How are your plans coming along for this year's Halloween festivities? Last year I did a roundup of great ideas for celebrating Halloween, and good Halloween ideas certainly never go out of style. But people who love Halloween also love trying new things for Halloween, so here are some more fantastic Halloween ideas I've spotted.

Move over Martha Stewart, Wing-It Vegan makes the cutest little Halloween ghosts, perfect little peanut butter snacks for kids, grandparents, neighbors, the mailman, heck - ourselves! They're as fun as all get-out and easy to make with pantry ingredients, too. Just click this post's title for a picture and the recipe.

Passover starts this weekend, and Mata has already shared her Passover memories and observations. After some coaching on Passover food restrictions, I realized last year that there was a natural connection between gluten-free cooking and Passover food restrictions, and found a great collection of Gluten Free Passover Recipes for BlogHer readers. This year I'm noticing that flourless desserts for Passover are showing up on a lot of my favorite food blogs.

For traditional family feasts, consider the cooking trinity: Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. This year, Easter falls on March 23, unusually early. How early? Well, Easter hasn't been this early since 1913 and it won't be again until the year 2228. (What? How do we even say that year?) March 22 is the very earliest day on which Easter can fall, the last time in 1818 and not again until 2285. So many dates got your head spinning? Mine too. Just know this: this is the year -- and more to the point, the week -- to treat ourselves and our families to traditional Easter dishes, breads, desserts, and more. We've got between now and Easter Sunday, so there's plenty of time to experiment with recipes from all across the globe.

People all over the world have special traditions for celebrating the arrival of the new year, and often celebrations include the idea of eating lucky foods, thought to bring happiness and prosperity in the year to come. Just which foods are lucky depends on where you are, but there are some traditions that are pretty widespread. Here are suggestions for lucky foods from around the world, but if you have a New Year's Food tradition that brings you luck, please share your link or recipe in the comments.

Today is the first day of Kwanzaa, the celebration that honors African-American heritage. From December 26 to January 1, each day features a special principle symbolized by a candle placed in a kinara. While Kwanzaa has both fans and critics, here we'll stick to Kwanzaa food, around which there can be just one dispute: sweet potatoes or collard greens?

It's Christmas Eve, and for many people that means it's time to break out the eggnog. I'm finding it a little hard to concentrate right now, because all the people in my house happen to be indulging in this particular holiday tradition. I'm also dodging an early Christmas gift of my son's (a remote controlled helicopter), that is whizzing by my head. Is eggnog part of your holiday celebration? If so, here are a few things you might want to know. If you're trying to stay fit for the holidays, you might want to avoid the eggnog.

I can vividly remember the first time I tasted Glögg, the delightful Swedish Christmas drink made of heated wine and other spirits, and often served with raisins and almonds sprinkled on top. When I had my first taste of this dangerously delicious hot drink, I was spending Thanksgiving on a houseboat at Utah's Lake Powell and a friend named Jane had brought along a big jug of Glögg, which we heated on the houseboat stove and sipped from coffee mugs. As soon as I tasted it, I asked her for the recipe, and it's something I've been making for holiday parties ever since. Keep reading for Jane's fabulous Glögg recipe, plus a few more versions of Glögg I found.

Yes, it's that time again, when bakers every where start making gingerbread and turning it into interesting creations covered with frosting and candy. Keep reading if you've always wanted to make a gingerbread house or gingerbread men, it may be easier than you think! And if cakes or cookies are not really your thing, check out what else can be made with gingerbread flavors.

It's amazing what heat does to sugar, chocolate and butter. This time of year, our kitchens turn into veritable boards of candy-making. Let's check some tried-and-true recipes. Please forgive me if I break into song, "The candy man can ..."

Are you up to your elbows in flour for hoiday baking? Me too! And for the first time, I'm baking with white whole wheat flour and loving it. What's happening in the kitchens of my fellow food bloggers? Let's check.

It's that time again when you need to get your kitchen into full production line mode if you're planning to turn out loads of holiday goodies to give away. Most people know someone who loves to make elaborate holiday sweets for family, friends, and co-workers. If that sounds like you, I've got a few recipes for cookies, candy, and fruitcake that might make make you smile. But what if you're not really into holiday sweets that much, or perhaps a bit baking-impaired (like me!) Not to worry because my list of ten holiday food gifts has a few other interesting ideas such as gifts that don't need cooking or holiday treats for pets. Read on and see if there's something that sounds right for a few of the folks on your list, and if you have your own ideas for gifts from the kitchen, let us know in the comments.