Star 99.9

Crocktober: Spaghetti Squash with Meatballs!

Watch Anna whip up some spaghetti squash with meatballs!

Here raven’s thoughts on the meal!

Here is the recipe!

Spaghetti squash with meatballs (or chicken)
-Place frozen meatballs (store bought or pre-homemade) or chicken in bottom.
-Top with crushed tomatoes or your favorite tomato sauce.
-Add seasoning/garlic/onion as desired.
-Cut a spaghetti squash in half and scoop out seeds.
-Place squash halves flesh side down on top of meat and sauce.
-Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours.
-When done, take out squash and with a fork; scoop out the ‘noodles’ into the meat and sauce.
– Season as needed.
Thank you to Laura Alston for sending in this recipe!

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Out Of Work Mom Mowing Lawns For Free In Her Spare Time

There’s a lot of people out of work this year because of the pandemic. Some are using their free time to help others in their community.

Lauren Laborde is an our of work mom who lost her job right at the start of the pandemic this year. Since then she has been mowing lawns for seniors and veterans free of charge. She says she wanted to use her free time to help people. There’s even a website she’s doing it through with a fun name… IWantToMowYourLawn.com.

Photo credit: Getty Images

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where does Trick or Treating come from?

Every year you dress up with the kids and go knock on doors, ring doorbells, and say “Trick or treat”. But why do we even do this? Where did it all come from?

It all started back in the 1930s. When young boys would spend Halloween going around pranking local farmers. Not a very nice thing to do by the way. In order to try and stop them from pulling these pranks the farmers started to make deals with the boys and offer them “a treat” in exchange for not getting a” trick” pulled on them. It worked!

Hopefully this weekend you don’t get tricked or pranked. I would advise giving out as many treats as you can to avoid all the tricks.

Trick or Treat?! Always treat.

Photo credit: Getty Images

Want To Learn How To Cast A Spell?

Anna took a trip to Salem recently and met a real witch! She learned a lot from her about potions, the origins of witches and even how to cast certain spells. Now, armed with that knowledge, Anna wants to teach you how to cast a spell!

Things to Know Thursday October 29th

What you need to know about the remnants of Zeta and other wild weather heading to CT CT Post

Bridgeport DMV office closed for ‘deep cleaning’ due to COVID case CT Post

Shelton developer proposes 80 apartments, retail on Canal Street CT Post

Fairfield’s state candidates face off on jobs, finances and tolls CT Post

Several busted for running illegal club in Waterbury WFSB

Get a look at your town’s ballot WFSB

Norwalk school, All Saints class go remote due to COVID cases The Hour

More than 500K early CT votes are in. We break down what it means. The Hour

Need help parenting in a pandemic? Darien mom provides TikTok hacks WTNH

Gov. Lamont in talks with Massachusetts governor to get Bay State off CT COVID-19 Travel Advisory list WTNH

The Anna & Raven Show: Daylight Savings Time, Monsters, and Witchcraft

Thursday October 29^th, 2020

Saturday night into Sunday morning, we fall back! Daylight savings time has returned! But did you know that some people who want to get rid of it? Would you be ok with it if there was no more daylight savings? (0:00)

Bigfoot, the lock ness monster, a yeti; Are monsters real?! We talk to author & cryptozoologist David Weatherly to find some answers to these burning questions. (2:49)

If you come up with an elaborate plane to scam Amazon out of $165,000, that’s all I need to know about you! (10:37)

Curious about witchcraft? Anna visited Salem to talk with a pirate witch to find out a bit about witches, spells and potions. What did she learn? How did it go? Find out right here! (13:27)

Crocktober continues with a Mississippi Roast. How was cooking and prepping? Did Anna’s family love it and will raven love how Anna cooked it over his wife Alicia? (18:15)

Candy Autopsy continues! Anna does her best witch impression and reads out a list of ingredients and you guess what candy she is describing based off what it’s made out of. (22:04)

Anna found three pounds of candy corn from Halloween the previous year and asked people what she should do with it-with wrong answers only. What did people suggest? Catch up with us and find out. (24:52)

Couple’s Court: Taylor and Ryan’s 16-year-old daughter and her friends are dressing as M & M’s for Halloween. They didn’t think there was any issues until the saw the costume and realized its sexy M & Ms! Mom says it’s too risqué and inappropriate for a girl her age, Dad says along as she wears shorts over the unitard, then its fine! Mom thinks the entire premise is inappropriate. Whose side are you on? (30:20)

Danielle has a chance at our highest Can’t Beat Raven jackpot yet! Will she walk away with $2,600 or will we go into Friday adding another $100 into the total jackpot?! (38:01)

Danielle VS Raven In Can’t Beat Raven!

Today’s questions were pretty difficult! Danielle treid her luck in pop culture trivia against Raven, hoping to win that $2,600 jackpot. Would you have gotten any of these five questions right?!

Crocktober: Mississippi Roast!

Anna’s step by step instructions on making a Mississippi Roast.

Raven tries Anna’s Mississippi Roast.

Want to make it yourself?

Ingredients:
-1 (4 pound) beef chuck roast
-¼ cup butter
-5 pepperoncini pepper
-1 (1 ounce) packet ranch dressing mix
-1 (1 ounce) packet dry au jus mix
Directions:
– Place roast in a slow cooker. Form a pocket in the top of roast and place butter, pepperoncini peppers, ranch dressing mix, and au jus mix in the pocket.
– Cook on Low for 8 hours.
-Enjoy!

Thank you to everyone who submitted this recipe, including Raven’s wife Alicia!

Things to Know Wednesday October 28th

CT COVID deaths top 4,600 as state records 490 new cases CT Post

Trumbull expands reopening of elementary schools CT Post

UConn suspends free tuition program for low-income families CT Post

Early Warning Weather Alert: Rain begins Thursday, ends as snow for some Friday WFSB

AHL delays start of 2020-2021 season to February WFSB

Police: Westport on pace for record number of car thefts The Hour

Westport selectmen approve new downtown crosswalks The Hour

College students in Fairfield told to avoid travel, Halloween gatherings The Hour

Massachusetts added to Connecticut COVID-19 Travel Advisory list WTNH

2021 Boston Marathon postponed, ‘at least’ until the fall due to pandemic WTNH

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Passionate Customers Help Save Famous New York Book Store

A lot of business are struggling this year because of the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on everything. Some are worse off than others. As you can imagine the book store industry isn’t exactly one that is thriving right now.

Recently the owners of the the famous Strand Bookstore in New York said it might have to close down after the pandemic cut sales by 70%. Once customers who love the store caught wind of this they immediately sprung into action to help out. Within 24 hours, thousands of orders had been placed online, and people were lined up outside to buy books. Truly incredible.

I may have to go read a book now to celebrate.