Festivals can be tasking if you plan on throwing parties and get together events. Are you a perfectionist when it comes to organizing parties? Do you crumble under pressure while planning things? We are here to make it easier for you this season. Beginning from the Halloween, here is a list of best food recipes you can include in your party menu and be a complete star.
These are easy to make and very simple and at the same time taste wonderful, so what are you waiting for? Go through our list and get started already.
Recipe 1:
Loaded Mashed Potato Spider Web Casserole
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. Idaho potatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 3/4 - 1 cup milk or half and half
- Additional salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 ounces cheddar or colby jack cheese, shredded
- 8 slices bacon
- 1/3 cup sour cream
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Bring a large pot of water to a simmer on the stove top. Peel and chop the potatoes into medium sized chunks. Add the potatoes and a Tablespoon of salt to the water and bring to a boil. Boil for 20 - 25 minutes or until the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, but not falling apart.
3. Meanwhile, fry the bacon on the stove top until crispy. Remove the bacon strips to a paper towel lined plate. Once they're cool enough to handle, crumble the bacon and set aside.
4 . When the potatoes are done, drain them in a colander, then return them to the pot. Place the pot back on the burner, and use a potato masher to mash them over very low heat. We want most of the steam to escape. Continue mashing until no lumps remain.
5. Turn off the heat, then add 4 Tablespoons of butter and ½ cup of milk or cream. Slowly mash in the added ingredients until smooth. Continue to add the cream, a little bit at a time, until the desired consistency is reached. Sometimes I add a full cup, and sometimes it's only ¾ cup. Taste the potatoes and season with salt and pepper as needed.
6. Spread the potatoes out into a 9 inch deep dish pie dish and cover with shredded cheese and the crumbled bacon. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes or until cheese is melted. Allow the casserole to cool for 10 - 15 minutes before adding the spider web.
7. To make the web, add the sour cream to a zip lock bag and cut a tiny hole in one corner. Twist the bag above the sour cream and use your hand to squeeze the sour cream towards the hole. You may want to practice drawing a line once or twice before doing it on the casserole.
8. You'll start the web by drawing four straight lines through the center of the casserole, like you would cut a pie. Start by making a T through the center, and then follow that with an X through the center. In the end, you should have eight equal spaces. Starting in the center of the pie, draw a small circle, connecting each of the eight sections. Move a few inches outward and draw another circle. Move another inch or two outward and draw one final circle. Top with a fake spider of one made from olives. Serve while the potatoes are still warm. You can also prepare this ahead of time, refrigerate, then bake the day of and add the spider web right before serving.
Recipe 2;
Spider Avocado Deviled Eggs
Ingredients:
- 6 hard - cooked eggs
- ¼ cup diced California Avocado (about ½ of an avocado)
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. dry mustard
- ½ tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. light mayonnaise
- black olives
Method:
1. Hard boil your eggs and rinse with cool water.
2. When cooled, peel off shells and cut each egg in half. Put each egg yolk half in a food processor. Mix in avocado, salt, mustard, pepper and mayonnaise. Puree until creamy.
3. Fill eggs with with creamy yolk/avocado mixture.
4. Slice olives in half lengthwise. Place on the top of the avocado mixture for the spider body.
5. Slice more olives in half lengthwise and slice into small slivers for the spider legs. Push into the side of the spider body.
6. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe 3:
Monster Meatball Sliders
Ingredients:
- 1 48 oz package of frozen Italian meatballs
- 2 12 oz packages Kings Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
- 1 24 oz jar marinara sauce, warmed
- 24 slices mozzarella cheese
- 1 10 oz jar banana pepper rings
- 1 10 oz jar pimento stuffed green olives
- 14 oz can sliced or halved black olives
- 1 5 oz package pepperoni minis
- Green leaf lettuce
- Curly parsley
- Toothpicks
- Cookie cutters in various shapes
- Black table cloth and assorted decorations
- Disposable plates flatware and cups
Method:
1. Prepare the meatballs in the oven per the package directions.
2. Warm the King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls and marinara sauce.
3. Set - up the ingredients and tools with a few examples of what they may create.
4. Provide an assortment of kooky cookie cutters and tell them their "monster" doesn't have to make sense they can create something brand new. Encourage them to use their imaginations and have fun. Use fun shaped cookie cutters to cut shapes in the cheese slices.
5. Using 2 meatballs per slider drizzle with marinara sauce then allow each person to create their own personalized monster sliders using the toppings provided to create eyes, ears, hair, beards and mustaches. Secure with toothpicks.
6. Take lots of pictures and give a prize to the most creative monster of the night. Then advise everyone not to forget to remove the toothpicks, eat and enjoy!
Recipe 4:
EYEBALL PASTA
- Note: There are no amounts in this recipe as it can be prepared in any amount.
- Spinach Pasta any shape
- Your favorite pasta sauce from a jar or homemade
EYEBALLS
- String Cheese approx 1/2 per person
- Black olives or dark skinned veggies like zucchini
- Straws assorted sizes
Method:
1. Slice string cheese about 1/4″ thick. Cut the olives in half lengthwise.
2. Using the straws cut circles out of the cheese discs, using the same straw, cut pieces out of the olives. Place the olive pieces in the cheese pieces to make eyeballs.
3. Cook pasta according to directions. Top with a serving of pasta sauce and add eyeballs on top.
We hope you enjoy eating this savoury food as much as we enjoyed giving the recipes to you. Happy Halloween!
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