Halloween drinks to die for

I was just sitting here thinking, "Hmmm. What's something fun to blog about for Halloween. And what would people likely be doing besides giving out candy?" 

My first thought, going to parties! LOL Well, whether you're at a party, throwing your own party, or giving out candy, or all of the above, you can add one of these drinks to your celebration and crank it up a notch. Personally, I recommend the Zombie Apocalypse. ;)

1. Zombie Apacolypse

1 1/2 parts Absolut Mandrin

1/2 part Malibu

1 part passion fruit puree

1/2 part white grapefruit juice

3/4 part cinnamon schnaps

2 dashes Perno Absinthe

Pour over crushed ice, top with 1/2 part Cappalletti

Feel free to garnish with body parts. 

2. Polyjuice Potion

I'm sure Harry Potter fans like me will love this one. 

Ingredients should be mixed to taste, and according to how much you want to make.

Lime sherbet

Sprite

Neon green food coloring

Your favorite tequila

Rose's Lime

3. Blood Orange Punch

This one makes enough to serve at a party.

1 cup chilled blood orange juice

4 (12 oz) chilled blackberry sodas

1 cup rum (I recommend The Kracken)

1/4 cup fresh lime juice or Rose's Lime

1 cup fresh blackberries

1 blood orange thinly sliced

Pansies to garnish

Instructions

1. Stir all ingredients together in a large pitcher or punch bowl filled with ice.

2. Add your garnish (and blackberries) and serve immediately.

My Awesome Graveyard Cake recipe

Yes, it's that time of year again. For those who might have missed it before, this is my semi-famous Graveyard/Ghost Cake recipe. :) The one in the picture above got a pumpkin patch added on. 

Get your ghost on

I love Halloween. Always have. When I was little I was fascinated by getting to dress up and be someone else (or my real self) for a day. I love the change in seasons, colors, the smell of spices and burning leaves. Not to mention, cooler weather. Ha. Ha. (If you didn’t know, I’m from Florida. We really appreciate cold fronts down here.)

All of my favorite things happen during the month of October, including my favorite holiday, Halloween. And of course it wouldn’t be the same without my ghost cake. This is actually a Graveyard Cake recipe that I’ve modified slightly. Since I can’t resist putting those cute little ghosts on mine, I call it a Ghost Cake.

Ingredients for your Graveyard/Ghost Cake 

Don’t forget to use your own imagination here. You can use whatever you like as a topping. I’ve seen everything from bloody graves (strawberry syrup) to witch hats made from candy corn. Plus, if you’re lactose intolerant (like me) you can make this using lactose free milk. It tastes just the same.

1 box Devils food Cake Mix, mixed and baked as directed

12 oz. Oreo Cookies, crushed

6-10 Oval shaped Butter Cookies (Pepperidge Farm Milanoes work well. I’ve also used chocolate wafers dipped in chocolate before too.)

White Icing

Chocolate Icing (or white with black food coloring to make a nice grey)

Assorted tubes of Cake Decorating Gel in Halloween colors
(orange, yellow, brown, etc.)

1 cup Candy Corn or Pumpkin Shaped Candies

Several small gummy worms (Or whatever you like)

Putting your Graveyard/Ghost cake together 

Bake cake according to package directions or recipe and let it cool completely.

Spread on the icing

Top with Crushed Oreo Cookies

Using gel frostings to write spooky and funny sayings on the top half of the cookies such as "BOO", "RIP", “ILMAO,” “B.A. GOUL,” etc.

Press the cookies halfway down into the cake here and there to resemble standing tombstones. Tilt a couple of them.

You can randomly place gummy worms around in your graveyard or whatever other candy you like.

If you want to do the ghosts, I put some white icing into a plastic bag and snip the tip. Squeeze out into little ghosts shapes (again randomly) over the cake. Remember, they don’t need to be perfect, just look like little ghosts. If they look kind of like snow men, don’t worry. Make a little point at the top of their heads by running a toothpick through the icing and pulling upward. TADA! You’re done!

Serves 8-12. 

Still loving October:)

I'm back at work on a book called Shaman's Touch. Doesn't that just sound hot? Well, so far I believe it is. I'm about halfway finished with this work in progress (after a few weeks of a much needed brain break).

I've also started back with one of my great loves, kickboxing. I'm doing what I call a hybrid kickboxing/dancing fitness program called Turbo Fire. I'm in my 4th week and I have visible results. VISIBLE RESULTS. Ahem. Just in case you didn't hear me in the back row. lol I'm very excited.

October is always a busy month for me, but that's by choice. I love to decorate for fall and of course I LOVE Halloween. I've got ghosts hanging from the trees (and a few inside my house) and my pumpkin garden is looking GREAT. This is the first time I've grown pumpkins since I was about 8 years old. And back then my dad did all the work. Ha. Ha.

Now he scans the field and says, "Your pumpkins are looking good." I'm doing all the work and borrowing his field. :)

I've got a new short story coming soon with Ellora's Cave called Touch of an Incubus. It's sexy and short enough to read on a lunch break. It would seem by my titles that I'm very much wanting to touch things this month. HAHAHAHA

Oh, and before I forget, I wanted to thank everyone for the recent spike in sales on Fictionwise. Several of my books that have been out for a while made it back into the top 30 for NCP! Bitten made it into the top 20! Thank you so much to my readers:) And thanks to God for helping new people to find me!

Here's a listing of all my books at Fictionwise: http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/a30989/Tracey-H-Kitts/?

And I'm rambling. That concludes the update on me:)

Promo Op for fellow authors

I'm having a week long Halloween party on my yahoo group, Forbidden Fruit. All authors are welcome, contests are also welcome but not a necessity. You can talk about whatever you want, Halloween stuff, cooking, share excerpts, it doesn't matter. It's going on all week starting tomorrow (Oct. 26). Drop by whenever you can for as long as you'd like. I'll be in and out all week:)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/forbidden_fruitisalwayssweeter/

*permission to forward granted and appreciated*

See you there,

Tracey
www.traceyhkitts.com