Shrimp look eerie hanging on a black pot filled with ice.

What’s your Halloween ritual? Do you take your kids out trick-or-treating? Or do you dress up and have everyone over for a costume party?

Whichever way you decide to spend your Halloween night, there’s sure to be good food around! Here are a few easy ways to add some ‘chills’ to your Halloween spread:

Finger Limes taste like 'citrus caviar' and easily dresses up a dish.

• Look around your kitchen for black pots, plates, trays, cups and more. These dark dishes will be perfect to display various foods and candy (like our shrimp tray above)

 

• Use ‘scary’ fruits like peeled grapes, prickly pears, or these finger limes (seen at left). I always like to find unusual fruits, usually seen in this section.

Instead of Pumpkin Pie, try substituting pumpkins for beets to create a spooky treat.

• Make classic desserts with a twist like this Beet Pie made with these beets (instead of Pumpkin Pie; recipe here).

Lastly, our friends over at Love Beets sent us this recipe to share with you to serve at your Halloween party:

Beet, Walnut & Herb dip

• Serves: 4
  Preparation Time: 10 minsIngredients: 

  • 8.8 oz vacuum packed beets
  • 1- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 small bunch each of cilantro & parsley
  • 2 oz shelled walnuts
  • 3 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tsp red wine vinegar
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper

  Directions:

1. Roughly chop the beets and herbs and put in a food processor with the walnuts and garlic and process until you have a course paste.
2. Add the oil and vinegar and season generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Taste to check the seasoning – you may need to add a little more vinegar if the beets are particularly sweet.
3. Serve with pita chips, crackers, etc.

Having a party but have no time to whip anything up? Check out our Halloween Catering section!  You can pre-order your platters now for delivery on October 27-31.

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