Friday, October 1, 2010

things i heart: halloween movie time.

"things i heart" is my new friday series on the blog.  hope you enjoy!

it's october 1!  and that means...31 days of halloween can begin!  

which, in turn, means halloween movie time!  i must confess that i am pretty much the opposite of a scary movie girl (i had to stop watching law & order: svu because it was giving me nightmares...fail), but i can handle spooky-ish movies, ones that get me in the halloween spirit. 

bel0w, my list of favorites: 
 {i'm kicking off the season by watching this tonight!}
 

there's also a healthy dose of cheesy halloween movies that i can't help but watch each year.  you can find most, if not all of them, on the disney channel.  and that's all i'm admitting!

what are your favorites?!

i'm planning on a pretty quiet and productive weekend around here.  and i think i might just have to try this mulled spiced cider recipe from coco + kelley while i watch some of these beauties:

Mulled Spiced Cider

2 quarts fresh apple cider (in a pinch, jarred from the grocery will do the trick)
1/2 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 teaspoon whole allspice
2 cinnamon sticks + 10 for garnish (1 per mug)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 dash nutmeg
1 1/2 ounces rum (sometimes I substitute Spiced Rum for extra flavor)

With cloves and allspice in a teaball, cook all ingredients in a crockpot on low 2-8 hours. Stir occasionally to dissolve sugar. Or to make quicker, warm in a medium size pot on the stove on low heat 20 - 30 minutes or until your concoction is simmering & the sugar is melted. At this point, add 1 1/2 ounces (Bacardi) Gold Rum per mugful when poured. If pouring into a thermos, combine and pour at the end; just don’t cook the rum. Serves 10.

xo. di.

*recipe via coco + kelley

9 comments:

  1. your top three listed might be my top three too. shocker. YES OCTOBER! HALLOWEEN!

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  2. Love this post! I've always wanted to see Sleepy Hollow, gotta love Johnny Depp. I too am the opposite of a scary movie girl. It's good to know you recommend these! I haven't seen many of them. (:

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  3. tim burton's sleep hollow is soooooo good, i suggest you rent it sometime this month!

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  4. i absolutely love practical magic & hocus pocus, i could watch them any season!

    xo
    sami

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  5. i wish i could too, sami - but i try to keep these all to october so they're more special :)

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  6. i've been saving this recipe for my halloween party tonight! so excited!

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  7. These are some great classics. I love Nightmare Before Christmas.

    Thanks for the cider recipe. :)

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thanks so much for the note! i love reading your comments. xo. di.

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