Halloween Party!!!

One of my favorite holidays is Halloween. It in no way compares to my love for Christmas, but it is way up there. I love the decorations and the treats and the costumes and the parties. We had a really fun party at our house the night before Halloween this year. Food, friends and fun- nothing better.


I love the food for Halloween. There are so many opportunities to do creepy but yummy things. Here are a few that I did:





Witches’ Fingers
Mozzarella cheese sticks and pepperoni wrapped in pizza dough, painted with green egg wash and an almond as a fingernail.




Oxtails
This one was out of Paula Deen Celebrates, her cookbook that I am cooking through this year. Literally chunks of oxtails roasted with onions, peppers and Worcestershire sauce. Interesting- the meat was delicious and very tender, but it is a very fatty kind of meat. But what is more creepy and Halloween-ish that "oxtails"?




Mummy Dogs
So easy- hot dogs, but in half and wrapped with refrigerated pie dough. I served them with honey mustard and a chipotle bbq dipping sauces.



Monster Eyeballs
Donut holes covered in white chocolate, with gummy savers and m&m’s for the eyes.



Ghost Brownies
Just box brownie mix, large marshmallows, warmed vanilla frosting poured over and mini chocolate chips for eyes.




Also, I did a Treat Table. One of the sections from Paula Deen Celebrates is Homemade Christmas Gifts. I decided to give them out at Halloween instead. I thought it would be cute. Cause, hey- what scream Halloween, if not fruitcake and peppermint bark? Here’s what I made and gave away: Fruited Rice Curry Mix, Lemon-Dill Rice Mix, Russian Spiced Tea Mix, Greek Salad Dressing, Peppermint Bark, Pretzel-Peanut Bark, Cheese Straws, Oven Caramel Corn, Icebox Fruitcake, Apricot- Ginger butter, Cinnamon- Honey Butter and Herb Butter. Yes, all of that.