HOUSTON – Halloween is just around the corner, and that means it’s time to dust off your carving tools and transform ordinary pumpkins into extraordinary works of art. There are so many innovative ...

When fall rolls around, many of us are eager to add some cozy and festive touches to our homes. One of the most iconic symbols of the season is the pumpkin. Beyond the traditional jack-o'-lantern, ...

It used to be enough to just carve a couple triangles for eyes and a gap-toothed mouth into a hollowed-out pumpkin and — poof! — you had your Halloween jack o’lantern. But that just doesn’t cut it at ...

Halloween is a time for spooky decorations, costumes, and treats. One of the most iconic symbols of Halloween is the pumpkin, which can be carved, painted, or decorated in a variety of creative ways.

Soup it: Cut a fresh pumpkin into one-inch cubes, then steam them until soft (seven to 10 minutes). Toss cooked cubes into a vegetable soup or any sort of chicken-and-rice or pasta casserole. You can ...

I’m always struck with a serious case of pumpkin envy at the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits’ annual Be Our Guest fundraiser. An essential element of the luncheon, which was held Thursday in ...

Every season, picking pumpkins is the thing to do. And while the pumpkin patches across the U.S. are a fall-must-do, what's next? Brainstorming jack-o'-lantern ideas, of course! If you're looking to ...

Nearly 240 children entered this year’s Halloween coloring contest, and The Spokesman-Review judges were really impressed by the kooky, spooky, creative and boo-tiful pumpkins. In the 4-and-younger ...

Carving pumpkins for Halloween may owe its origin to the Celtic people, but it is now a firmly ensconced piece of Americana. And yet, for international students and scholars the tradition of creating ...

Megan Paluszak, 18, and her brother Tyler Paluszak, 20, along with their mom Laura Paluszak, all of Dyer, treat Halloween as a family affair. “We used to run our own haunted house that we’d create ...