Tricky Treats

Bats, blood, and baking, oh my! Enjoy more than 30 savory and sweet Halloween recipes inspired by your favorite spooky themes. 

Succumb to these yummy recipes perfect for October and year-round! Whether you want to enjoy a treat by yourself, or with your kids or guests, these frightfully fantastic meals will make boys and girls alike shiver... in anticipation! With pumpkins, spiders, and gore galore, create original recipes including:

• Vampire Blood Popcorn
• Spider Mini-Pizzas
• Jack o' Lantern Pumpkin Pie
• Hot Dog Fingers
• Matcha Frankenstein Cake
• Blueberry Muffin Mummies
• Chocolate Witch’s Hats
• And much more!

These treats can be enjoyed at any time of day or for any meal, and range from simple to sophisticated, perfect for any beginning or expert baker. With easy-to-follow instructions, entertaining tidbits, and beautiful photography, these delicacies will add a bit of spook to your party or get-together (or at your own dinner table). You’ll delight everyone’s taste buds when you cook and bake using Tricky Treats!

Vincent Amiel is an author and culinary stylist. Always on the lookout for new flavors and beautiful things, he strives to offer tasty recipes, simple to make and with an aesthetic that is dear to him. He works mainly with publishing houses such as Solar, Hachette, Larousse and the magazines Saveurs and Slowly-Veggie.

Grace McQuillan has translated the works of Andreï Makine, Stéphane Allix, and has received a French Voices Award for her translation of Le Crieur de Nuit by Nelly Alard. Her work has also appeared in The Brooklyn Rail and PBS NewsHour. For Skyhorse Publishing, she has translated The Wizard's Cookbook, The Wizard's Dessert Cookbook, The Unofficial Harry Potter Fan's Cookbook, and more.