candy

Halloween always falls on the last day of the month, but maybe your paycheck is already going to something else and you just flat-out can't afford to buy candy. In lieu of feeling bad, here's one method you can try so it doesn't seem like you're super-cheap when, in reality, you totally are. (and that's okay)

It's time for a safe and Happy Halloween! We want our kids to have the time of their lives without worrying about anything truly scary being in the way. That's why Steve Hahn's Volkswagen, Kia & Mercedes Benz of Yakima and Townsquare Media are making Trunk or Treat happen on Halloween night! Tonight! We are creating a safe and fun environment for the whole family!

Your kids get dressed up, they go trick-or-treating and they might come back with plenty of treats, but there are a few "tricks" in there, too. And I don't mean practical jokes, I mean something that's edible by USDA standards but shouldn't be consumed because they're disgusting...

When two of my favorite candies combine into one, I just have to try them.

When I was last in Seattle, I saw these creative, interactive candies that resembled a toilet. I had to check these out! In Japan, there are a variety of candies that have an interactive element to them. Some feature nothing but powders and mixes where, when combined with water, makes an edible paste or cream that you can make to look like an ice cream cone, for instance...

Every once in a while your children might stumble upon a house where no one's home, but where the residents still want to participate in the spirit of giving out candy. They'll leave a bowl full of treats on the front porch with a sign to take some. You can usually imagine some kid figuring out they're not at home so, with no consequences, they take the entire lot. In this case, it wasn't a child,

Would you try something called "Guava Balls" or "Scorched Rice Candy?" These brave youngsters did with some expected, and unexpected, results.

Sorry to ruin your sugar high, but here's what you're getting when you pop five of the most popular Halloween candies: 1.  Snickers Peanut Butter, 130 calories 2.  Reese's Peanut Butter Cups ... the mini ones with the gold foil, 110 calories each 3...

The popular website Mashable just released a list of all 50 states and what that state's most popular candy is. I was a little surprised to find out what they believed to be Washington's favorite.

I hate to sound like an old man but, in my day, we'd have to hustle for our Halloween candy. Now a days it's becoming more and more common for kids to be dumped off to trick-or-treating neighborhoods. Sure, many houses take part in the trick-or-treating portion of Halloween, but some neighborhoods go all out. Here's a few choice neighborhoods to consider.

My wife just got back from a vacation in Bermuda. She knows how much I love candy and snack foods, especially if it's something I can't easily get here, so she came back with a lot of them. I grabbed a couple just before I left the house. Here's a taste test.

This time of year you see more candy and snacks than ever before. I noticed some over-sized candy bars the other day. They had a huge Snickers, giant Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, five pound Hershey bars and these frisbee-sized York Peppermint Patties...