Last Minute Halloween Ideas: My Halloween Costume plus more Recipes and Decorating!

Halloween is days away and the emails are still pouring in asking me for party ideas---- and every magazine under the sun is also sending me email ideas for fright night fun. Here is the best of Halloween---- all in one place: 

From MyRecipes.com and Sunset Magazine, these cute Chocolate Caramel Apples with Sprinkles are on my party table this year! Use tart Granny Smith or Fuji apples; mix and match for best results. Get the recipe.

A new use for all of those pumpkins you got at the farmers' market or pumpkin patch! A Great Pumpkin Beverage Cooler! Love it! From the creative folks at Southern Living---- and while I've not tried this one, I've never, ever had a bad result from anything I've tried from any of their magazines. Get the how-to now!

Who doesn't love cupcakes--- and these spooky Skeleton Cupcakes from MyRecipes.com will be the hit of the party. Stack them on a tiered stand for a whole graveyard of scary faces!

MyRecipes.com has an entire Halloween microsite with more how-to videos, pictures, Halloween party recipes, and party menu suggestions than you will find anywhere! Check it out for last minute party help.

Do you need some Creepy Cocktails for your party? Fine Living has 12 of them complete with photos and recipes. Witches Brew, Blood Sucker Cocktail, Liquid Ghost, Zombie, and this one shown, the Black Devil Martini made with dark rum.

Personally, I prefer my own Caramel Apple Martini recipe. Made with butterscotch schnapps, this grown-up version of the fall favorite is always a hit. If you're serving for a party, go ahead and make up a large batch and then all you have to do is pour over ice and serve.

OK, you're officially on your own. I'm flying off on my broom---- the parties start tomorrow night! I'm going as an ICE (Department of Immigration) Agent with a warrant for David Beckham. What are you going as this Halloween?