Last week, in the middle of that oh-god-no heat wave, I went to a Back to School night at Alexa’s school, where the topics ranged from proper footwear to sign-in procedures to yawn to more yawns to Halloween party.
My ears perked up. Halloween party, you say? And immediately the wheels in my mind started turning, imagining the possibilities of clever, awesome Halloween party recipes.
You know how Thanksgiving is an excuse to eat all the turkey and pie and … well, all the things? Halloween is an excuse for me to make some crazy finger foods. Not REAL human finger foods, mind you, the edible kind for those of us who aren’t cannibals.
I try to keep this urge under wraps somewhat because I’m just cooking for my family, and maybe my colleagues at work.
Contrary to what you might’ve heard in Clueless, everywhere in L.A. is NOT twenty minutes, so it takes an awful lot of effort, crossed fingers and a prayer to throw a real, honest-to-god party. It’s not like in my college days when all it took was the call “FREE BEER” to rally the troops over to our place for a night of of drunken dancing in costumes and everyone passed out on the floor or near the toilet.
Now there are freeways to consider and cab rides and carpooling and designated drivers.
The struggle is real, just watch The Californians.
It appears I’ve digressed some.
Back to the topic at hand. Halloween parties! It’s not only officially fall now, it’s also officially sweater weather (at least in my mind because I wore one today and I have no shame), so I think it’s perfectly acceptable to throw a virtual Halloween party, don’t you?
It’s been a few years since my last virtual Halloween party. My hostess skills might be a little rusty. Please pretend you don’t notice.
No driving, no babysitters. Just step inside, my friends.
Welcome to my Awesome Halloween Party, Recipe Edition.
First, the Appetizers
Let me get you a beverage.
Never mind the eyeballs. While you’re nursing the drink, perhaps you’d like some veggies and dip? Let’s not pick any bones about it.
Nibble on these cheese brooms while I get you another drink.
Now for the entrees
Now that you’re getting a little buzzed, I’ll lead you over to the Nacho Pumpkins.
They’re not making faces at you.
(Maybe they are.)
Swing by the graveyard for some taco dip.
Thus concludes our Mexi-Cali portion of the evening.
Now onto the trio of spiders.
No matter how many times I tell myself that spiders are mostly our friends, I get a case of the creepy-crawlies when I think about them and their eight eyes.
It could be a side effect of watching Arachnophobia when I was younger. The giant egg sac in the barn scarred me for life.
Speaking of spider eggs …
I’m sorry, did all of that spider talk make you lose your appetite? Perhaps something sweet will make you feel better.
Get your dessert on
Yeah, I know, it’s too healthy. Here’s the real contraband.
You know it’s getting serious when candy corn is involved.
And s’mores. Breaking out the big guns here.
Oh, all right. Colorful cookies. I’m twisting your arm … why is it coming off? Oh, it’s just your costume. Whew.
And, lastly, perhaps you should have a donut and some coffee before going home.
You need to get going before the sun comes up, or else…
Please click on the links beneath each photo for the original recipes. Be sure and tell ’em Large Marge … er, Little Gold Pixel sent ya.
(Insert wicked laugh here.)
Which one of these recipes would you be most apt to make? Tell me in the comments!
