Guest Author - Deborah Adams
Only a few more days to go before Halloween. Parties and Trick or Treaters will be going on. One thing when cooking for parties and guests any time of year is thinking safety. For candy for the little ones... have someone at the door passing out candy the is age appropriate. For instance, we don't give out small hard candies to toddlers or infants and you might be surprised how many parents bring little babies all dressed up for Halloween.
When cooking desserts or anything for guests, pot lucks, parties etc.. it's always best to remember that some people have extremely severe allergies to various things such as nuts, even peanut butter, strawberries. You can't avoid everything that causes people allergies but I stay away from nuts and strawberries when preparing foods for other people. If you do fix something with nuts, you might put a little card beside the dish on the table that has the recipe. I've done this also, so people will know what was in the dish. (This also helps when they ask for the recipe).
Have a wonderful week and enjoy the upcoming holiday for those of you who observe Halloween. For the rest enjoy the days. It's Fall and I love this time of year. Take care, Deborah
