Halloween Entertaining

 

Meal for 8 - 10 people:

 

Dead People Meatloaf (makes one female and one male):

 

Ground Beef              4 lbs

Eggs                           3

Bread Crumbs           3/4 cup

Onion Soup Mix         1 pkg

Worcestershire Sauce – 6 squirts

Soya Sauce               2 squirts

Garlic Powder           to taste

BBQ Sauce               4 tbsp

 

Olives                         2

Radishes                    2

Ketchup

Mozzarella Cheese – shredded – 600g brick

Baby Carrots

 

 

Preheat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix all ingredients from first list together. Make sure it’s mixed well. Divide in bowl for two bodies. Lightly coat two glass baking dishes (rectangular shaped).

 

On waxed paper, spread mixture (enough for main torso) approx. ¼” thick in a rectangle shape. Spread a thin coat of BBQ sauce to cover entire shape. Sprinkle mozzarella to cover. At one end (short side) lay baby carrots (for back bone). Using the waxed paper as leverage, start rolling the end with the carrots. Place longwise in centre of dish. Take another portion of meat, enough for head). Spread BBQ sauce and cheese to cover then place a radish in centre for skull. Wrap over radish and blend into a ball. Position at top of torso in dish. With remaining half of mixture, separate into four parts for legs and arms. Repeat method for torso and position in appropriate place in dish. You can bend the arms and pinch into torso.

 

Cut one olive in half so that you see the red pimento in the centre to make two eyes and place on head. Cut tip of one baby carrot and place as nose on head. Use remaining cheese to sprinkle on as hair. Poke finger to make mouth. Use Ketchup in various places to look like blood.

 

Place in heated oven for one hour. Let stand for 5 minutes. Let everyone serve themselves from dish so they all can see the ‘Dead People’.

 

We still had left overs….

 

Devilled Egg Eyeballs

 

Eggs                           1 dozen

Mayonnaise               2 tbsp

Olives                         12

BBQ Sauce              

 

 

In a pot of boiling water, insert all 12 eggs gently in pot. Cook for 5 minutes. Run cold water in pot to cool eggs. Carefully peel off shells. Rinse. Cut into halves lengthwise. Scoop out cooked yolks from centre and place in bowl. Add Mayonnaise and mix well. Note: do not use any granular or coloured spices in this mixture or it will change the colour of the eyes. Scoop mixture back into cooked egg whites. Cut olives in half so that you see the red pimento in the centre. Place in centre of mixture. Use BBQ Sauce to draw lines on eyes (can use a decorating syringe or toothpick).

 

Spider bread

 

Pillsbury Soft Bread Sticks 1 pkg

Egg White                  1

Olives                         1 per spider

 

 

Separate bread sticks. Cut in 3 strips lengthwise. Cut in 3 pieces widthwise.

Take 6 pieces of foil and roll up. This is used to hold up the legs while cooking and keeping its form. Use cooking spray on everything. Place 3 pieces of dough for each side of legs. Use one piece rolled up for the body. Pinch together in centre.

 

Brush lightly with egg whites. Cut olives in half so you see the red pimento as the eyes and place on head of spider.

 

Bake in pre-heated oven of 375º for 18 – 20 minutes.

 

Mummy Dogs

 

Hot Dogs                    1 Dozen

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls – 1 pkg

Mustard

 

Cut Crescent rolls into strips. Stretch/wrap around hot dogs leaving area open for face. Cook at 375º for 18 – 20 minutes. Use mustard to draw eyes and mouths in opening.

 

Mashed Potato Brains

 

Potatoes                    4 large

Cream Cheese         2 heaping tbsp

 

 

 

Sour Cream               3 heaping tbsp

18% Cream               ¼ cup (or substitute using milk)

Red Food Colouring

 

Veggie Dip with Witch’s fingers

 

Sour Cream               1 container

Cream Cheese         3 tbsp

Onion Soup Mix         1 pkg

Baby Carrots             5

Radishes                    2

 

Mix all ingredients together. Place in bowl. Cut red part of radishes to resemble fingernail to fit the size of the baby carrot. Put a bit of the dip under nail and stick to end of carrot. Place carrot fingers in dip to stick out of dip.

 

Crackers/Pretzel broomsticks

 

Triscuit Crackers      

Pretzels

Cheese Whiz

 

 

Carefully cut crackers into strips. Dip end of pretzel in Cheese Whiz and stick cracker strips to the cheese.

 

Spooky Punch

Plastic Witch’s mask - 1

Latex glove (non coated) - 1

Gingerale                   1 bottle

Pineapple Juice        1 can frozen concentrate

Cranberry Juice         1 bottle

Grapes – peeled       ~1 lb

 

Securely cover all holes in mask (eyes, nose, mouth) with tape. Fill with water and place in freezer overnight. Fill the glove with water and tie the end to prevent leakage. Also place in freezer overnight.

 

In a large punch bowl, add gingerale, juices, peeled grapes. Take frozen items out of freezer and remove all plastics. All the molded ice to punch bowl. Decorate bowl with plastic spiders.

 

Make sure to have your guests serve themselves quickly so that they see the effect before the ice melts.

 

Witch’s Fingers Cookies

 

TBA


 

 

Entertainment:

 

Shriner’s Haunted House at Western Fair $7 Adults or $5 ea in group of 8 or more. (Indoors)

 

Haunted Hayride at Fanshawe Pioneer Village $8 Adults or $6 Kids – 1 Hour – dress VERY warm.

 

Dorchester Haunted House: TBA

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