As they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

In this case, I left the “trash” out and it quickly became my husband’s dinner treasure.

Not bad for a bag of trash if you ask me. What? It’s relatively healthy. Okay, well it could be worse.

What to do with a bag of trash?

• Set out “trash” bags at your Halloween party
• Create a “build your own” bar so kids [or adults] can add what they like to their trash bag
• Leave out as a takeaway or a “thank you for coming”gift
• Perfect nibbles for a movie night
• “take out” [a.k.a. eat it]

Feel free to throw whatever you’d like into the trash bag and for those with allergies, you can adapt accordingly. This trash happens to be gluten-free AND nut-free.

I’ve joined forces with a group of talented woman this holiday season, bringing you everything from food to entertainment to etiquette and more!

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Check back because we’ll be sharing [& tweeting] more holiday-ish goods again in November and December.

More Halloween inspiration from the Holiday HQ contributors:

Housewife Bliss |  Planning the Perfect Halloween Party

Celebrations at Home | Dress Up Your Drinks for Halloween

The Gracious Girl |  Halloween Parties Dos and TaBoos!

Second City Soiree |  Fall Entertaining

The TomKat Studio | How to Make an Adorable Halloween Sign + Free Printable

Tatertots & Jello |  Halloween Tablescape

The Daily Basics | A Halloween Party in the Woods

The Party bluprints Blog |  Get Corny This Halloween

[Photographed by Lisa Thiele | With Style and Grace]

Gluten-free “Trash” Mix Recipe

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Ingredients

• Candy corn
• Gluten-free pretzels
• Caramel popcorn [homemade or purchased] – my recipe coming soon!
• Banana chips
• Chocolate covered raisins
• Dried mango
• Dried pineapple
• Dried cherries
• Sour worm-shaped gummy candy
• Chocolate covered sunflower seeds [Trader Joes]

Materials

• Paper Bag(s) – fold sides down twice
• Leaves – from the yard or the flowers sitting on your table
• Ribbon, twine or yarn

Directions

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl and then divide amongst the paper bags. Tie ribbon/twine/yarn around the bag and add leaves for decoration.

*Gluten-free *Nut-free

If there’s a dairy allergy – omit ingredients with chocolate or replace with dairy-free chocolate

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