Halloween food! My specialty is filling a foil pan with grape nuts, then forming tootsie rolls into cat turds. In they go, along with milk duds and junior mints. lol I let people serve themselves with a slotted spoon.

SalanderServant said...

I always decorate at home and at work, Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year.

SalanderServant said...

Tweeted the giveaway here: http://twitter.com/Fatally_Flayed/status/22493619860