~Halloween Fun ~
The crisp air of October not only gives a set go
to an array of Indian festivals but also to one of the
most awaited fun centric celebration of Halloween
too. My first introduction to the eerie ghostly festival
happened sometimes in middle school via Agatha
Christie's - Halloween party. I still remember how
I spent countless hours with my encyclopaedia, trying
to gather more information about the festival that
was almost unknown to the kids back then.
Crack - o - Lantern
( when Crackers become Jack o lanterns )
Crackers topped with Veeba cheese & jalapeño dip,
trimmed olives and pickled cucumber eyes n mouth
bean stems and cheese ghosts
Halloween is synonymous to the carved pumpkins
or the jack o lanterns. even if you are not carving a
pumpkin for your kiddos , these tiny treats are sure
to put a smile on the lil faces !!Jus a few basic
ingredients n some dips / spreads are enough to set
the fun mood in .You know how much I love
playing around with dips and spreads !!
Life is so much easy if you have some
in the refrigerator .
ingredients n some dips / spreads are enough to set
the fun mood in .You know how much I love
playing around with dips and spreads !!
Life is so much easy if you have some
in the refrigerator .
Shopping for freshest ingredients
from local farmers markets to picking up some
exotic ingredients from global gourmet stores
my heart just loves ingredient shopping !! With the
festival season and ongoing professional assignments
the market trips took a backseat and Veeba came
in as a rescue and had to be surely put to test !
in as a rescue and had to be surely put to test !
Daughter wanted to invite her besties for a
quick snacking and of course with the weekend
around I couldn't turn down her request. A generous
smear of Veeba cheese and jalapeño dip over
the crackers , some extra paprika and quick olive
and pickle cutouts our first appetiser was ready.
The cheesy goodness of the dip beautifully balanced
the heat of the jalapeños. Oh how I wish if there
was packet of tortilla chips in the pantry too !!
who said the gingerbread cutters are just
for Christmas ?? Our second appetisers were some
mummy sandwiches !! I prepared a filling of some
minty coleslaw using Veeba's mint mayonnaise while
some regular eggless mayo went in the piping bag
for decorating the mummy with some mayo bands.
The kids had so much fun cutting the cucumber
and pepper bats !!
Whole wheat bread cut with gingerbreadman cutter ,
filled with minty coleslaw, piped with mayo stripes
and served with pepper and cucumber bats.
The mint mayo is definitely a must try , the minty
aroma can add a fresh zing to almost anything !
( n I couldn't resist licking the spoon.. shhhh !! ) btw
we had so much fun with our mayo piping bag, the
kids didn't even leave the chance to decorate the snack
plate with some polkas too , I'm sure we will be trying
much more with this creamy delight soon. The Burger
Mayo is still in the pantry and will soon be put to
some creative culinary use.
Have a great healthy Happy Halloween folks
with loads of healthy booooolicious delights !!
with loads of healthy booooolicious delights !!
