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

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That actually sounds good. Meatloaf isn't something I would think of

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

You should try it! I forget where I saw the idea originally, but my ex was very into Halloween, so we made it.

I normally don't like meatloaf, but the different shape and the crunchy cheese gave it a texture I enjoyed better, so IMO it's even better in hand form then it is as normal meatloaf!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Its the onion fingernails that really push this over the edge haha...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

It's the little details that make things special 😂

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is awesome! What a fun idea!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

It's really simple and the results are well worth it. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I dug through my archives and found my pics of the one I made.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yummy! I've been trying to source legit wild rice from a tribe in Minnesota but it's proven tougher than I thought. Any suggestions on where to source?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I usually get it at a high end grocery store here but that is usually cultivated or mass harvested. Not sure how to best get tribal harvested but I'm sure you can find some online