Halloween is a spooky experience for gluten free trick-or-treaters and their families. It's ridiculous to imagine that every item in a trick-or-treat bag will have an ingredients lists or even to assume that miniature candy bars are formulated like their grown-up cousins. That's the word from the Allergy Food and Anaphylaxis Network. (Click on the title for a list of their on-line publications.) The best strategy is to create a distraction and here are a few suggestions for doing so: I normally do not suggest recipe sites that are not totally gluten free, but perhaps you can convince your child to forgo trick-or-treating in favor of homemade snacks such as Decayed Corpse Chips with Entrail Sauce, Creepy Crispy Crunchies, Brittle Merangue Bones, or even Eerie Eyeballs. These treats are all gluten free as described on the site, and most of the others can be modified easily. I've got a hunch that most youngsters would love to explore this site and create their own gluten free Halloween party. Click here to begin the adventure. If you prefer more conventional party fare, click on the titles for recipes for pumpkin cookies, flourless peanut butter cookies, or flourless chocolate cake. I have more idea on this subject. You may wish to click ahead to my post dated September 9. In either case, Happy Halloween and don't let the hassles of living gluten free spook you too badly.

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