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" DELISH: It&amp;#039;s obvious you are goofball, so tell us why the big kid in you still loves Halloween. DUFF GOLDMAN: It&amp;#039;s a chance for everyone to be who they really want to be just for a night. Everyone has that sort of secret something in the back of their head, a secret wish of who they really want to be \u2014 even if they can&amp;#039;t be that thing year-round. So it&amp;#039;s a time to show your crazy side. D: What crazy personality will you take on?  DG: I&amp;#039;m going to be Mr. T. I already have the fatigue pants and the red, sleeveless hoodie, I kinda have a beard now and all I have to do is shave my head and grow those awesome sideburns over my ears and, of course, the Mohawk. You can&amp;#039;t half-ass it if you are going to be Mr. T!  D: What about the other Charm City folks? What do you think they should dress up as?  DG: Ben should definitely be John Travolta circa Saturday Night Fever. I can see him in a slick white leisure suit. Mark should go as Flavor Flav \u2014 that would be hilarious, Geoff should be Ralph Macchio with the shower curtain from Karate Kid, and Mary Alice should go as....well, when we were in college she put on a very convincing Madonna outfit. And Sophie, she&amp;#039;s French, so she should go as a giant Napoleon cake.  D: You clearly have a sweet tooth. What&amp;#039;s your go-to Halloween candy?  DG: It would have to be the Hershey minis. The Mr. Goodbars, Krackle, Milk Chocolate \u2014 those were always the first to go from my stash. The last to go were always the Smarties and the Nerds.  D: What&amp;#039;s the coolest cake you&amp;#039;re making for Halloween?  DG: We are making a cake that looks like a zombie hand coming up out of the ground and up out of the grass. It&amp;#039;s not bloody, but it will look decayed, like rigor mortis has set in.  D: Since not everyone can do the kind of pastry magic you can, what sweet Halloween ideas do you have for us regular folks?  DG: One of the most fun things and relatively simple to do at home is to make caramel apples. All you do is buy a block of caramel and melt it over a low heat. Then you can dip your apples and roll them in anything you want. It is really great for kids too.  Duff&amp;#039;s Halloween Caramel Apples Halloween is a good chance to show the kids the farmers&amp;#039; market. When you get your pumpkins and gooseneck squash, pick out your favorite apples. [In Baltimore] we have the Reid Farm. The Reids&amp;#039; apples are from Gettysburg, PA, and they grow crazy varieties. I&amp;#039;m partial to their Fujis since they have a wide range of flavor, almost like the cinnamon is already in the apple. You could also pick up some Pink Ladies, because they are a good size for the little ones, but unlike crab apples. Whatever you do, keep it seasonal. Ingredients 12 Fuji apples 1 caramel loaf or 1 package of store-bought caramels Wooden Popsicle sticks Toppings of your choosing Directions 1. Wash apples and skewer each apple with a Popsicle stick so that it is firmly attached. Set aside on baking pan lined with wax paper. 2. Line a separate baking pan with waxed paper and fill with your favorite toppings. Mini marshmallows, peanut butter chips, semisweet chocolate chips, assorted chopped candy bars, sea salt, popcorn \u2014 anything goes!  3. In a large saucepan over low-medium heat, melt the caramel for about 15 minutes. Let cool and find the balance so that the consistency of the caramel is warm enough to stay sticky but cool enough that it does not slide off the apple. 4. Dip apples into the caramel and then roll caramel apple in your favorite topping. Place on prepared baking pan and let cool completely. More tasty Caramel Apple recipes from Delish: Caramel Apples Candy-Coated Caramel Apples Outrageous Caramel Apples Caramel Candied Apples Pistachio Chocolate Apples Caramel Apple Cookies Caramel Apple Martini "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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