You never outgrow Halloween. You just change the trick and treats. Decorations Decorating the venue is a big area to make the difference. Make it spookier, rather than cute like you would for a childs party. Try to get enough small tea-light candles, and not use the main … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2010
Halloween Childrens Party Menu
This menu is to give you an idea of what you could prepare and serve if you have a party to prepare for. All of the dishes serve 6 people, and are relatively easy and simple to make – meaning that you should be able to get the help of any children around. Spooky Fruit … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Pie
A great use for the inside of those pumpkins you’ve turned into Lanterns. For best results, use ‘Pie Pumpkins’ – usually available from late September through to mid December. They’re smaller, sweeter and have a more edible texture (less grainy than the lantern type). … [Read more...]
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
There's a whole heap of food and drink you can make from anything left over from Pumpkins. One example of a very healthy snack are these seeds. They're very good for you, tasty, very easy to eat and extremely easy and fast to make. You can also mix and match different flavours by … [Read more...]
Halloween Childrens Drinks
Fire-breathing dragons, Evil Witches Brew and Gruesome Buckets of Blood, these drips will provide the finishing touches to any Childrens party that you're organising. Really push the boat out, and decorate the cups you've got to look like Witches and Wizards hats, and the bowls … [Read more...]
Trick or Treat Suprises!
A whole host of different ideas for what you can offer Trick or Treaters. These can be used as treats at a party, as treats to give away to Trick of Treaters, or as little suprises in Games. Worm Burgers This recipe makes little cookie treats that are easy enough to use … [Read more...]
Strawberry and White Chocolate Torte
Insanely rich yet still very simple. A small amount of this cake is just enough to leave you wanting more and more! Let your creative side go free when you are decorating the torte - sliced strawberries, marbled chocolate patterns, strawberry Coulis, or even as the image below … [Read more...]
Chicken fried in Batter
Succulent Chicken, Crispy Batter…party food doesn’t get much more appetising than this! Over time, you'll work out how to adjust the tastes with different marinades - if you like softer chicken, add more lemon juice, if you like it crisper, add more oil and if you feel like … [Read more...]
Fruity Party Cheesecakes
You can make this as a whole dish, or in individual portions for people. Experiment with different fruits for the topping – Passionfruit seeds, Raspberry Coulis or Fresh Blueberries all work well. To Make 6 individual dishes 12 Ginger snaps 30g Melted Butter 70ml … [Read more...]
Sour Cherry Smoothie
This smoothie is quite a sharp flavour, with a creamy, smooth texture. The mix of the flavours and feelings makes this a sure-fire hit, and a great way to wake yourself up in the morning. You can also use it as in Ice Cream sauce if you add less yoghurt, and pour it over the top … [Read more...]
Lamb Pittas, with a Chilli Yoghurt dip
A great dish for Lunch or Dinner. Try to use the larger, fluffier Pittas that are available in some Delicatessens rather than the flatter ones in a Supermarket. The thinner the patties, the faster and crisper they will be. Try adding freshly chopped Mint into the Lamb Mince, or … [Read more...]
Ginger, Clementine and Orange Juice
A great way of making an ordinary Orange Juice a bit more adult and more mature. If you're going to store it in the fridge, make sure you clean the bottle out thoroughly out first, and store for at the most, 6 days before use. It can be frozen, but I recommend you drink it as … [Read more...]
Flaky Pie Crust
This light pie crust comes out of the oven nice and crisp, and suits so many types of pie – both sweet and savoury. Makes a ten inch shell 1 ½ cups Plain Flour 2 tbsp Sugar ½ tsp Salt (optional) 2 ½ tbsp Cold Vegetable Shortening 1/3 cup Cold … [Read more...]
‘Bloody Good’ Drink
A sophisticated drink, very refreshing and soothing. The rich taste of blood orange makes this drink a lot more explosive flavour wise rather than what you'd think. The combinations of flavours and textures in the Orange juice, Strawberries and Raspberries can be further enhanced … [Read more...]
Tropical Sunrise
A fresh, invigorating and eye-catching drink. Serves 1-2 1 ripe mango 1 orange ½ pomegranate 1. Remove the stone and peel from the mango, and peel the orange. Process or bled them together and pour into glasses 2. Peel the pomegranate, save 1 tbsp of the seeds and … [Read more...]
Kitchen First Aid
Kitchens are dangerous places. Knives, Oil and Water are more obvious dangers, but don't forget that you've got water and electric very close together in most kitchens (look at your kettle!). This shouldn't put you off of cooking with children, or at all yourself, but you do … [Read more...]
Gluvine
As if a bottle of red didn’t taste good enough on a cool Autumn Evening, try it in this traditional German style. Warm, with such a wide infusion of flavours and smells, served in warmed mugs. A very simple, easy to make drink, which is an immediate favourite at many parties as … [Read more...]
Sauerkraut
A very popular European dish, with many countries using it in one way or another in a traditional dish. It’s quite easy to see why too – it keeps for such a long time without the need for storing it in a refridgerator, and goes with Pork, Beef and Lamb, as well as other … [Read more...]
Bratwurst
Keeping with todays theme of Oktoberfest, here’s another traditional German dish: Bratwurst. These low fat sausages are full of flavour when cooked regularly, but follow the recipe below, and a whole combination of flavours, colours, smells and textures make this a great … [Read more...]
Pretzels
If, like me, you like your Beers, you'd know that earlier this month was Oktoberfest. Having spent much of my time celebrating, I 'researched' this recipe very well. Although these pretzels are slightly softer and more buttery than ‘traditional’ pretzels, I found them to go … [Read more...]