Author: candacebd
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Oreo-Potato Chip Seven Layer Bars
The first time I discovered the butterscotch-y, caramelized sweetened condensed milk wonder that are Seven Layer Bars, I…devoured 90 percent of the tray myself. Then proceeded to binge on baking them for every holiday, fighting with every ounce of willpower not to eat them all, (cue Celine Dion) all by myselllllf. Then I discovered Chrissy…
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‘Umbrella Academy’ Costume Ideas: Are You a Klaus, Five or…?
Oh, Umbrella Academy, how you mess with our heads: What’s the deal with Hargreeves?(Nobody knows.) Wait, is Cha Cha played by Mary J. Blige? (Sure is.) And is this whole show based on a graphic novel by…the lead singer of My Chemical Romance? (Indeed.) In honor of the third season’s release earlier this year, you’re…
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An Easy Taylor Swift ‘Midnights’-Inspired Outfit to Try
Midnights may not be released until just before Halloween—October 21, to be exact—but that’s still plenty of time to learn every lyric by heart. And capture a look from Taylor Swift’s Midnights era ahead of any Halloween parties you head to (or, you know, should you hit up a concert down the road). Swift’s ’70s-glam-inspired…
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Oreo Truffle Monsters
When it comes to kid-friendly Halloween treats, it doesn’t get better than this. Oreo truffle monsters hit all the right notes: Kids get to smash Oreos, roll balls of Play-Doh-like batter, dip things in molten chocolate and decorate away. And, by virtue of these no-bake treats being “monsters,” they don’t demand perfection. The goofier, the…
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Hey Britney Fans, Don’t Miss This ‘Oops…I Did It Again’-Inspired Halloween Costume
When it comes to throwback Britney Spears Halloween costumes, the ‘Baby One More Time’ schoolgirl look has been done. And done. And done. You could hunt down—or DIY—a denim gown and convince someone to be your Justin for one seriously good couples costume, but if the Texas Tuxedo look is too much for you, there’s…
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‘PJ Masks’-Inspired Costume Ideas for the Whole Fam
Somewhere around the third birthday, you lose control over Halloween costumes. Sticking to a theme can be fun…and tricky. Your kid’s got strong opinions on what they want to be, and if you want to coordinate, your options are limited. Bluey’s family is a solid choice, and for the five-and-under set, so are the PJ…
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The Ultimate ‘Stranger Things’-Inspired Couples Costume: An Homage to Chrissy & Eddie
Eleven and Mike? Please. Hopper and Joyce? Yawn. Dustin and Steve? So three years ago. When it comes to a fun Stranger Things-inspired couples costume, Halloween 2022 is all about the relationship that almost was: Chrissy and Eddie Munson. Both newcomers to the show, both—spoiler alert!—gone before their time (or, more aptly, before viewers were…
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Barbiecore Outfit Ideas: How to Dress Like Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’
Greta Gerwig’s live action adaptation of Barbie may not hit theaters until summer 2023, but the looks leaked from the movie have gotten all kinds of attention, hitting us square in the ’90s-nostalgia-loving, Barbiecore-embracing heart. Take a page from one of Margot Robbie’s neon-hued looks—and maybe convince someone to go heavy on the Isle of…
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The ‘Hocus Pocus’-Inspired Book Cake Even Toast-Burners Can Make
Years ago, I made Hocus Pocus-inspired s’mores pops, and they were an unexpected hit. (To this day, I see people recreate them, and it makes me unspeakably happy.) But then I had a child, and my baking days are often late at night, or squeezed within whatever spare 15 minutes I have, when I’m half-exhausted…
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“Not a Regular Mom” ‘Mean Girls’-Inspired Costume
Eighteen years later, Mean Girls endures. Its jokes, its satirical insights into the world of high school hierarchies…even the fashion is starting to make a comeback. And over the years, dressing up as the Plastics has been a perennial favorite, but there’s a fresher take everyone overlooks (but is just as easy to pull off…
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‘Don’t Worry Darling’-Inspired Costume Ideas
We’re kicking off Halloween 13, the 2022 edition, with one of this fall’s most buzzed-about movies: Don’t Worry Darling. The drama surrounding this drama—about an idyllic 1950s town where things aren’t quite what they seem—have overshadowed the film, so you could really take things in one of two directions: Borrowing one of Florence Pugh’s or…
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Fail Trying: The Most Powerful Takeaway from Bob Goff’s ‘Dream Big’
Bob Goff is one of those people you can’t believe actually exists. He’s a lawyer who serves as the honorary consul to the Republic of Uganda, who donates the proceeds of his books to bettering others’ lives—and is so willing to lend a hand he prints his actual cell phone number in those books. (Which…
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