Any of you in here make anything specifically for Halloween, such as
some type of sweet treat, or maybe a main dish?

Maybe you don't celebrate Halloween, or are you one that goes all out
and wears a costume to work, decorates your house with ghosts and
witches and special lights, and hands out treats to a gazillion trick or
treaters?

We never get very many kids at our house, but always make treats for our
grandchildren and their friends. Marshmallow-Jell-O popcorn balls,
caramel apples, and fudge, and today I baked 3 different kinds of
cookies, including huge cut out sugar cookies, that I decorated with
Jack 'O Lantern faces. Tomorrow I'm going to make Halloween Cupcakes.

Judy

Judy wrote:

> Any of you in here make anything specifically for Halloween, such as
> some type of sweet treat, or maybe a main dish?

If you google "samhain menus" you can get some ideas for main dishes. From
http://sisterhood2.homestead.com/Samhain.html:

"Considered to be the food of the Irish Otherworld, the pig was a magic
animal that fed deserving men quite well. Used as a feast food for warriors
after successful battle, and revered for its connection to the myths of Cu'
Chullain's journeys into the world of Faery, it is also traditionally served
at modern Samhain feasts of the dead along with the mythical apples from the
shores of Avalon."

So a Halloween menu might contain some kind of pork. Pumpkins of course
would also fit into the menu, as would the apples mentioned in that
paragraph.

I think a good Halloween menu would be:

slow-roasted fresh ham (i.e., pork leg) with herbs
pumpkin risotto
kale with mushrooms
white beans with turmeric and butter
apples & cheddar

Bob

On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:26:50 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

>
>Any of you in here make anything specifically for Halloween, such as
>some type of sweet treat, or maybe a main dish?

We always roast the pumpkin seeds. I'll be doing that today.

Tara

On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:26:50 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

>
>Any of you in here make anything specifically for Halloween, such as
>some type of sweet treat, or maybe a main dish?
>
>Maybe you don't celebrate Halloween, or are you one that goes all out
>and wears a costume to work, decorates your house with ghosts and
>witches and special lights, and hands out treats to a gazillion trick or
>treaters?

When the kids were little, we made them costumes and I'd take them out
while my wife stayed home to give out the candy. These days, we go
out to dinner, as we will again tomorrow night.

We don't get any local kids, but the few that do come are teenagers
out just for the candy. The little ones are fun, but none around our
neighborhood.

Judy Haffner wrote:

> We never get very many kids at our house, but always make treats for
> our grandchildren and their friends. Marshmallow-Jell-O popcorn balls,
> caramel apples, and fudge, and today I baked 3 different kinds of
> cookies, including huge cut out sugar cookies, that I decorated with
> Jack 'O Lantern faces. Tomorrow I'm going to make Halloween Cupcakes.

Here we celebrate ognissanti which, in catholic areas, is the 1st of
November. Tomorrow will be a day off work and people will enjoy a lunch
(around noon) with their relatives. It's some kind of a prequel to Christmas
but it's not as important as Xmas is, expecially on the partying & cooking
side. Tomorrow I'll be with my family and don't even need to ask, I already
know what we'll have: cappelletti in brodo followed by two second courses: a
beef roast served with lettuce and a cotechino with potato puree as a side.
The only mistery will be the dessert, and maybe we won't be having one dor
the high BG both my parents have.

On 10/30/2011 12:26 AM, Judy Haffner wrote:
>
> Any of you in here make anything specifically for Halloween, such as
> some type of sweet treat, or maybe a main dish?

Nothing special for the meal.

When kidlet and the step-kids were little, I would make Halloween-motif
cookies or cupcakes as a special treat, and they and their friends would
eat practically every one that was made, even before I could get them
decorated. As they got older, I would decorate cookies or cupcakes for
them to take to school or Girl Scout Halloween parties. At some point,
schools and Scouts started insisting on only prepackaged treats, which
was a great disappointment to me, but the kids didn't seem to care or
miss the homemade goodies. There are no more kids in the house now, but
when they do come over they'll scarf down whatever is here whether it's
homemade or store bought. Public functions like the neighborhood
Halloween Trunk or Treat, or the town's big Halloween party, aren't
interested in anything homemade or home packaged. It's even questionable
form to take homemade goodies to the neighbors in person anymore. The
neighbors will gladly come over and eat, and they will, using whatever
logic, consume whole plates of homemade Christmas cookies and little
homemade Christmas bundt cakes that are carried to their doors, but at
other times they'll politely decline and/or throw the offerings away.

<I guess there is no such thing as Christmas poisonings, eh?>

ViLco wrote:

>Here we celebrate ognissanti which, in
> catholic areas, is the 1st of November.
> Tomorrow will be a day off work and
> people will enjoy a lunch (around noon)
> with their relatives. It's some kind of a
> prequel to Christmas but it's not as
> important as Xmas is, expecially on the
> partying & cooking side. Tomorrow I'll be
> with my family and don't even need to
> ask, I already know what we'll have:
> cappelletti in brodo followed by two
> second courses: a beef roast served
> with lettuce and a cotechino with potato
> puree as a side. The only mistery will be
> the dessert, and maybe we won't be
> having one dor the high BG both my
> parents have.

I'm not sure where you live, ViLco? I enjoyed hearing about your custom
there for the 1st of November...very interesting!

Not sure what BG stands for, that both your parents have?

Enjoy your special day!

Judy

Pennyaline wrote:

>It's even questionable form to take
> homemade goodies to the neighbors in
> person anymore. The neighbors will
> gladly come over and eat, and they will,
> using whatever logic, consume whole
> plates of homemade Christmas cookies
> and little homemade Christmas bundt
> cakes that are carried to their doors, but
> at other times they'll politely decline
> and/or throw the offerings away.

Maybe it's a plus living in a smaller community, where everyone knows
everybody else, as I've always made the treats, as the only ones that
come here on Halloween are ones that know us well, or mostly family. I
go all out....caramel apples, popcorn balls, fudge, several kinds of
"Halloween theme" cookies, including huge cut out sugar cookies that I
decorate with Jack O' Lantern faces, and usually make some kind of a
snack mix too and cupcakes, which are decorated, plus my own cake
doughnuts. Always have apple cider on hand too, as I remember how
thirsty I would get as a kid, when was out trick or treating.

The dining room table is loaded, but it is mostly gone by the end of the
day. We get as many adults here as we do children, as my reputation has
spread far & wide! )

Judy

On 10/31/2011 2:50 PM, Judy Haffner wrote:
>
> ViLco wrote:
>
>> Here we celebrate ognissanti which, in
>> catholic areas, is the 1st of November.
>> Tomorrow will be a day off work and
>> people will enjoy a lunch (around noon)
>> with their relatives. It's some kind of a
>> prequel to Christmas but it's not as
>> important as Xmas is, expecially on the
>> partying& cooking side. Tomorrow I'll be
>> with my family and don't even need to
>> ask, I already know what we'll have:
>> cappelletti in brodo followed by two
>> second courses: a beef roast served
>> with lettuce and a cotechino with potato
>> puree as a side. The only mistery will be
>> the dessert, and maybe we won't be
>> having one dor the high BG both my
>> parents have.
>
> I'm not sure where you live, ViLco? I enjoyed hearing about your custom
> there for the 1st of November...very interesting!
>
> Not sure what BG stands for, that both your parents have?

Blood Glucose, maybe?

Il 31/10/2011 21:50, Judy Haffner ha scritto:

> I'm not sure where you live, ViLco?

Reggio Emilia, 40 miles west of Bologna and 100 miles southeast of
Milano. Italy

> I enjoyed hearing about your custom
> there for the 1st of November...very interesting!
>
> Not sure what BG stands for, that both your parents have?

Blood Glucose. They're both under medical control, they are borderline
diabetics, sometimes this side and sometimes the other side of the line
the doctors have chosen. It's something like being IIRC frequently over
130 BG ù, then you're a diabetic. My parents go over and under that line
in many measurement occasions, they're usually under that level but it's
not easy.

> Enjoy your special day!

Thanks
--
Vilco
And the Family Stone
Sei al secondo auting oggi.
Io foss'in te mi fermerei qui,

my mom always decorates for every holiday, if she saw a deocration that said
monday she would have it, her house is gorgeous from her efforts, i am too
lazy for that, always have been, the litter box cake, and those ghost
cookies made from nutter butter cookies is about my limit, Lee
"Judy Haffner" > wrote in message
...
>
> Any of you in here make anything specifically for Halloween, such as
> some type of sweet treat, or maybe a main dish?
>
> Maybe you don't celebrate Halloween, or are you one that goes all out
> and wears a costume to work, decorates your house with ghosts and
> witches and special lights, and hands out treats to a gazillion trick or
> treaters?
>
> We never get very many kids at our house, but always make treats for our
> grandchildren and their friends. Marshmallow-Jell-O popcorn balls,
> caramel apples, and fudge, and today I baked 3 different kinds of
> cookies, including huge cut out sugar cookies, that I decorated with
> Jack 'O Lantern faces. Tomorrow I'm going to make Halloween Cupcakes.
>
> Judy
>