12 • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FOOD
THURSDAY,OCTOBER31,2002
Halloween treats scare up some flavor tonight
Remember dressing up as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle or the rock-star doll Jem for Halloween?
Oh, how innocent childhood was when Halloween was all about trick-or-treating, dressing up as our favorite super heroes and having more candy than the other boys and girls.
Our age of innocence is history. The once G.I. Joes and Cinderellas are now dressed as pimps and sexy kittens, and the view of Halloween has changed to an event filled with lavish costumes, drinking and parties.
Whatever kind of gala students attend or host tonight, it will surely be an unforgettable moment in college.
If throwing a party, get a couple of friends together, split the cost of groceries and put together these fabulous, easy appetizers.
It won't take more than 30 minutes if you have a few friends helping out. Happy Halloween everyone.
Instructions:
First, get some Halloween decorations such as a tablecloth,some cobwebs and tiny pumpkins or whatever other Halloween decorations you would like to adorn your table.
EAT THIS
Christina DiGiacomo
edgiacomo@kansan.com
Nine-layer Mexican dip
13x9x2 inch baking dish
1 container of bean dip
1 8 oz. container of cream cheese
Guacamole dip
Taco sauce
1 cup of shredded lettuce
2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
3 green onions sliced, including white and green parts
1 cup of cheese
1 cup of black olives
Salsa-flavored Doritos
Black corn tortilla chips
Layer each ingredient above in dish following the order above. When layering black olives, make a jack-o-lantern face with the olives on top of the cheese for added Halloween effect. Serve with salsa-flavored Doritos and black corn tortilla chips. Chill in refrigerator until ready to use. Serves 6-8.
Ghostly cheese dip
2 packages of Goat cheese
1 / 2 cup of Parmesan cheese
3 slices of black olives
1 cup of heated-through red pasta sauce
20-25 slices of French baguette
Crackers
Mold both cheeses together to form a ghost shape. Set upright in the middle of a plate Cheese should stick to plate, but may have to insert toothpick diagonally in back of ghost to support it. Dust the ghost all over with Parmesan cheese. Insert two of the black olive slices as eyes and one underneath as the mouth. Pour the warm sauce around the ghost (making it look like a pool of blood) and serve with a spreading knife, crackers and slices of the baguette. Serve immediately. Serves 10-12.
Spooky berry punch
A Halloween cake or gelatin mold
1 can of frozen berry punch concentrate
1 can of frozen Limeade concentrate
3 cups of ginger ale
Pour water into mold and freeze. Prepare both juices according to directions and mix into a large punch bowl.Add ginger ale. Once water is frozen into the mold, punch out from mold and add to punch bowl, creating a large ice
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cube. Serves 10-15.
Serve all appetizers, plus store-bought cookies and candy, together on decorative table and enjoy.
Be sure to check out next week's column for reader requested recipes.
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