Halloween Menu: Gruesome Death
A few years ago, my department won the building-wide Halloween competition’s Creepy Food Award for our Gruesome Death display. Truth be told, they were giving every department an award, and every other department did something “cute” or “theatrical.” We were just plain wicked.
As my family is having our annual soiree this Saturday night, I have been trolling the internet for brilliant recipes and decorations. And let’s be honest: to the clever planner, food CAN be a decoration.
In the spirit of the Creepy Food Award, I give you my top 5 finds:
1) Finger food:
I’ve seen this food design a lot, but this build out is by far the best. The instructions could not be simpler: “Use any cookie dough, (almond flavored is delicious) bake, and decorate with strawberry jelly and whole almonds for nails.”
2) What a dip:
Seems like a pretty clever way to “creep out” a dish.
3) Brain food:
I’ve made this every year I’ve had a party and it is ALWAYS a favorite. Check out the recipe here.
4) I only have eyes for you:
I am DEFINITELY making those. YOu can see why. Har. Recipe here.
And finally….
5) That’s one way to get a head:
I was too creeped out to post the intro photo here. But you can check out this baker’s wares (yes, that is BREAD he’s working with) here.
BONUS IDEAS: This year we laid our all our body-part foods in anatomical order. We got some old pants, laid them on the table and served a Tri-Tip roast in the torn pant leg (guests could carve their own slabs). And in the gut region, we placed a bowl of Lil’ Smokies. MMmmm, mmm. Good eats!
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