Halloween

~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 . 

 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 ! 

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 !!

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