Halloween Appetizers - Devilish Deviled Eggs

Here is a devilish twist on the classic deviled eggs recipe, and just in time for your Halloween appetizers offerings for the gruesome party day!!

Deviled eggs are a party favorite at any time of year, but with a little bit of imagination, you can transform any deviled eggs recipe from everyday appetizers to scary appetizers, perfect for all the little and big ghosts and goblins at your party! The 'devilish' part of these deviled eggs is created by forming an evil face with the garnishes.

These spicy deviled eggs are brought to you, courtesy of Martha Stewart Living.

Halloween Appetizers - Devilish Deviled Eggs

Ingredients for Deviled Eggs:
12 large eggs
3 jarred roasted red peppers, finely chopped
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp coarse salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp hot sauce (such as Tabasco) - optional
1 small red bell pepper, cut into triangles, for garnish
2 scallions, dark green parts only, cut into small triangles, for garnish
Fresh chives, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, for garnish

How to make Deviled Eggs:
1. Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Put eggs into a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 12 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer eggs to ice-water bath.
2. When eggs are cool, peel and cut in half lengthwise. Carefully remove yolks, keeping whites intact and transferring whites and yolks to separate bowls. Refrigerate whites.
3. Add roasted peppers, mayonnaise, mustard, salt, pepper, paprika, cayenne and hot sauce (if desired) to yolks. Mash with a fork until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until stiff, about 30 minutes.
4. Mound yolk mixture in each egg-white half. Garnish with bell pepper, scallions, and chives to make devilish faces.

Enjoy!!

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Halloween Appetizers - Spooky Bites

Courtesy of the Canadian Living Test Kitchen comes this Halloween party appetizers recipe for Spooky Bites - these terrifying tidbits are the perfect formula for some frighteningly good mouthfuls of Halloween appetizers for your Halloween cocktail party.

But before you serve your spooky appetizers, set the scene for an eerie Halloween party with some creative staging - arrange flowers and groupings of colorful liquids (such as Kool-Aid) in test tubes. Write scientific formulas in chalk on a chalkboard. Replace regular lightbulbs with red or green colored ones, or use black lights for an eerie setting. Tape colored cellophane gel to a lamp and direct the light towards a spooky object to highlight.

To serve your spooky appetizers, use metal medical trays, thin tongs and long tweezers for serving. Place food in specimen jars instead of bowls and label with their Latin names, for example: Caseoli (cheese, for bocconcini balls), luglandis (walnuts), Oleae (olives), Betae et ovi (beets and eggs).

Dressing the part of a mad scientist is the best part - Wear a tattered lab coat, chunky glasses with lenses removed (or goggles), a wild wig (think Albert Einstein) and a pocker protector filled with as many pens, pencils and gadgets as can be crammed in.

Now for the crowning glory of the night, your spooky Halloween Appetizers:

Ribs with Blackberry Sauce

3 lb (1.5 kg) pork back ribs, centre cut removed

Spice Rub:
2 tbsp (25 mL)chili powder
1 tbsp (15 mL) dry mustard
3 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 tsp (4 mL) each salt and cinnamon

Sauce:
1/2 cup (125 mL) blackberry jam
1/2 cup (50 mL) ketchup
1 tbsp (15 mL) balsamic vinegar
2 tsp (10 mL) minced gingerroot
1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper

Preparation:
Pour enough water into shallow roasting pan to come scant 1/2 inch (1 cm) up side. Add ribs, meaty side up. Cover and cook in 325°F (160°C) oven for 80 to 90 minutes or until meat is tender. Drain; transfer ribs to cutting board. Let stand for 10 minutes. Cut into 1-rib portions.

Spice Rub: In large glass baking dish, combine chili powder, mustard, garlic, salt and cinnamon; rub all over ribs. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 24 hours.)

Sauce: In small saucepan, combine blackberry jam, ketchup, vinegar, ginger and pepper; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Strain through fine sieve into bowl, pressing on solids. Set aside. (Make-ahead: Let cool; refrigerate in airtight container for up to 1 week.)Place ribs, meaty side down, on rack on foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Broil for 5 minutes. Brush ribs with half of the sauce; broil until bubbling, about 2 minutes. Turn and brush with remaining sauce; broil until sauce forms bubbling glaze, about 2 minutes.

Enjoy!

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Halloween Appetizers - Bones-and-Body-Parts Party Mix

If the thought of making Halloween Party appetizers frightens the daylights out of you, leaves you shaking in your monster boots and sends goosebumps shivering down your spine then you have come to the right place. With this Bones-and-Body-Parts Party Mix we will show you that great tasting Halloween appetizers can be fun and easy to make appetizers that require simple preparation and a little bit of creativity.

And if the end result isn't 'picture perfect', just improvise and say that you have invented a brand new scary appetizer for the occasion.

So get out your witches' cauldron, roll up your sleeves and let's get busy mixing up a brew of:

Bones-and-Body-Parts Party Mix

4 cups tiny pretzels
2 1/2 cups round toasted oat cereal
2 1/2 cups bite-size rce or corn-square cereal
1 cup salted peanuts
1 cup round cereal (such as Kix)
2 cups white chocolate baking pieces (12 ounces)
1 tblsp shortening

In a large bowl, combine first five ingredients; set aside. In a microwaveable bowl, microwave white chocolate baking pieces and shortening on high for 1 to 2 minutes or until baking pieces are melted, stirring after every minute until smooth. (Chocolate should be warm to the touch but ot hot.) Pour over cereal mixture; mix well.
Spread onto a waxed-paper-lined 15X10X1-inch baking pan. Cool completely; break apart. Store in an airtight container. Makes 3 1/2 quarts.

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Halloween Appetizers - Jack-o'-Lantern Cheese Ball

Halloween is the best time of year to break from tradition and express your batty personality and ghoulish side with some spookily spectacular Halloween party appetizers. There is no limit to the number of scary appetizers you can whip up by simply 'dressing up' your standard party fare.

This Halloween appetizer recipe idea turns an ordinary cheese ball into a spooktacular party hit with just a little bit of imagination.

So don't hold back, let your creative juices flow, and have fun creating your own Halloween party appetizers.

Jack-o'-Lantern Cheese Ball

Make your favorite cheese ball recipe, shape the mixture into one large and one small ball. Roll each ball in crushed nacho cheese flavored chips. Place cheese balls on kale or parsley on a platter. Cut pitted ripe olives into triangle shaped pieces and press into the cheese ball to make eyes and a mouth (you may need to remove chips from those areas to make the olives stick). Place 1/2 of a dill pickle on the top of each ball for the stem of the jack-o-latern.
Recipe compliments of Better Homes and Gardens

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