Well, we have almost made it through another month. Halloween is this weekend and for those of us who make the trick or treating a party for family and friends, I thought a couple of recipes to share for the fun and gross factor would be appreciated.
Have a great and safe Halloween! Try to check out your favorite holiday recipes and share the ones you can.
We have a very busy cooking/eating season coming up and we are all looking for new recipes to try. Thank you in advance.
2 avocados
1/2 cup prepared salsa
1 head cauliflower
6 thin slices red and blue fruit leather
Directions: Slice the avocados in half. Remove the seeds and set aside. Scoop the avocado out of the skin into a bowl. Mash with a fork or whisk and stir in the salsa. Set aside.
Slice off one side of each pit to make it flat and expose the cores of the pits. They will look like eyes.
Remove all of the leaves from the cauliflower and remove the stem, leaving a nice hollow area with the outer part of the head intact. Use toothpicks to hold it together if it starts to fall apart.
Place the cauliflower into a small bowl, so that the hollow is facing upwards and most of the cauliflower is up out of the bowl. The bowl is just for stability. Fill with the avocado dip and arrange the pits as eyes.
Decorate the white ‘’brain’’ by weaving thin strands of red and blue fruit leather between the florets to make veins and arteries.
(with a frozen hand)
1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries, thawed
2 1/2 cups cranberry juice
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
2 liters ginger ale
2 liters sparkling apple cider (non-alcoholic)
6 gummy snakes/worms candy
Directions: To make the frozen hand: Wash and rinse the outside of a rubber glove. Turn glove inside out and set aside. In a 4 cup measuring cup, combine the thawed raspberries and cranberry juice.
Pour 2 cups of the raspberry mixture into a small saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatin over and let stand 2 minutes.
Warm over low heat, stirring constantly, just until gelatin dissolves. Mix back into the reserved raspberry mixture in the measuring cup.
Pour raspberry mixture into the inverted glove. Gather up the top of the glove and tie securely with kitchen twine. Freeze until solid, or several days if possible.
To serve: Carefully cut glove away from frozen hand. Place frozen hand, palm side up, leaning against side of a large punch bowl. Pour in ginger ale and sparkling cider. Garnish with gummy snakes.
I look forward to hearing from you. Have a great week and we’ll talk more next time. Please contact me at susieqcooking@ainop.com or c/o Pioneer Times, P.O. Box 456, Houlton, Maine 04730.
