Happy Halloween and Little Shop of Horrors

We want to wish you a Happy Halloween!!! We hope you are able to have a fun time.  For those of you who are going trick-a-treating have a great time.  Hope you get a lot of candy.  For those of you who can’t or maybe don’t have children to take trick-a-treating, but you can still celebrate with a movie party night.  This year’s Halloween movie suggestion was inspired by “Carpool Karaoke” we saw a few months ago with Ariana Grande and Seth MacFarlane singing “Suddenly Seymour” from “Little Shop of Horrors.”  We think you should have a movie party and show everyone the movie “Little Shop of Horrors.” 

https://youtu.be/05gJdTKoFBU

https://www.facebook.com/arianagrande/

https://www.facebook.com/Seth-MacFarlane-14105972607/

The original “Little Shop of Horrors” movie premiered in 1960's and was not a musical. Then in the 1980's it was made into a Broadway Musical. Later in 1986 that musical was made into another movie that starred Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene and Steve Martin. We suggest you watch that 1986 movie. It is a good movie for a Halloween night because for some it could be considered a horror movie for those who don’t like too scary a movie.  It is also good for those of you who like musicals.

“Little Shop of Horrors” is about a shy flower shop assistant Seymour pines for co-worker Audrey. During a total eclipse, he discovers an unusual plant he names Audrey II, which feeds only on human flesh and blood. The growing plant attracts a great deal of business for the previously struggling store. After Seymour feeds Audrey's boyfriend, Orin, to the plant after Orin's accidental death, he must come up with more bodies for the increasingly bloodthirsty plant.

https://www.facebook.com/LittleShopofHorrorsOfficial/

1986 Movie

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091419/combined

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(film)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002NZK5TG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_NHK9zbZ70R0WF

1960 Movie

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054033/combined

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BSBBGM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_POK9zbCCJ62ST

Broadway Musical

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(musical)

You should can friends over for dinner and serve a simple fall meal. This is the season the season for apple picking so we have apple inspired meals.  You can make a “Crispy Chicken with Apple Salad” and we found this recipe on the Betty Crocker's website.  Then for dessert, an “Apple Cinnamon Cake” and we got this recipe on the Duncan Hines’ website.  Both are easy to make and taste very fantastic.  It is also great for a little dinner party.

https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/crispy-chicken-with-apple-salad/c4d41b46-c736-4aff-950a-b894d7a8e5b8

http://advicefromroseandlyssamarie.blogspot.com/p/crispy-chicken-with-apple-salad-betty.html

https://www.duncanhines.com/recipes/cakes/

http://advicefromroseandlyssamarie.blogspot.com/p/apple-cinnamon-cake-duncan-hines.html

Let us know what you did for Halloween and if you watched the movie we suggested.  Whatever you do we hope you have an amazing night.

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A Halloween Movie Night

A Halloween Movie Night

Let’s us be one of the first to wish you all a very Happy Halloween.  To get you in the spirit of this season you might want to watch some movies.  We have some family friendly suggestions for you to chose from if you would like to go out or stay home.

If you want to go out you can go see the new Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween.  That is now out in the movie theaters.  It is rated PG 13 and while it is family friendly you might not want to take real young kids to this.  Here is the link to the official trailer so you can decided if you want to do see it.

https://youtu.be/-sPHseSGr9Q

http://www.boo.movie/

https://www.facebook.com/MadeaHalloween/

Our other suggestion is if you want to stay home then you might want to watch The Addam’s Family movie.  This movie is also rated PG 13.

https://youtu.be/Nbif0-fgCnU

http://www.paramount.com/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101272/combined

https://www.facebook.com/TheAddamsFamilyMovie

You also might want to check out Freeform’s 13 Nights of Halloween.

http://freeform.go.com/

https://www.facebook.com/13NightsofHalloween/

Let’s us know what you decided to do.  Please stay safe this Halloween.

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Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Halloween!  Do you have plans for this holiday?  Are you dressing up and going trick-a-treating? Are you going to a party?  Will you be staying home and watching Halloween movies?  Well, if you are staying home we have a suggestion for you.

This year why not watch the movie Fun Size. It is a cute Halloween theme movie. This 2012 movie stars Victoria Justice as  Wren a high school senior. On Halloween she and her friend April (Jane Levy) are so excited when they get invited to Aaron Riley’s party (Thomas McDonell). He is the popular boy. Wren’s mom has other plans for her.  Her mom Joy (Chelsea Handler)  is going to a party with her much younger boyfriend Keevin (Josh Pence) and tells Wren she has to take her little brother Albert (Jackson Nicoll) trick-a-treating. Wren reluctantly takes Albert. Albert gets into all sorts of trouble stealing candy from the neighbors. Later that night they take Albert to a haunted house.  That is where he goes missing.  Wren and April go to look for him with the help of their friend Roosevelt (Thomas Mann) and  Peng (Osric Chau).  You will need to watch the movie to see what happens.

You can watch this movie while enjoying your fun size candy that you may have gotten this Halloween.  What is your favorite candy,  Hershey’s Candy Bars, M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way’s, Three Musketeers, etc?

http://www.paramount.com/funsize/

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009AMAM0M/ref=cm_sw_su_dp

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Happy Halloween!!!

Hello fellow Ghouls and Goblins, it is your time of year to show your imagination.  Halloween is the time of year that anything ranging from ghouls, goblins and even a princess come to your door asking for a treat. Since Halloween falls out on a Friday this year you may even want to throw a party.  In some places it may not be easy for children to go trick-a-treating so a party in your home is a great idea.  We have a some party idea for the pre-teens to teenagers age range. Even adults may find this fun.

This is the time of year you wear your best costume.  Tell everyone they will have a costume contest.  You can give out prizes for most imaginative costume.  If you are having a multi generational party then have a prize for the different age ranges.

We found great recipe for food to serve.  There is "Mummy Hot Dogs that can also be served to your vegetarian guest.  Just use veggie hot dogs and leave off the cheese. Instead add mustard on the inside of the crescent roll before rolling up the hot dog.  If you have guests who can't eat gluten then just make plain mini hot dogs on plastic toothpicks that are safe for children.

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/crescent-mummy-dogs/a8fa0d66-ca7c-49da-8699-ee79820317bf

Crescent Rolls
http://www.pillsbury.com/products/crescents

Hotdog
http://www.hebrewnational.com/

Veggie Hot Dogs
http://www.lightlife.com/

http://www.yvesveggie.com/

Child Safe Toothpicks
https://www.pick-ease.com/first-child-safe-toothpicks/

Here is a recipe for cheeseburger or just regular hamburger pie. If you want to bring it up a notch you can make a stuff pizza pie. Again for your vegetarian guests you just serve it without cheese and use veggie version of ground beef. You will also want to leave out the Worcestershire sauce Instead of Pie Crusts you may want to use Pillsbury Pizza Crust. For the guests who can't eat gluten then make the ground beef and instead of the pie crust put ground beef in a red or green pepper.

Pizza Crust http://www.pillsbury.com/products/pizza-crust

Veggie Ground Beef
http://gardein.com/

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/jack-o-lantern-cheeseburger-pie

Here is a great idea on how to serve dip.  You get some red or green peppers and hollow them out and cut a little face in them to look like pumpkins.

Now for the fun part, the sweet stuff.  You can make a fondue with different types of fruits for everyone but put the chocolate in a pumpkin style serving dish that can withstand the hot melted chocolate. If you can't find one then just get a chocolate fountain.

Here are some links to other fun desserts you can serve.

Halloween Cat Cake Pops

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/halloween-cat-cake-pops/69166e70-0605-471a-b661-6222f8c65117

Frankenstein Fruit Roll-Ups™
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/frankenstein-fruit-roll-ups-on-a-stick/fa15139e-8f74-4334-a9b2-bfab84c8093e

Jack-o'-Lantern Candy Apples
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/jack-o-lantern-candy-apples/79ffd4f3-a651-43dc-bc2d-92df89823b10

HERSHEY'S Chocolate & Candy Dipped Pretzel Rods
http://www.hersheys.com/spreads/Recipe-Details/id_96373

HERSHEY'S Brownie Cemetery Cake Recipe
https://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipe-details.aspx?id=8072&name=HERSHEY%27S-Brownie-Cemetery-Cake

REESE’S Peanut Butter Pumpkin Spider Recipe

https://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipe-details.aspx?id=8758&name=REESE%27S-Peanut-Butter-Pumpkin-Spider

A Halloween party would be complete unless you had a Bobbing for Apples contest.

We have some suggestions for movies that you can show at your party.  Both are great for Halloween and for ages 10 and up to see.  The first is "Beatlejuice" starring Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis.  It is about Adam and Barbara Maitland who while at their vacation home pass away.  It is sold to The Deez Family.  The Maitlands aren't happy and try to get rid of them.  They ask Beatlejuice to help.

Here is more on this movie.
http://advicefromroseandlyssamarie.blogspot.com/p/beetlejuice_27.html

The next one we suggest is "Edward Scissorhands."  This stars Johnny Depp. Edward was created by an inventor who died before he could attach Edwards real hands.  Edward lives his life in a castle that no one ever goes to.  Then one day Peg who is an Avon Sales Lady comes to the castle and rescues him.

Here is more on this movie.
http://advicefromroseandlyssamarie.blogspot.com/p/edward-scissorhands.html

If you have younger children you may want to show the movie, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." It is about Linus search for the “Great Pumpkin”.  They always have that on ABC TV this time of year.  If not it is on demand.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0019KAQEU/ref=cm_sw_su_dp

If you are going out trick-or-treating here are some safety tips.

We have tribute to Joan Rivers.  Did you know she was in the movie Spaceballs? Check that movie out she played the robot.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0792844890/ref=cm_sw_su_dp

http://www.joanrivers.com/
https://www.facebook.com/joanrivers
https://twitter.com/joan_rivers
http://instagram.com/joanrivers
https://vine.co/u/1072963210929414144
https://www.youtube.com/user/inbedwithjoan/

http://melissarivers.com/
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMelissaRivers
http://twitter.com/melrivers
https://www.youtube.com/user/JoanandMelissaJoanTV
http://instagram.com/mel_rivers


If you are going trick-a-treating here are some safety tips:
http://www.cdc.gov/family/halloween/

Don't forget UNICEF. You can set up your own Fundraising page.
http://www.unicefusa.org/mission/usa/trick-or-treat

If you are in NY you can go to Greenwich Village and see the Halloween Parade
http://www.halloween-nyc.com/

On the west coast there is a parade too
http://www.visitwesthollywood.com/event/west-hollywood-halloween-carnaval-2014/

Have a fun and safe Halloween.  Tell us what you did.  Subscribe to this blog so you will know when we update it.  We have a special Thanksgiving blog for November.  

Happy Halloween!!!