I am having a Halloween party i need food ideas?

Question

Nother to kidish. Its a buffet so I would like 5 dishes and I have two drinks in mind. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I need food ideas not dessert ideas!!!

Answer 1

Brain Cell Salad

1 pkt blueberry gelatin dessert mix (6 oz.)
1 ct small-curd cottage cheese (16 oz.)
1 can blueberries in syrup (16.5 oz.) or 3/4 cup frozen blueberries, thawed
blue food coloring

Prepare gelatin according to the directions on the package. Chill for four to five hours, or until firm.
Scoop cottage cheese into bowl. Drain and set aside the syrup from the blueberries. Add the berries to the cottage cheese and mix well. Add three drops food coloring to turn the cottage cheese a nice grayish color when blended. To serve salad, place a few spoonfuls of firm gelatin (congealed brain fluids) onto individual plates. Top with a scoop of cottage cheese (brain tissue) mixture and serve.

Baked Rigaboney with John

3 tbl olive oil
2 lrg garlic cloves finely chopped
1 sm onion finely chopped
1 can tomato paste - (6 oz)
2 can crushed tomatoes in puree - (28 oz ea)
1 tsp sugar
1 tbl coarse salt more to taste
1 tsp freshly-ground black pepper more to taste
1 lb rigatoni
2 lb sweet Italian sausage casings removed
1 1/2 lb whole-milk ricotta cheese
1 lb mozzarella cheese shredded

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook until onion is translucent, about 4 minutes. Add tomato paste, and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and sugar. Season with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Cook until slightly reduced, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add salt. Add rigatoni, and cook, stirring occasionally, 9 minutes. Drain in a colander, and rinse under cool water until cool. Set aside.
In a medium nonstick skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add sausage, and cook, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon to break up any large pieces, until browned and cooked through, about 8 minutes. Drain, and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine ricotta with half of the mozzarella. Stir to combine. Season with a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper.
To assemble, spread 1 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Add half of the rigatoni in an even layer. Spread with 1/2 cup sauce, ricotta mixture, sausage, and 1 cup more sauce. Top with remaining rigatoni, and 1 1/2 cups sauce. Any remaining sauce may be reheated and served on the side or reserved for another use. Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella over the top to cover. Place baking dish on a baking sheet, and transfer to oven. Bake until bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve hot. Can be made the day before and reheated.
This recipe yields 8 to 10 servings.

Halloween Dinner

Stew a chicken with chopped onion, carrots, 2 potatoes & a chopped leek.
Save the broth & veggies, remove chicken from bones and dice. Thicken broth with some cornstarch to make a light gravy. Add chicken and veggies.
Wash 4 small pumpkins. Cut the tops off and scrape out seeds. Fill with chicken mixture. Using your favorite pie crust recipe, roll out 4 small rounds to cover tops of pumpkins. Decorate with pie-crust leaves. Place pumpkins and tops on a foil lined cookie sheet. bake @ 450 for 15 minutes, then lower to 350 and bake 15 minutes more. Turn off oven but let pumpkins sit in oven for 5 more minutes. Serve on plates with lids as garnish. Have a Happy Halloween.

Green Slime

1 pkt Gelatin, unflavored
13 1/2 oz Green citrus fruit drink
1 x Banana
6 lrg Ice cubes

Sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup fruit drink in small saucepan. Let stand 1 minute. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin dissolves.
Remove from heat.
Place remaining citrus drink and banana in blender and mix until smooth.
Add gelatin mixture while blender is still going and then add ice cubes and blend on high speed. Serve immediately.
Prep time: 10 min.
Cook time: 5 min. Total time: 15 min.

Brew-Ha-Ha Punch

2 cup sugar
2 qt water
2 env lime drink mix - (0.13 oz ea)
1 can pineapple juice - (46 oz)
1 qt ginger ale

Stir together sugar and 2 quarts water until sugar is dissolved. Stir in remaining ingredients. Chill.
This recipe yields 4 quarts.
Comments: For a scary presentation, place punch bowl into a larger bowl, and add dry ice to larger bowl. (Handling dry ice with bare hands can cause burns. Wear gloves and handle dry ice carefully.
Yield: 4 quarts

Answer 2

"Spooky Joes" - 8 servings

2 lbs. ground beef
2 (10 3/4 oz.) cans condensed tomato soup; undiluted
1 tsp. onion salt
2 cups (8 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese
8 hamburger buns; split
8 slices cheddar cheese

In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the soup and onion salt; heat through. Stir in shredded Cheddar cheese until melted. Spoon about 1/2 cup onto the bottom of each bun. Cut cheese slices with 2 1/2" Halloween cookie cutters; place over beef mixture. Serve with buns on the side.

Answer 3

Use a cookie cutter to cut out different shapes (pumpkin, ghost, etc) of cheeses. Put those on a platter with all kinds of crackers and fruits.
I know that you have drinks in mind already, but this one has been a hit at my parties for adults.

Pumpkin Coladas
1/2c coco lopez
1/4c pumpkin puree with spice
2c apple juice
as much rum as you like
ice.
Toss in blender and serve!

Answer 4

cupcakes are always a good choice. i tint white icing to be either orange or purple and i use those little spider rings as decoration. it's cute, without being too childish.

i like fall-themed foods for halloween. maybe make a big pot of chili and serve either bowls of chili with bowls of toppings on the table--bowls of chopped onion, shredded cheese, sour cream, etc. or you can also serve hot dogs so people could possibly have chili dogs.

get some pre-made rice krispie treat bars. you can form those into a bone shape. coat them with softened icing to make them look like bones. put a mound of crushed oreos on a plate, arrange the bones over the oreo crumbs. you can purchase a fake raven or crow to sit beside the plate to make it look a bit creepier.

of course, caramel apples are always a good choice for a fall gathering.

Answer 5

Sloppy joes in a crockpot, and hot turkey and gravy in a crockpot. Both on buns.
A big veggie tray with dill dip. Little weenies--also in a crock pot--3 pkgs little weenies, 20 oz of grape jelly & 20 oz of chili sauce.
A taco tray--spread a mix of sour cream/taco seasoning on a large platter, top w/lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, onion, serve w/tortilla chips.
Potato salad or mac salad.
A cheese/sausage tray with crackers is good, so is nacho dip (equal amounts canned chili without beans and velveeta---again in a crockpot!) with chips.
All of these are real crowd pleasers around here!
Have fun!

Answer 6

Finger cookies...regular cookies with almont nails..looks really gnarly when baked add red gel icing for gross look

fried green tortellini in tomato sauce...trolls ears

meatballs...in whatever...trolls (or other creatures) testicles

and so on...

Answer 7

I have a dessert idea. It looks like a graveyard and it is delicious! You make chocolate pudding and crush up oreos. Then you put milano cookies and decorate them as gravestones. Use gummy worms for worms. It is delicious! :)

Answer 8

a big beef stew line a pumpkin with foil and put stew in it or a good chilli carmel apples

Answer 9

www.verybestbaking.com

They have a whole section on Halloween foods.

Answer 10

halloween, right?
i would go for cookies- with spiders or stuff on it...
popcorn, ice-cream, cupcakes........ chios (theri some snack made especially for Halloween to make your tongue green..)