What's Cooking? Halloween Feast

It's getting so close to Halloween and I know you're having a party. Here are some last minute recipes. You still have time to go out and get these easy ingredients. Some are great for kids, others are adult only (OK you can make the NA version).

These are recycled from older posts. Click on the Title and it will take you right to the recipe.

      Shrimp Brains 

                                                                                                   Snake Sandwich

 Vampire Blood Punch  



These are all my own recipes. The image for the Punch is from Workman and they have their own Punch recipe. Screaming Red Punch it looks pretty good too.

What's Cooking? - Snake Sandwich

We always make this Sandwich for Halloween, Like a sub but creepier. You can use the Snake Sandwich recipe from  My Recipes, or you can embellish it like we do.

Use either 3 1 lb loaves of frozen Pizza dough, or one recipe of our French Baguette dough.

Shape Dough into a slithering snake and press or draw in scales. You can also wash the top of bread with green food coloring, or green tinted eggwash for an extra creepy snake.

Let bread rise and bake until done. After cooling. Slice loaf longways. Fill with your favorite sandwich makings. We use Provolone slices, salami, ham, lettuce, black olives and mild pepper rings, with a chipotle mayonnaise.

Complete with  the Snake with Stuffed Green olives cut in half for eyes, and a Red Pepper tongue.

What's Cooking? - Vampire Blood Punch

Punch Bowl from Leonord1.etsy.com

Having a Party and Not sure what beverage to serve? Well if you really want to liven up the party serve my Vampire Blood Punch, but take away your guests keys and make up the guest rooms. This one is wicked sneaky and you don't want to be responsible for Out of control behavior. But on Halloween, it's so much fun.

Very Simple recipe, just add ingredients and stir. I like to add ice cubes embedded with plastic, insects, fingers, anything to gross out my guests. The beverage is wonderfully dark and concealing so the surprises don't really show until they bottom up. I am so wicked.

VAMPIRE BLOOD PUNCH

2 - 2 liter bottles of Cherry Strawberry Soda
2 - 2 liter bottles of Dr Pepper Soda
1 liter of vodka

What's Cooking? - Shrimp Brains

Aaah Halloween. We love it here in this household. We always have a feast after Trick or Treat. For the next few weeks I'm going to share some of our favorite Halloween recipes.

This is an old recipe, you might remember it from the 80s. But the twist is to put it in a brain shaped mold.  Add some Red Pepper "Bloody Fingers" and Green Olive "Monster Eyes" to pretty it up.

SHRIMP MOLD

2 cans shrimp, drained and chopped, or 2 cups cooked chopped shrimp
8 oz package cream cheese
1 can tomato soup
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
dash of Tabasco

Melt cream cheese and soup in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat. Add gelatin to cold water and dissolve. Add gelatin mixture to soup mixture. Add shrimp, vegetables and mayonnaise and mix well. Pour into oiled mold. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

To unmold, place mold in warm water for a minute. Put your plate on open side of mold and quickly invert. Your "brains" should fall out easily. Serve as a spread with your favorite crackers. For super gross, bloody brains, drizzle a bit of ketchup around the "brain" it won't really affect the taste much, because the mold already contains tomato.