Halloween Feast menu
Nat and I decided, rather spur-of-the-moment, to throw a Halloween Feast. Since we had this idea on October 31st, we actually scheduled it for November 4th, to give us time to execute our cunning plan.
What we ended up serving:
- hummus, baba ganouj, eggplant dip, & pita
- olives, marinated mushrooms, and artichokes
- cookies
- leftover Halloween candy
- sweet potato pie
- cheese board & crackers
- dry sausages
- vegetarian lasagna
- dijon chicken
- cornbread
- roast chicken
- roast salmon
- portobella caps
- roasted potatoes
- asparagus
- roasted butternut squash
- apples
- apple crumble
- beer-boiled shrimp with cocktail sauce
- penne in red sauce
I intended to make my famous spicy spinach, but completely forgot. It’s just as well; there was more than enough food. We’re still making our way through the leftovers. I also made roasted garlic, but forgot to put it out…well, I’m sure I can find a way to use that up, as well.
The cold weather and our new large freezer are what really made this possible — we had enough cold places to store things, so we could do a lot of the preparation beforehand.
Our generous guests brought along desserts and plenty of drinks; I think we ended up with more wine at the end of the party than at the beginning — oh well, it’s an excuse to throw another, isn’t it? Some of the desserts brought were cranberry-walnut bread, caramel apple pie, dark chocolate raspberry truffles, chocolate cake, and probably other items I am forgetting. All in all, it was a lovely spread….
November 10th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Good heavens! Half that menu would be a feast. What’s the food equivalent of a Nebuchadnezzar in wine?
November 10th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
“What’s the food equivalent of a Nebuchadnezzar in wine?”
Hm. You know, I’m not sure. A steam table? We ended up using almost every flat surface we had that was out of reach of the dog (and some that, we discovered, were not QUITE out of reach of the dog. She got into the cornbread, of all things).