A Ghost in My House
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 1:00AM 
By Lori Powell
With a chill in the air and goblins on their way, I welcome fall!
Candy, although alluring in their tiny packets, are not my big craving so I am safe from temptation, at least for this holiday. My Halloween pleasure would be a devil’s food cupcake or a hunk of brownie, instead.
My house is one of many in my neighborhood that is part of a ghost walk this weekend. I made the ghost A-list due to spooky stories about the prior tenant and my own personal pleasure at hearing him (but not, thankfully, the pleasure of meeting him) in the night.
As a chronic light sleeper, my own dealings with him were from the sound of his footsteps as he walked back and forth in the hallway at around 4 a.m. Not pleasant at that hour of the night thinking that someone has broken in, only to realize that not a soul is there or are they??…not that I was disappointed.
The reason I now know that the ghost is a HE is that my parents had an actual viewing of our uninvited guest on two separate nights around the same time in the wee hours of the morning, with the same description. Also the kitties have on occasion acted as though they were rustled out of their sleep with knowledge or sight of someone lurking about.
In celebration of all of the ghosts and goblins that might be haunting your neighborhood this weekend, might I suggest that you offer them some brownies studded with bits of Halloween candy, served with a cold glass of blood-red cranberry juice? Kind of my take on milk and cookies for Santa Claus…maybe my ghostly guy will not be walking but skipping down the hall, come Halloween night!
Just mix in your desired candy into the a basic brownie mix such as this one….
Bejeweled Brownies
1 box brownie mix (such as Ghirardelli brand)
1 cup candy (such as crushed Heath bar, M&M’s peanut or plain, or crushed whoppers)
Follow brownie mix instructions and fold in candy just before spooning into baking dish. Cool and cut into squares.
Set out on a plate in a dark area with a glass of red juice.
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