Are you preparing special food on Halloween?

[NearSeattleMom]

Since Halloween is on Saturday this year, I'm thinking about making some fun, ghoulish foods for lunch and/or dinner. 

What about you?  Will you make some Halloween-themed food? 

I found this in the Daily Buzz:  (Anybody else have other ideas?)

Halloween Recipes: Cheesy Fingers

October 7, 2009 at 11:00 AM by Cafe Kim - Comments (3)

Photo From Our Best Bites

Can you guess what these ghouly fingers are made of?

It's string cheese and almonds, of course!

Our Best Bites has a fun round-up of easy Halloween party recipes including Cheesy Fingers, Dirt 'n' Worms, Spidey Cookies, and much more. Don't miss it!

Got an easy Halloween party recipe?

[godsgirl26]

wont be making any special  food for halloween. 

[Double.L]

Yes but we did it this past weekend since Halloween weekend will be so busy. We made spider, monster, graveyard etc cupcakes, haystakes and mummy hotdogs for dinner. The kids had so much fun. 

Halloween Cupcakes | Perfect for Classroom and Theme Parties

[NSeni]

nope. i dont like to spend a million hours trying to cook something, and if it looks gross i wont eat it anyway. i'll probably just make a halloween cake and that'll be it.  

[NearSeattleMom]

Quoting NSeni:

nope. i dont like to spend a million hours trying to cook something, and if it looks gross i wont eat it anyway. i'll probably just make a halloween cake and that'll be it.  

That's a good point.

I think the age of your kids makes a difference, too.  My twin teenagers are 16 and they eat anything, PLUS they think gross things are entertaining. 

It might be fun this year to make edible eyeballs, etc. this year.  I'll let you all know!

[J1nx]

Quoting NearSeattleMom:

Quoting NSeni:

nope. i dont like to spend a million hours trying to cook something, and if it looks gross i wont eat it anyway. i'll probably just make a halloween cake and that'll be it.  

That's a good point.

I think the age of your kids makes a difference, too.  My twin teenagers are 16 and they eat anything, PLUS they think gross things are entertaining. 

It might be fun this year to make edible eyeballs, etc. this year.  I'll let you all know!

My 8yo is like that too, if I can make something "gross" he will be more willing to eat it.  He never wanted to eat dates until I put one on top of a cup-cake and told him it was a 'cockroach'! ECK!  lol

[gabe11-14]

I will be making Ghost In The Graveyard

Ingredients

1 pk Oreo cookies
2 pk Chocolate INSTANT pudding
3 cups Cool whip
4 oz Rectangular white cookies
Topping:
Cool Whip
Licorice
Candied corn

Directions

Place cookies in zip-lock bag and crush using a rolling pin
. Make pudding as directed and let stand for 5 minutes
. Stir in the cool whip, and 1/2 the cookies.
Spoon mixture into a 13"x9" baking dish.
Sprinkle with the remaining cookies.
Refrigerate 1 hour.
Decorate using rectangular cookies as tombstones, etc.
Use cool whip to make ghost-shaped blobs on the top, create swirls of *ghosts* on top, use pieces of black licorice for the eyes.
Place the candied corn around the top.

[NearSeattleMom]

Quoting gabe11-14:

I will be making Ghost In The Graveyard

Ingredients

1 pk Oreo cookies
2 pk Chocolate INSTANT pudding
3 cups Cool whip
4 oz Rectangular white cookies
Topping:
Cool Whip
Licorice
Candied corn

Directions

Place cookies in zip-lock bag and crush using a rolling pin
. Make pudding as directed and let stand for 5 minutes
. Stir in the cool whip, and 1/2 the cookies.
Spoon mixture into a 13"x9" baking dish.
Sprinkle with the remaining cookies.
Refrigerate 1 hour.
Decorate using rectangular cookies as tombstones, etc.
Use cool whip to make ghost-shaped blobs on the top, create swirls of *ghosts* on top, use pieces of black licorice for the eyes.
Place the candied corn around the top.

Oh, cute!

[kbjdsmommy]

I am making a cheese cake that is going to look like a pumpkin. I am going to dye it orange and then put candy corn around it and use black candy as the eyes and mouth. YUMMY

[mousychat55]

i normally do but with the baby this year i wont. i will go all out like normal next year though. i might have halloween type drinks so we stay in the spirit. and of course decorate and dress up.

[NearSeattleMom]

Quoting kbjdsmommy:

I am making a cheese cake that is going to look like a pumpkin. I am going to dye it orange and then put candy corn around it and use black candy as the eyes and mouth. YUMMY

Sounds adorable!  I hope you'll post a picture!