Have a Happy Halloween
What are you doing for Halloween? We have a tradition of having family and a few friends over for food and festive cocktails before the kids go trick-or-treating. This year Saylor is dressing up as Batgirl, Jack as a Pteranodon (it’s basically a pterodactyl for those of us who don’t know the difference), and little Lucy will be a flamingo. Though I’m sure she won’t keep the hat part on so she’ll be a pink fluff. Every year we carve pumpkins but here in Florida they tend to quickly turn moldy from the humidity so this year we’ve painted and bedazzled them instead. After Halloween we’ll dig out their seeds so we can still roast them to snack on.
I’m a big fan of finger foods and what I call “snacky dinners” for mix-and-mingle type parties, so here’s the menu we’ll be serving on Saturday and links to some recipes:
- Chicken fingers (crowd pleaser especially for the kids). These are ordered in advance so all I have to do is pick up a tray of them.
- Jalepeno popper dip
- Roasted Brussels sprouts with curry dipping sauce
- Broccoli cheese bites
- Charcuterie board (this will be my favorite part)
- And the kids will make some fun desserts like cupcakes with too much orange frosting
Have a fun weekend and if you’re still decorating pumpkins, check out these ideas by Sincerely Sarad!
