Halloween Recipes and Ideas

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Halloween Mummy

Here's the original recipe

http://www.cookingandcooking.com/Recipes/Halloween_Mummy.htm

Ingredients   9 hot dogs (wiener)   70 gr fettuccine pasta   9 bamboo skewers (6-inch)   200 gr cream cheese   5-6 garlic cloves, chopped   black olives   black pepper to taste   1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves or dried thyme leaves Preparation Cook pasta in a pot of boiling salted water  until just tender but still firm to bite. When pasta is ready, drain and set pasta aside. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium,  place hot dogs in water, and cook for 10 minutes or until done. Remove hot dogs and drain. Meanwhile, blend cream cheese, garlic cloves,  dried oregano leaves and black pepper in a food processor until smooth  (I use electric beaters). Then thread hot dogs onto the skewers. Spread some of the mixture over the hot dog skewer  (spread with additional cream cheesemixture for mummy's head).  Place small piece of black olive (using as eye)  and wrap with the cooked pasta. Makes 9 mummies.

Freaky Hand in Dip

Here's the original recipe

http://www.cookingandcooking.com/Recipes/Freaky_Hand_Dip.htm

Halloween is the ideal time to have some fun with the food you serve. Ingredients   1 cup sour cream   3 long carrots, washed and unpeeled   1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder   1 tablespoon dried dill   1 tablespoon mayonnaise   garlic cloves or almonds (using as fingernails)   salt & black pepper to taste Preparation Combine sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic powder,  dried dill salt and pepper in a bowl. Mix well and set the dip aside. Cut carrots into 3 inches and 5 inches height (using as fingers). Carefully trim a flat area at the "fingertip" of each carrot. Slice garlic cloves or almonds into the shape of fingernails. Use a small amount of dip to stick the sliced garlic cloves  or almonds to the tips of the carrots. Place carrots in dip, fingernails up, in the shape of a hand. Serve with veggies or cracker. Makes 1 hand.

Halloween Eye

Here is the original  recipe link

http://www.cookingandcooking.com/Recipes/Halloween_Eye.htm

Directions

3 hard-boiled eggs

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

2 tablespoons dried mint

black olives

salt & black pepper to taste

mustard sauce

Preparation

Peel the hard boiled eggs and cut in half. Carefully scoop the yolks out and place them into a small bowl.

Mash the yolks with a fork. Add mayonnaise, garlic powder, dried mint, salt and black pepper; mix well.

Spoon the yolk mixture into the cavity in each white half.

On top of each yolk filling, place a slice of black olive. Add a drop of mustard sauce (using as pupil).

Cut the olives into the shape of eyelashes and insert them into the yolk mixture.

Chill until time to serve.

Serve with cracker.

Makes 6 eyes.

Macaroni Cheese Bake In Coffin Toast Recipe

Here is the original  recipe link

http://almostbourdain.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-recipe-macaroni-cheese-bake.html

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 mini bread loaves, unsliced (I use Mini White Flour Loaf from Bakers Delight)
1 cup macaroni pasta

30 g butter

2 tbsp plain flour

1 1/2 cups milk

3/4 cup grated tasty / cheddar cheese

Method

1. Slice the white loaf lengthway to create the coffin cover and cut out the centre to make a hollow of about 5 cm (2 inches) deep. Repeat with the other three loaves. Set aside.
2. Bring large saucepan of water to boil, gradually add macaroni, boil, uncovered, for about 12 minutes or until macaroni is tender; drain well.
3. Melt butter in a large saucepan, stir in flour. Stir constantly over medium heat for about 2 minutes or until mixture is bubbly; do not allow mixture to brown.
4. Remove from heat, gradually stir in milk. Return to heat, stir constantly over medium heat until the sauce boils and thickens slightly.
5. Add cheese, stir until melted.
6. Gently stir in macaroni.
7. Divide macaroni into the hollow loaves, butter the edges of the loaves and sprinkle top with a little extra cheese.
8. Place under hot grill for a few minutes or until lightly brown.
9. Place a skeleton skull on top of the macaroni cheese bake and gently push it in.

Pumpkin Muffins

Here is the original  recipe link

http://www.noobcook.com/pumpkin-muffins/

Ingredients
(Makes about 16 small muffins)

Adapted from 500 Cupcakes & Muffins by Fergal Connolly

- 200g plain flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 250g caster sugar
- 110ml vegetable oil
- 2 lightly beaten eggs
- 110ml milk
- 150g pumpkin flesh, blended to a puree

Directions

1. Flour mixture: In a bowl, sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sugar together, and mix well.
2. Pumpkin mixture: In a large bowl, beat the oil, eggs and milk. Stir in the pumpkin puree.
3. Combine the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture. Stir until just blended (and lumpy). Be careful not to over mix as it will result in a tough texture.
4. Place baking cases in muffin tins. Spoon the mixture into the cases (each slightly more than 2/3 filled).
4. Bake for about 20 minutes in preheated oven of 175C (350F). Remove the muffins and cool on a rack for several minutes before serving.

Witches Fingers (diti di strega)

Here is the original  recipe link

http://lasvegasfoodadventures.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/witches-fingers-diti-di-strega/

3 cups blanched almonds, divided

4 oz.  cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

3/4 cup  powdered sugar

1 tsp. almond extract

1/4 tsp.  salt

1-1/2 cups flour

red food coloring or red cake decorating gel

Preheat oven to 325ºF.

Reserve 60 nuts for later use; process remaining nuts in food processor until finely ground. Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar, extract and salt in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in ground nuts. (Dough will be stiff.)

Roll dough into 60  three inch fingers, using 1 Tbsp. dough for each. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray. With a cotton swab dab a thin layer of red coloring on the tip of each finger. Press 1 of the reserved nuts into red dough in 1 end of each finger for the fingernail. Use sharp knife to make 3 crosswise slits in top of each finger for the knuckles.

Bake 15 to 20 min. or until lightly browned. Cool 3 min. on baking sheet; carefully transfer to wire racks. Cool completely.

Hairy Daddy Longlegs Cupcakes

Here is the original  recipe link

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/hairy-daddy-longlegs-cupcakes-685481/

This creepy crawler of a cupcake is popular with web slingers of all sizes.

Ingredients

• Chocolate cupcake (body)
• Canned chocolate icing
• Chocolate sprinkles (hair)
• 2 pieces of eye-type candy (we used Bassett's Liquorice Allsorts)

• Clean scissors
• Ruler
• 1 package of black string lace licorice (legs)

Instructions

1. Frost the cupcake with chocolate icing and cover with sprinkles.
2. Press the eyes into place.
3. Use scissors to cut eight 4-inch pieces of licorice for the legs. Holding all of the legs together in a bunch, bend them in half and crease. Push the end of each leg into the cupcake as shown.

Deviled Egg Eyeballs by Top Chef

Here is the original  recipe link
 http://cookingandblogging.com/halloween-recipes/halloween-recipe-deviled-egg-eyeballs/

In a large saucepan or stockpot, boil enough eggs to make the desired amount of deviled eggs.  Adding some salt to the boiling water will make it easier to remove the shells later.  You can make your deviled egg filling from any recipe, but here’s the recipe I use:

• A dozen hard-boiled eggs, peeled
• 1 can deviled ham (4.5 ounces)
• 1/4 cup sweet relish
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 4 tsp. mustard
• 12 green olives (stuffed with pimientos)
• Ketchup

Cut boiled and peel eggs in half lengthwise, remove yolks, and set aside whites.  Place egg yolks in a small mixing bowl and mash with a fork.  Add ham, mayo, relish, and mustard.  Mix well, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Fill egg whites with filling.  Top with olive halves to create the eyeball look.  If you want to make bloodshot eyeballs, use ketchup to create blood vessels.  This is easily done by placing the desired amount of ketchup in a disposable plastic bag.  Make a small hole in the bag and use it like an icing bag.  You can also poke a hole in a fast food ketchup packet. If you’re taking these to a Halloween party, I  recommend using a deviled egg carrier, as they like to slide around.

The photo above shows sliced black olives with a dot of ketchup in the center rather than stuffed green olives, and they’ve colored their egg filling green.  Anything goes here!