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Publisher: Natalie Chapman Associate Publisher: Jessica Goodman Executive Editor: Anne Ficklen Editor: Meaghan McDonnell Production Manager: Michael Olivo Cover Design: Suzanne Sunwoo Art Director: Tai Blanche Layout: Indianapolis Composition Services Manufacturing Manager: Kevin Watt Welcome... From the Pillsbury Kitchens, Home of the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest Celebrate Halloween with the kids this year! Full of spooktacular party tips and bewitchingly delicious recipes, this book will inspire the whole family to enjoy the fun of Halloween. Put a chilling twist on your favorite drinks and serve guests Spooky Berry Shakes or Witches Brew. Transform favorite appetizers like meatballs and fries into Menacing Meatball Eyes and Crusty Mummy Fingers. Even supper can send shivers down the spines of guests with creepy creations like Spooky Spiderweb Pizza and Monster Burgers. And dont forget the best part of Halloweenthe treats! From Wickedly Fun Witches to Scary Skull Cakes, theres no end to the spooks with your favorite sweets.
From drinks to desserts, the fun never ends when creating a Halloween menu sure to scare! Warmly, The Pillsbury Editors
Tips & Tricks for Halloween Try these creative ideas for Halloween fun with the kids. Pumpkin Carving Small, specially designed pumpkin-carving tools work well and are easier to manipulate than big kitchen knives. Use the cutting tool with a sawing motion. Remove the tool from the flesh and reposition it to change carving directions to prevent the blade from snapping.
Cut the lid with the knife angled slightly inward so the top wont fall into the pumpkin. If you will be lighting the pumpkin with a candle, cut a wedge from the lid to vent the smoke.
Pumpkins on the Net For tips, patterns and more, visit these websites: www.pumkinmasters.com www.pumpkincarving101.com www.thepumpkinfarm.com www.pumpkinnook.com Planning a Halloween Party Just because youre past trick-or-treating age doesnt mean you have to miss all the Halloween fun. Why not host a ghoulish gathering and scare up a little (adult) fun of your own? Set the Stage Get things off to a scary start by setting a motion-activated device outside your front door to emit a witchy cackle, scream or other spooky sound effect when guests walk by. Create fake gravestones out of cardboard and prop them up in your yard. Visit craft stores for items such as hands, feet and bones you can prop up in your yard to look as if corpses are coming out of the ground. Set up a strobe light or fog machine for atmosphere. Activities and Entertainment Try picking a theme to convince guests to wear costumes.
Suggest they come dressed as their favorite movie character, hobby or celebrity. Offer prizes for Best Costume and Most Clever. Rent a classic black-and-white horror movie such as Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula, or Frankenstein. Have the movie playing in the background with the sound low. Place skulls, cobwebs and spiders in unexpected places such as the bathroom, kitchen shelves and stairwells. Set up a Boo Bar and serve drinks with black-licorice straws.
When appropriate, dip the rims of cocktails glasses in black or orange sugar. Tabletop Tricks Keep your color scheme simpleorange and black food and decorations go a long way to set the mood. Fill clear glass vases and serving dishes with black licorice twists, orange jelly beans, candy corn and chocolate pumpkins. For a quick and easy centerpiece, place a small vase inside a larger one and fill the space between the two with orange jelly beans, black licorice twists and white jelly beans. Fill the small vase with water and a bouquet of orange gerbera daisies. Look for items to create height on the table such as candlesticks, pedestals and vases.
Dont be afraid to mix glass and silver. Hollow out small pumpkins to use as flower vases. You can also cut a large rigid foam pumpkin in half and fill with ice for beverages.