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Help needed!! Please be quick

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:27 am
by Boo
Dear Team

I'm supposed to be cooking a Halloween dinner tomorrow night ( a dinner for two as opposed to a series of cakes and snacks).
I'm at work toaday and need to buy the ingredients this lunch time. I discovered to my horror that most of the Halloween recipe websites have been blocked by our administrator.

Would any of you therefore be kind enough to post any good recipes that you're aware of, in reply to this post.

Many thanks

Steve (Boo)

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:30 am
by magickbean
How about this for a starter?

Lantern Soup (Pumpkin and Haricot Bean)

Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
675g/1½lb pumpkin flesh, cubed
450g/1lb sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 tsp mixed dried herbs
1 tsp chopped sage
1.5L/2½ pint vegetable stock
400g/14oz canned haricot beans, rinsed and drained
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method
1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion and garlic for about 10 minutes until softened and starting to colour.
2. Add the pumpkin, sweet potato and herbs and cook for a further 5 minutes.
3. Add the vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Cover the pan and simmer for 30 minutes, until the vegetables are cooked and tender.
4. Add the haricot beans and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, then serve hot with crusty bread.

I got that recipe from the BBC - you should still be able to check out their site? Sorry if this is a little late, I only just logged on. If you don't have time to make a starter, you can always buy this soup ready made - I know one company that sells it in cartons in all the major supermarkets, but I don't remember the brand I'm afraid.

Also from the BBC is this recipe for a main:


Toad in the Hole with Spicy Pumpkin Puree

Ingredients
75g/2½oz plain flour
pinch of salt
1 egg
¼ pint milk
a little oil
2 chipolata sausages
For the pumpkin purée
110g/4oz pumpkin purée
pinch of turmeric
pinch of paprika
pinch of medium curry powder
pinch of chilli powder
knob of butter

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
2. Mix the flour, salt and egg in a bowl and, stirring all the time, add enough milk to give a smooth batter the consistency of double cream.
3. Heat a little oil in a small non-stick pan and pour the batter mixture in. Transfer to the oven and cook for 6-8 minutes or until golden.
4. For the chipolatas, drizzle a little oil in a medium non-stick frying pan and cook the sausages for a few minutes, turning frequently, to colour. Transfer to the oven and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until cooked through.
5. Heat the pumpkin purée in a pan for 1-2 minutes. Stir in the turmeric, paprika, curry powder and chilli powder and heat for a further minute.
6. Add the knob of butter and gently heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. To serve, remove the Yorkshire pudding from the oven and tip out onto a plate.
8. Spread the spicy pumpkin purée on top and then top with the cooked sausages to serve.

Hope this helps somehow!
-Claire x :)

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:55 am
by Winnie Sanderson
Just thought I'd share what I have done in the past for food at my halloween parties. Not really sure what you were looking for exactly.

Monster Meatloaf....I took my recipe for meatloaf and made the shape of a body and used veggies for the face. In the center of the chest I put ketchup then stuck my butcher knife in his chest....LOL.....I was a hit!

Reguritated Mashed potatoes....I made potatoes and added a tiny bit of green food coloring so they were kind of greyish...I added mixed veggies so it look very lumpy...lol

Moldy Rolls....I took store bought dinner rolls and brushed the top with butter and sprinkled on greenish grey parmesan cheese then baked them.

Chili.....I made chili and instead of keeping it in my crockpot I put it into a hollowed out pumpkin. For bowls I used mini hollowed out pumpkins.