Articles tagged:Halloween

Posted: Wed Nov 9 9 p.m. by Eva Johnson AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
One mom implements her own Halloween candy 'buy back' plan

Instead of freaking out as I have mentioned in a previous post, I thought I would take on this candy problem in a different way. After a week of many candy meltdowns (pun intended), one resulting in a full stomach emptying vomit, I announced that I was buying back my ...

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Posted: Thu Nov 3 7:11 p.m. by Wayne Baker Community Contributor
Taxes: How scary are flat taxes, and who pays under Cain’s 9-9-9 plan?

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week, Dr. Baker is discussing flat taxes, Cain's flat tax plan, and how our morals may tie into tax policies. What’s scariest on Halloween 2011: Ghosts, goblins — or flat ...

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Posted: Wed Nov 2 4 p.m. by Jessica Webster
What to do with all that leftover Halloween candy?

Halloween has come and gone, but the candy lingers on. At our house, not only do we have much of the candy we purchased to hand out on Halloween evening, but our son brought home far more candy than he will ever be allowed to consume. What ever will we ...

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Posted: Tue Nov 1 9:11 a.m. by Jim and Janice Leach AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
How to turn a pumpkin into a homemade pumpkin pie

Are you tiring of candy season and longing instead for the spiced and subtly sweet flavor of that Thanksgiving dessert of choice? If you love pumpkin pie as much as my friend Chris, you might be interested in joining her grassroots campaign to make pumpkin pie the official dessert of ...

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Posted: Mon Oct 31 9:30 a.m. by Peggy Lampman AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Hot Dog Mummy Babies are a Halloween classic

Peggy Lampman’s Halloween dinnerFeed: Processed pastry, manufactured meat…but hey - don’t knock ‘em till you try ‘em. It’s a pity to only reserve this recipe for Halloween; Hot Dog Mummy Babies are a classic.

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Posted: Mon Oct 31 8:30 a.m. by Delfina Bonilla-Cassel
Four ways to make a healthful Halloween

Let’s face it. Of all the holidays we celebrate, Halloween can seem like a nightmare for the health conscious. There’s nothing like gorging on candy, caramel and crystal-coated snacks to get your insulin levels surging and tempting you toward a mad sugar addiction. It makes life after Halloween seem kind ...

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Posted: Mon Oct 31 8 a.m. by Mary Bilyeu AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Hallowe'en truffles for grown-ups

We've all done it — we've all raided our kids' candy stashes after they've gone trick-or-treating for Halloween. We'd hang our heads in shame, but we're actually performing a mitzvah ("good deed") by saving our precious children's teeth from extra sugar and premature rotting. Be proud of your efforts! You've ...

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Posted: Fri Oct 28 4:57 a.m. by Peggy Lampman AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Transylvania Beef Stew with Pumpkin Polenta a festive dish for Halloween

Peggy Lampman's Friday dinnerFeed. I make beef stew for Halloween most every year. The following recipe is a repeat from last year; or here's another beef stew recipe, which I served in a pumpkin shell.

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Posted: Thu Oct 27 4:18 a.m. by Peggy Lampman AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Pumpkin-Raisin Muffins a festive treat for Halloween

Peggy Lampman's Thursday dinnerFeed I don’t like candy. There. I’ve said it. Halloween blasphemy, I know. But to my palate, candy’s not much more than cloying sweetness in every tooth-decaying bite. But before you cross my house off your kid’s trick-or-treat list, I’ve learned my lesson. I know that if ...

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Posted: Wed Oct 26 11:45 a.m. by Jen Eyer Director of Audience Engagement
Attending Monday's Halloween Treat Parade in downtown Ann Arbor? Stop by AnnArbor.com, get your photo taken

If you'll be trick-or-treating in downtown Ann Arbor on Monday afternoon for the Main Street Area Association's 11th annual Halloween Treat Parade, stop by AnnArbor.com and get your photo taken. The treat parade runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., we'll have a photographer snapping ...

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Posted: Tue Oct 25 9:36 a.m. by Eva Johnson AnnArbor.com Community Contributor

Around Halloween, I start to seriously freak out about my kids' health. Most parents seem to be perfectly comfortable with giving their kids sugar, fat and other related junk foods during the holidays. I get stressed. In fact, I go to houses where there are bowls of candy just sitting ...

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Posted: Sun Oct 16 5:55 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
A delicious pumpkin pie ... that you drink

ALISON LADMAN, For The Associated Press Why should Thanksgiving have all the fun? Let Halloween in on the pumpkin pie action by turning the classic autumnal dessert into a punch. This blend of spices, apple cider and ginger ale is delicious and rich, yet still refreshing. And it's easily adapted. ...

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Posted: Sat Oct 15 2:06 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
A sweet treat that looks deliciously swampish

ALISON LADMAN, For The Associated Press The beauty of Halloween treats is that you don't have to worry about making them pretty. In fact, the uglier they are, the better. And that was our inspiration for this baked treat. We wanted a bar that was appropriately loaded with sugar (it ...

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Posted: Mon Nov 29 1:02 p.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com
Posted: Sat Nov 20 9:52 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

A man told Ypsilanti police he was walking in the 100 block of South Grove Road Friday afternoon when a young man attempted to rob him at knifepoint.

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