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Serving Size: 18 1-cup semisweet chocolate chips 1-cup peanut butter chips 2 cups rice chow mein noodles plus extra 1/2cup chopped peanuts 2 cups miniature marshmallows Miniature chocolate chips or candy "eyes" Place chocolate chips and peanut butter chips in a microwave safe bowl. Place in microwave and cook on high for 1 minute. Stir chips with a spatula. Return to microwave and continue to cook and stir every 30 seconds or until mixture is melted and smooth. To the melted chocolate, add the marshmallows. Then add marshmallow the peanuts and chow mein noodles. Stir lightly. (It's a good idea to break up the noodles before mixing.) Scoops bug bodies onto a tray lined with parchment or wax paper. Poke additional noodles into the sides to resemble legs. You can also use noodles to form antennas. Place chocolate chips or candy "eyes" in place. Store at room temperature until ready to serve. ----- Per serving (excluding unknown items): 149 Calories; 9g Fat (48% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 1mg Cholesterol; 28mg Sodium _____ Deviled Mice Serving Size: 20 10 large eggs 1/3 cup mayonnaise 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika Red cabbage leaves for garnish To complete the mice bodies... Boiled spaghetti noodles (for tails), cut in half Pimento stuffed olives (for eyes nose) Rosemary leaves for whiskers, optional Carrot slices, cut into rounds then quartered To hard cook the eggs...Place eggs in a saucepan and fill with water until eggs are covered. Bring the water to a boil over high heat. Turn the heat down to medium and allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and carefully drain off hot water into the sink. Cover the eggs with cold water and set aside for 5 minutes. Gently crack the eggs against a hard surface, then carefully peel off the shells. Slice each egg in half lengthwise. Gently scoop out the yolks and put them in a small bowl. Mash with a fork until crumbly. Add mayonnaise, paprika and blend. Carefully fill the empty egg whites with yolk mixture and place yolk side down on a plate arranged with red cabbage leaves. These are the mice bodies. To finish the mice bodies...tuck a spaghetti noodles under the mouse to look like a tail. Make eyes and a nose out of pieces of the pimento. Use smaller carrot pieces for ears. Insert rosemary leaves around the nose for whiskers, if desired. Use a sharp knife to cut a slit into the egg to make inserting the eyes and nose easier. ----- Per serving (excluding unknown items): 59 Calories; 5g Fat (80% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 0g Carbohydrate; 93mg Cholesterol; 49mg Sodium _____ Dipped & Decorated Marshmallows Serving Size: 20 1 12-oz. pkg. Semisweet chocolate chips 3 tablespoons shortening 1 cup finely chopped walnuts 1 cup Halloween sprinkles 20 Large marshmallows or pretzel sticks In a double boiler, melt chocolate with shortening or microwave 2 to 3 minutes on medium; stir until smooth. Do not overheat. Chocolate should be lukewarm. Drop pretzels or marshmallows into chocolate mixture one at a time. Remove with a fork, raining excess chocolate. Dip pretzel or marshmallow into nuts; spread flat on a plate. Lay on waxed paper-lined flat pan. Chill until firm, at least 1 hour. When ready to serve, remove from paper. Per serving (excluding unknown items): 70 Calories; 5g Fat (61% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 1mg Sodium _____ Ghostly Dessert Cups Serving Size: 12 3 1/2 cups cold milk 2 packages Jello chocolate pudding, instant variety (4 serving size) 1 12-ounce tub Cool Whip Lite(r) thawed 1 package Oreos(r) (about 16 ounce), crushed Miniature chocolate chips Pour cold milk into a large bowl; add pudding mixes. Beat with a wire whisk for 2 minutes. Stir in 3 cups of the Cool Whip(r) and half of the cookie crumbs. Spoon 2 tablespoon cookie crumbs and the 1/2 cup pudding into 15 individual cups. Top with remaining crumbs. Put the remaining Cool Whip(r) into a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip. Squeeze it onto the top of the cups to make it look like a ghost standing up. Make the eyes with mini chocolate chips. BOO! ----- Per serving (excluding unknown items): 1 Calories; less than one gram Fat (46% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 0g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 0mg Sodium _____ Hairball With Nachos Serving Size: 8 For the "Hairball"... 3 whole avocados 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon onion, minced 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 pinch black pepper 1 1/2 cups alfalfa sprouts To make the "hairball"...Peel avocados, cut them in halves and remove pits. Toss with lemon juice in a ceramic bowl. Mash with a fork until smooth. Add remaining ingredients, blend well, and adjust seasoning to taste. Mixture should be thick and not too runny. Refrigerate until ready to serve but not for more a few hours. When ready to serve, place on a platter and shape into a mound or ball with your clean hand. Take the alfalfa sprouts and press into the outside of the ball to make it look hairy. Arrange green chips and/or blue chips around the "hairball" and dig in. ----- Per serving: 93 Calories; 9g Fat (76% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 140mg Sodium _____ Pizza Snakes (These were a huge hit) Serving Size: 16 2 11-oz. Tube Refrigerated breadstick dough 1 cup thick pizza sauce 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 small can sliced black olives smallest size Slivers of red pepper or pimento Preheat oven to 350¡. Remove breadsticks from packaging and separate. Using a rolling motion, lightly roll each breadstick to a length of about 12 inches. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, shaping each in a wavy pattern. Spoon or squirt pizza sauce over breadstick in zig zags or stripes. Sprinkle with cheeses. Place two sliced black olives for the eyes and a forked tongue cut from the pepper or pimento into the head of the snake. Place cookie sheet on center rack of preheated oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until puffy and golden. Per serving (excluding unknown items): 54 Calories; 4g Fat (70% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; 9mg Cholesterol; 219mg Sodium _____ Plasma Punch Serving Size: 30 40 ounces frozen strawberries thawed 1 12-ounce can frozen cranberry juice concentrate, thawed 1 12-ounce can frozen raspberry juice concentrate, thawed 1 quart strawberry frozen yogurt 2 pints raspberry sorbet 2 liters sparkling mineral water, chilled 2 liters gingerale, chilled Note: Scoop the sorbet and yogurt ahead of time and freeze scoops on a cookie sheet To make the punch...in a blender or food processor, puree half the slightly thawed strawberries with cranberry concentrate. Pour the puree into a large bowl. Repeat with remaining berries and raspberry concentrate; mix well. Place scoops of yogurt and sorbet into a punch bowl along with ice ring or "cold hands." Add mineral water and gingerale just before serving so soda keeps it's fizz. Per serving (excluding unknown items): 29 Calories; less than one gram Fat (1% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 0mg Sodium _____ SNOUTS & BEANS Serving Size: 12 4 28-ounce can pork and beans 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 small onion, diced 1/4 cup molasses 1 1/3 tablespoons mustard powder 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves Salt to taste 8 knockwurst or hot dogs Mix the pork and beans, brown sugar, molasses and seasonings in a medium size Dutch oven or saucepan with a lid. To prepare the "snouts," slice knockwurst or hot dogs into 1/2" slices. Using a straw, poke two holes through the slices to resemble nostrils. Place on top of beans pushing down slightly but do not submerge. Place over medium heat and cook until warm but not boiling. For the best presentation, place the cover over the pot and make sure your guests are looking when you reveal the contents. Voila! Per serving (excluding unknown items): 154 Calories; 2g Fat (8% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 33g Carbohydrate; 6mg Cholesterol; 356mg Sodium SPAGHETTI WITH EYEBALLS Serving Size: 12 For the eyeballs... 2 pound lean ground turkey 4 large egg whites 4 cloves garlic minced 2 large lemon, zested and juiced 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes 1 pint fresh soft breadcrumbs 2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 jars olives with pimentos 2 pounds spaghetti or ziti,cooked 2- 24 ounce jar spaghetti sauce your choice Extra Parmesan cheese, for sprinkling Curly parsley To make the eyeballs...Preheat the oven to 350¡. Place all the ingredients for the eyeballs in a large bowl and mix very well. Use a spoon or well washed hands. Gather up enough of the meat mixture to roll into a ball, about the size of a ping pong ball. Roll it between your hands into a ball. Place on a baking sheet and insert an olive, pimento side up to it stares at you! Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes until lightly browned. Prepare spaghetti or ziti according to package directions. Drain. Warm spaghetti sauce in a saucepan on the stove. To make your Spaghetti and Eyeballs look spooky...first, arrange the cooked noodles in a large serving dish. Ladle the sauce over the top and sprinkle with the extra cheese. Place the eyeballs, in pairs over the top of the sauce and garnish with parsley eyelashs. Serve right away. Here's looking at you, kid! Per serving (excluding unknown items): 75 Calories; 3g Fat (36% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 3mg Cholesterol; 303mg Sodium SPIDER WEB SOUP Serving Size: 16 For the soup... 1 50-ounce can tomato soup 4 1/2 cups milk 2 teaspoons garlic powder 2 teaspoons onion powder 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan or more if necessary For the web... 1/2 cup sour cream 3 tablespoons milk 3 drops green food coloring To make the soup...combine soup and milk using a wire whisk. Blend until smooth. Place over medium heat. When soup is hot, not boiling, add garlic and onion powder, ground pepper and Parmesan. Remove from heat. To make web...while soup is warming, combine sour cream and milk, blending until smooth. Add green food coloring to mixture and blend well. Place this mixture in a squeeze bottle or into a plastic sandwich bag, cutting one of the corners of the bag so you can squeeze out the mixture in a stream. Make the spider web just before you are ready to serve the soup. Starting from the outside of the bowl or pot, swirl the sour cream mixture inward to the center of the bowl, creating a spiral. Then take a toothpick and, starting in the center, drag the toothpick through the soup to the outer edge. Repeat several times to create a spider web design. Per serving (excluding unknown items): 67 Calories; 4g Fat (53% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 13mg Cholesterol; 94mg Sodium Brittle Bones 1/4 cup egg whites (about 2 large), at room temperature |