...  is hard to imagine anyone wanting to eat a spider but there are cultures that do just that. When Halloween rolls around, you won’t mind biting into this Chocolate Spider Cluster recipe. It is truly a Halloween treat your children may squirm and scream about, but you’ll see them gleefully eating these spiders. Ingredients Needed: ¾ cup chocolate chips 2 cups crispy chow mein noodles 1/4 cup red candies for eyes (M&M or your preferred candies) Directions: With so few ingredients, you would expect the instructions to be easy, too. And you would be right. Here is how you make these Chocolate Spider Clusters. Begin by lining two baking sheets with parchment or wax paper. This will make clean-up easy because the baking sheet won’t get dirty. Pour the chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat the chocolate in the ...

...  two) of fresh banana bread, particularly when chocolate is involved? Here’s a surefire banana bread with chocolate recipe that will keep everyone coming back for more. This recipe makes 2 loaves, but you may want to double the recipe and freeze the extra loaves because they are so good! Ingredients Needed: 6 ripe and mashed bananas 1 cup soft margarine 1 ½ cups white sugar 4 eggs 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 cup buttermilk 3 cups whole wheat flour 2 teaspoons baking soda ¼ cup cacao powder ¾ cup chocolate chips Directions: Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly oil regular sized loaf pan or 2  9” x 5 “ loaf pans. After you have mashed the bananas, place them in a large bowl with the margarine, sugar, vanilla and eggs. Whisk or use an electric mixer until the ingredients are creamy. Add the butter buttermilk and whisk until smooth. Add the flour, baking soda and cacao powder. Whisk until combined fully, but don’t over mix. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour the batter into your loaf ...