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Hi guys, I'm in need of a little inspiration! Please share your menus for this Hallowe'en

cheese brain
hot spinach dip in a bread coffin ( thanks , Halloweenie)
jerk chicken wings
buffalo chicken dip
stuffed bacon jalepenos
pepperoni bread and dip
dry ribs
veggies and dip

hamburgers and hotdogs at midnight

candy buffet with homemade candy and caramel apples
caramel marshmallow popcorn balls
caramel apple dip
assorted candies

beergarita punch
caramel apple shots
assorted jello shots

that's all that I can remember without my list handy. Some friends are bringing some faves of our get togethers, and I also have beer, wine, and the rest for drinks.

I could use some help naming some of the menu though. Some are pretty obvious, like "bat wings" and ribs, etc. But, I'd love some suggestions on the pepperoni bread and jalepenos??

Our menu is pretty simple as we only have 15-20 guests. (our house is small and can't accomodate lots) but it is....

BBQ sausages (grilled serpents)
Small pork ribs (babies ribs)
Chicken wings (bat wings)

Cheesy bacon cob loaf dip (I call it swamp dip as I add green colouring to it)
French onion dip brain with veggie skeleton
Garden salald with puff pastry croutons shaped like bones
Devilled eggs
Potato bake (creamy baked epidermis)

Chocolate eyes (Candied eye of Newt)
Cupcakes
Punch

and some friends are bringing a few more things to eat, and we've got drinks, spirits and beer.

Yummum- maybe call the jalapenos stuffed slugs? Not sure about the bread tho

thanks, Rosella, that's awesome!

Originally Posted by yummum29

beergarita punch
caramel apple shots
assorted jello shots

Yummum, could you please post your recipe for the candy apple shot? I really want to make these but can't find a recipe I like.

I don't seem to have any problem thinking of sweet things to serve, but I need more savoury things to balance it out I think...as my guests will mostly be in their mid 20s - mid 30s (I have quite a few older friends) I have to remember that not everyone at this age has a sweet tooth like mine!

So far I think I'm going to do:

Mini Pasties (never cooked these before and not decided on the filling yet...hmmm)
Mummy's Fingers (sausages in pastry)
Bloody eyeballs (lychees with a blueberry 'pupil' smothered in strawberry jam ;-) )
Devil cupcakes (iced red with 'horns' made out of sugarpaste)
Graveyard Cake
Chocolate apples (covered in chocolate, nuts, with more chocolate on top!

My drinks will be:

Brain Haemorrage (shot)
Spiced Cider
Vampire's Kiss cocktail
Witches' Brew Punch

There are still more sweets on the menu than anything else.

I still need more ideas of scary savoury things to serve though.

So far I know I will have:

Chicken Dip in a Pumpkin Bread Bowl w/ blue corn tortilla chips
Black Magic Cup Cakes
Pumpkin Ginger Cup cakes
Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Halloweenies (piggies in blanket)
Chicken Wings
Turkey wrap pinwheels

Nothing clever, sadly, but we're only having a couple people over. I'm still trying to figure out what else to have. I'll probably make a potato side dish or something boring like that.

For drinks we'll have soda, beer and jello shots. There probably won't be much drinking going on, since pretty much everyone has to get up early the next day. Otherwise I probably would have made a punch.

Lea32R : I'm afraid I don't have an exact recipe but I use butterscotch schnapps and sourpuss green apple. I mix it up in a huge pitcher. I usually use about half and half but you can play with it. (You could practise until you get it right ) I also rim the shot glasses with the caramel from the apples I make. My guests walk around licking them , lol. I usually greet them at the door with this shot. I am also making bubblegum shots, pina goulada jello eyeballs, pumpkin pie jell shots, brain hemmorhage jello shots, candy corn jello shots and one other but I cannot remember..

I'm still tweaking and hoping to have my final, final by tonight - but, here's so far. We are doing a zombie murder mystery, so working around names with that in mind... not really happy with the names so far


* Deviled Eggs - "Mmm... Eyes"
* Salty Bones w/Beer Cheese Dip - These are salted breadsticks, "Salty Bones" is a good name, still not sure about the cheese dip. Ear wax? EWWWW lol
* Nacho Chips with Guacamole and Salsa - "Decayed corpse chips with Putrid Guacamole and Entrail Salsa" - I saw a cute idea on allrecipes for hollowing out a cauliflower and filling in lines with red/blue fruit by the foot, making a brain bowl for the guac
* Cocktail Meatballs - "Schweddy Balls" or "Meaty Balls"
* Mexican Rollups - "Spicy Backbones" - these are tortilla filled with cream cheese & jalapeno mixture, then rolled up and sliced
* Spinach Pinwheels - "Something in Your Teeth"
* Smoked sausage in crescent rolls with spicy mustard - "Stubbed Toes" or "Toe Bites"??
* Cucumber Sandwiches - "Moldering Leftovers"

And with all the hassle of trying to think of clever names for the "main" appetizers, I completely gave up on naming desserts

Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes with cinnamon whipped topping
Shortbread Fingers
Chocolate Chewy Cookies
Chocolate Dipped Fruit
Pumpkin Fluff Dip with Ginger Snaps, Vanilla Wafes, Graham Crackers, & Apples
Mini Caramel Apples
Skull Truffles
Cake Balls - decorated like eyeballs

I think I'm pretty happy with the desserts, but struggling with the savory... what to add, what to take away... *sigh* We'll all get there

A am working on Halloween Appetizers right now and putting up a page with the recipes..should have page up by end of day, so will post later if you want to see step by step HOW TO'S or recipes. Here is some pictures of what I have so far.

Severed Ears on a bed of bloody guts. Could use more blood I think but JR loved it last night when he was taste testing, and he doesn't even like pasta.


now the bloody fingers..very economical and easy to make.



I am trying to get some substantial food stuff and some treats but I am looking for some real food to keep the alcohol in check and give the kid parties something other than high energy sugar.

Bat wings and smiley lips coming soon.

There are some really great recipes here and some fantastic names to go with. I will be borrowing some of these for sure!

llondra - your mini pumpkin cheesecakes are definitely being added to my menu. I will be googling a recipe for that ASAP (unless you have a recipe you feel like sharing)

ymmum29 - I will be stealing your recipe for caramel apple shots - thanks for sharing! (I've never heard of green apple sourpuss though. Is that a schnapps or liquour?) I am also making a version of stuffed Jalapenos which I will be calling Dragon Droppings. Maybe you could use that? And for your pepperoni bread maybe you could call it Putrid Pepperoni Bread or Moldy Meaty Bread (add some green peppers to look like mold). Hope there is something you can use.