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Miss Mandy - do you have a recipe for the Frankenstein finger poppers?? Sounds good!

Wow, you guys go all out! Amazing menus! I usually just get a Papa Murphy's Jack-O-Lantern pizza, make a spider web cheesecake and drink pumpkin ale and pumpkin margaritas. LOL

I did want to try some new things this year though. I will be making pumpkin spider web cheesecake for sure though, it's so freaking good!



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Originally Posted by sweetdiggity

Wow, you guys go all out! Amazing menus! I usually just get a Papa Murphy's Jack-O-Lantern pizza, make a spider web cheesecake and drink pumpkin ale and pumpkin margaritas. LOL

I did want to try some new things this year though. I will be making pumpkin spider web cheesecake for sure though, it's so freaking good!



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Oooh that's gorgeous!!

That cheesecake looks so good, sweetdiggity!

Jen, here's what you'll need:

4 jalapenos
1/3 cup Boursin cheese with garlic and herbs
8 slices packaged precooked bacon, cut in half
1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent rolls
pineapple or fruit salsa for dipping, if desired

Remove stems & seeds from jalapenos; cut each in half lengthwise and again horizontally to make 4 pieces. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the cheese into each jalapeno quarter. Wrap half a slice of bacon around each. Unroll dough; separate dough into 8 triangles. From center of longest side to opposite point, cut each triangle in half, making 16 triangles. Place jalapeno, cheese side down, on dough triangle. Fold 1 point of triangle over filling; fold 2 remaining points over first point. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.

Originally Posted by MissMandy

That cheesecake looks so good, sweetdiggity!

Jen, here's what you'll need:

4 jalapenos
1/3 cup Boursin cheese with garlic and herbs
8 slices packaged precooked bacon, cut in half
1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent rolls
pineapple or fruit salsa for dipping, if desired

Remove stems & seeds from jalapenos; cut each in half lengthwise and again horizontally to make 4 pieces. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the cheese into each jalapeno quarter. Wrap half a slice of bacon around each. Unroll dough; separate dough into 8 triangles. From center of longest side to opposite point, cut each triangle in half, making 16 triangles. Place jalapeno, cheese side down, on dough triangle. Fold 1 point of triangle over filling; fold 2 remaining points over first point. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.

Sounds easy AND delicious!! Thanks!

Ooooh, since we're sharing, any chance of posting the pumpkin fudge *drool* recipe?

I am still sorting through recipes and trying to come up with a final menu. I have to make sure I don't get overambitious. There are a ton of recipes that I like the look of, but I don't want to go too nuts and wind up with nothing but burnt pastry and a last minute call to the pizza guy!

So far I am considering these dishes, but it could end up totally different, especially since in going over them I noticed basically everything I liked has cheese/dairy in it... hmm...

There are some pictures for these on Spooky Treats and Eats group, or else see links below. My versions will probably come out not looking quite so spiffy as the pros', but they should be fun to make.

Appetizers:
Eyeball Caprese - http://www.evilmadscientist.com/arti.../caprese/print
Spider Bites - http://www.kitchendaily.com/recipe/spider-bites-149716/
Gougere Ghosts - http://www.kitchendaily.com/recipe/g...ghosts-149776/
Bat Bites (Mini cheeseballs) - http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/bat-...0000001875211/


Main and Sides:
Tentacle Pot Pie - notmartha.org - via http://blogs.babble.com/family-kitch...nd-eat-it-too/
Roasted Chestburster 'a la Coloniale' - http://www.grumpyfrenchman.net/?p=93
Sweet Potato Chips - http://www.chow.com/recipes/27769-sweet-potato-chips
Salad - One of my friends is making this - something good


Desserts:
Vampire Blood Lollipops - http://www.instructables.com/id/Vamp...ood-Lollipops/
Goma Ice Cream - http://www.thelittleteochew.com/2010...ice-cream.html
Candy Corn Cheesecake - http://www.wilton.com/idea/Candy-Corn-Cheesecake


Drinks:
Apple Soju Cocktails? - we would probably have to go very easy on this! - http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/2000s...soju-cocktails
Shrunken Heads in Apple Cider - http://www.marthastewart.com/317697/...heads-in-cider
Brandied Hot Chocolate (non-brandied for the little guys) - http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/2000s...-hot-chocolate


In looking at this maybe I need to drop some of the cheese-based dishes and get in more veggies. Plus people have offered to bring something, which I am totally going to accept since some of the folks we are inviting are awesome cooks.

Awesome menu, talkingcat! A lot of unique items.

I have the pumpkin fudge recipe saved on my other pc, which is being tinkered with at the moment. But I'll be sure to post it as soon as I can chickie

yum- your menu sounds delicious talkingcat