First are Mashed Boo-Tatoes, a really cute side dish idea from Martha Stewart. Trader Joe’s sells frozen mashed potatoes, or you can make your own. Simply “pipe” out ghosts using a piping bag if you’re fancy, or just make your own using a Ziploc bag with the corner snipped off. For these, you’ll want to cut a fairly generous hole, about 1/2″ in diameter. Squeeze out the mashed potatoes, lifting the bag as you go along to create an upright ghost. You can wet your fingers and create a pointy head if it doesn’t form naturally. Black sesame seeds are the perfect size for eyes.
Also shown here are little pumpkin shaped mashed butternut squash, or you could also use mashed sweet potatoes, yams, or pumpkin. Pipe out a ball of squash, and decorate with pecan pieces for stems and herbs such as dill, cilantro, or parsley for leaves. Serve with our Turkey Mini Meat Loaves.
Cobweb Guacamole is super easy using pre-made guacamole and sour cream. Place sour cream in a Ziploc bag and snip off a small corner for the webbing. Pipe out cobweb design. Since guacamole turns brown, you don’t really want to make this ahead of time. Serve with your favorite quesadillas for a fun Halloween meal.
Finally, end the meal with these cute Halloween Cupcakes. Deana made these for a Halloween party yesterday and they were an absolute hit. The butter cream frosting recipe is from the Magnola bakery: www.recipelink.com/
Garnish ideas, pictured from left to right:
1) Halloween confetti with chocolate covered sunflower seeds. We love these because they are colored using natural foods such as spinach, turmeric, and beets.
2) Ghost faces. Use chocolate chips in 2 different sizes for eyes and mouth.
3) Mummy faces. Use dollops of icing and then chocolate chips nestled on top for the eyes.
4) Pumpkin Gummies using Ghoulie Tummy Gummies, gummy candy from Trader Joe’s.
Happy trick or treating!