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Whimsical yet Stylish "Orange" Halloween Dinner Menu

By Andrea Wyn

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Halloween is just around the corner and it is not necessarily just another kid's holiday. In fact, you can have a sophisticated yet easy to produce Halloween dinner party for you and some of your friends. And don't worry you don't have to make all of the menu items. In fact, many of the food selections can be bought already prepared by your local market.

Here is the menu. I selected these items to reflect the "orange" theme as well as appeal to most palettes.

Cocktails and Hors D'Oeuvres

Cucumber Cups filled with Red Pepper Humus
Shrimp Cocktail over a Bed of Shredded Lettuce served in Martini Glasses
Cheddar Cheese & Rosemary Crisps
Vegetable Crudités with Orange Walnut Dipping Sauce

Drink for the "Hallow" Eve

Orangetini "An Orange Twist on a Vodka Martini"

Dinner

Butternut Squash Soup served with Orange Popovers
Cinnamon and Maple Smoked Cedar Salmon over Wild Rice Salad with Mandarin Oranges & Dates
Honey and Soy Glazed Carrots

Dessert
Mini Pumpkin Custard and Carrot Cake Squares

Preparation for the Menu

Day Before Party:

Purchase ready-made red pepper humus, butternut squash soup, ready-to-serve crudités, cooked shrimp and mini carrots.

Either bake or purchase the carrot cake squares and the mini-pumpkin custard (carrot cake and pumpkin pie can be substituted).

Prepare Orange Walnut dipping sauce.

Day Of:

Use English cucumbers to make the cucumber cups.

Prepare Cheddar Cheese Dough early in the day.

Prepare Wild Rice salad early in the day and re-heat at time of serving.

Prepare Honey Glazed Carrots prior to serving.

Cook popovers just prior to serving.

Prep and cook salmon prior to serving.

Recipes for Red Pepper Humus and the Pumpkin Pie Custard (Vegan) can be found in the book Budget Bash-Simply Fabulous Events on a Budget.

Recipe for Cheddar Cheese and Rosemary Crisps

½ lb sharp cheddar
1 cup unsalted butter
1 ½ cups of flour
½ teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon of Tabasco sauce
2 tablespoons of finely chopped Rosemary

Combine all the ingredients but the rosemary in a Cuisinart. Stir in the Rosemary. Form dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

Divide dough in ½ and roll out to ¼" thick. Cut crisps and place on parchment paper on cookie sheet and cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.

Next time I will tell you how to create your Halloween table décor using items from your party planning box.

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