what are the best dishes to serve for a halloween party?

Question

there will be 12-14 yr olds at the party.

Answer 1

Ohhhhhhhhh those are so fun. Here are some ideas:

Ghost Suckers:

Take a round-headed lollipop. Lay the head in the center
of a white handkerchief (disposable tissue or cloth depending on how
classy/expensive you want). Fold and gather the handkerchief down around
the stick and tie just below the head with a thread/ribbon/rubber band.
Add 2 black dots for eyes. Voila - a ghost. These make good party favors.
I've got a book that suggests writing the invitation around the outside of
the handkerchief before assembling and mailing them in padded envelopes.

Eyeballs:

Make Rice Krispie Treats and form the treats into balls, about 1
or 2 inches across. Add a pastel M&M or other small round candy for the iris and dot the candy with frosting or gel for the pupil.

Ghost Hand Punch:

Ahead of time, buy some new latex gloves. Wash one out
and fill with water. Fasten the arm closed and freeze it. Float it in
the punch before serving.

Green Slime:
Serve lime jello out of a bowl. Don't cut it nicely - slop it out.


Bug Cookies- Buy Mallomars or other fluffy chocolate covered cookies,black or brown pipe cleaners, white letter icing in a tube and mini chocolate chips. Snip and bend pipe cleaners and stick them into marshmellow for bug legs. Put big dalops of icing with mini chocolate chips in the center for eyes.

Tomb Stone Cake- Bake a cake in a 9x12 pan. When cool, round off two of the corners to make the shape of a headstone. Frost with cookies and cream frosting (this makes it look like granite) and use dark icing in tube or black licorice laces to write RIP, Happy Halloween, or any other message you want.

Witch Cup Cakes- Make cup cakes. Add green food color to white frosting to frost cup cakes. Make witch face with an assortment of items-like black licorice laces for hair, for eyes use mini M&Ms, Butterfinger BBs or other small candies, peanuts in the shell for nose, chocolate chips for moles, etc. Just be creative!

Kitty Litter Cake

1 Spice or German Chocolate cake mix
1 White Cake mix
1 pkg White Sandwich Cookies
1 large pkg Vanilla Instant pudding mix
Green food coloring
12 small Tootsie Rolls
1 new Kitty Litter Box
1 new Kitty Litter Box Liner
1 new Pooper Scooper

Prepare cade mixes and bake according to directions (any size pans)

Prepare pudding mix and chill until ready to assemble

Crumble white sandwich cookies in small batches in blender, they tend to
stick, so scrape often. Set aside all but about 1/4 cup.

To the 1/4 cup cookie crumbs, add a few drops green food coloring and mix
using a fork or shake in a jar.

When cakes are cooled to room temperature, crumble into a large bowl. Toss
with half the remaining white cookie crumbs and the chilled pudding. You
probably won't need all of the pudding, mix with the cake and "feel" it, you
don't want it soggy, just moist; gently combine.

Line new, clean kitty litter box. Put mixture into litter box.

Put three unwrapped Tootsie rolls in a microwave safe dish and heat until
soft and pliable. Shape ends so they are no longer blunt, curving slightly
to resemble "poop". Repeat with 3 more Tootsie rolls and bury in mixture.

Sprinkle the other half of cookie crumbs over top. Scatter the green cookie
crumbs lightly over the top, this is supposed to look like the chlorophyll
in kitty litter.

Heat remaining Tootsie Rolls, 3 at a time in the microwave until almost
melted. Scrape them on top of the cake and sprinkle with cookie crumbs. spread 5 of the remaining Tootsie rolls over the top; take one and heat ntil pliable, hang it over the side of the kitty litter box; sprinkling it lightly with cookie crumbs

Place the box on a newspaper and sprinkle a few of the cookie crumbs around. I don't know about you, but my cat ALWAYS makes a MESS!!!

Serve with a new pooper scooper.:)

Answer 2

Brains & Blood>>>>Use cavatappi noodles in plain spaghetti sauce
Worms & Dirt>>>>>Gummi worms mixed in oreo cookie crumbles on top of chocolate pudding (These could be served in small planting pots)
Maggot caserol>>>>Any rice dish topped with cheese to hide the appearance
Bat-Wings>>>>>>>Deep-fry or bake chicken wings ( buffaloe sauce is a good trick here, but not too spicy for kids)

Answer 3

Bake up some pizzas with jack-o-lantern faces.
Add in some baked apple slices with pumpkin pie squares and you've got them covered.

At that age, half the kids are too picky to try catering to. Just get creative with the old standbys and you've made them very happy and get to keep the party moving along at a happy pace.

Answer 4

Lets see. Well the best way to serve some kids a dish is bake them something that they would normali eat. Like pies, pizza, ect..... But it has to be in common with halloween. Make it scary food. Use your imagination.

Answer 5

There are some really good ideas on MarthaStewart.com and look under Halloween partys.. severed lady fingers are soooo easy and perfect for that age group. Have fun!

Answer 6

I am an Alton Brown fanatic. Here is a recipe for a Panna Cotta Brain. (You will need a 6 cup plastic brain mold which you can get at one of those Temp Halloween stores that pop up before the holiday)

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_16947,00.html

Answer 7

taco pumpkin seeds

for every cup of pumpkin seeds mix with 2 tablespoons of oil. 1-2 teaspoons of taco seasoning 1/4-1/2 teaspoons of garlic salt

Spread in a single layer and bake at 325 for 165 to 29 minutes until crisp. keeps 3 weeks in air tight container.

WHY NOT CORN DOGS YOU CAN BUY THEM ALREADY MADE OR MAKE YOUR OWN

3/4 CUP YELLOW CORN MEAL,3/4 CUP SELF RISING FLOUR ,1 EGG BEATEN,2/3 CUP MILK, MIX THESE INGREDIENTS TOGETHER STICK STICKS IN 10 HOT DOGS AND DIP HOT DOGS INTO BATTER HAVE OIL PREHEATED TO 375 DEGREES DIP INTO HOT OIL AND COOK 5 TO SIX MINUTES drain ON PAPER TOWELS AND SERVE

OR SLOPPY JOES KIDS LIKE THAT A KEEP IT SIMPLE EVEN ORDER PIZZA AND ASK THE PIZZA PLACE TO MAKE PUMPKIN FACES WITH THE TOPPINGS INSTEAD OF TRADITIONAL PIZZA

Answer 8

Use surgical gloves, fill with water, freeze, and serve up in the punch.

Answer 9

ohhh you are already thinking of halloween!!!

i would say.... you can make
roast beef ( or turkey or chicken)
saesar salad
shrimp cocktail
clam chowder
onion bread
mashed potato and gravy
sauteed spinach
pumpkin pie ( or apple pie)
caramel flan

Answer 10

check out these kettle corn... it can be served at any occassion... kids love them.. http://kettlepopcorn.blogspot.com/