Give me your favorite Halloween meals! (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by newtraditionalists@beehaw.org to c/food@beehaw.org

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So I know Halloween isn't a day with a huge meal tradition like xmas or tday, but I'm having some dear friends stay with me that weekend and I would love to cook up something Halloweeny. So I'm curious, do any of you have any go-to meals/dishes for Halloween? No real requirements here, it can be outright spooky/gross or just autumn themed, and anything in between. Looking mostly for savory ideas, as the treats will be flowing already. I did the pinterest thing but love sourcing from communities like this. Thanks in advance for any thoughts/ideas!!

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[-] dumples@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

I always hated Halloween food that were suppose to be gory or spooky. They end up just looking dumb and don't taste good. Go with a traditional autumn food. I recommend bread and soup.

We have been making these:
https://lundsandbyerlys.com/wild-rice-soup/
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/cozy-autumn-wild-rice-soup/

[-] anon6789@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mostly agree with you about the looking bad and not tasting good, but I have made the "Meat Hand" before and that was just as good as normal food if you like meatloaf. Just make your recipe of choice but form into a hand shape, top it with a little cheese before baking, and cook on a sheet pan, then transfer into mashed taters. Looks great/horrifying, hard to mess up, and tastes like regular food. Plus ketchup makes "blood.". Options fingernails are just onion slivers and the wrist is the onion core/center part.

Pic below isn't mine, but mine came out looking just as good.