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November 1, 2007
Spooky Food
Dinner at our house on Halloween is always American Chop Suey. This started back when I was little. My mom made it for us because it was the one thing she knew we would all eat, no matter how anxious we were to get out and go trick or treating. Hannah has grown up having this for dinner on Halloween so we're now second generation into this little tradition and I'm guessing she'll continue it with her own family some day. It's good stuff. And it's not goulash, no matter what Norma says. Right, Sandy?
But anyway. The problem with this dinner is that I don't get to have fun with a Halloween themed dinner. So, last Monday night at our weekly family dinner, I got a bit, errr, creative.
While the kids decorated cupcakes with seasonal sprinkles . . .
I made Witches Hands, Moldy Maggot Casserole, Booger Biscuits and Giants Toes.
Okay, it was really just oven baked chicken that I flattened and cut into "fingers," a rice and spinach casserole, biscuits with sauteed scallions and then tinted with green food coloring, and baby carrots. The recipes came from here and I have to say that the rice was really really good.
It was delicious and fun and my family really got a kick out of it.
The pumpkintinis weren't bad, either.
Posted by Carole at November 1, 2007 6:45 AM
Comments
Ooooo, pumpkintinis!!! Care to share the recipe?
Posted by: Kirsten at November 1, 2007 7:15 AM
Ha ha, that is so cute! Yummy looking too!
Posted by: Kristine at November 1, 2007 7:23 AM
That looks like a fun meal. I'm glad to hear it was tasty too.
Posted by: Karen at November 1, 2007 7:36 AM
Yum!
Bean and I were trying to gross each other out yesterday. I should have known better than to play that game with a five-year-old. I told her I was going to put green boogers on her and she looked at me and said, "Oh, Mom, boogers aren't green. They're sort of this goldy brown color." Ahem.
And now we have more candy than anyone should eat in a year. We went with a friend and good heavens but they dole it out in her neighborhood. None of this fun size stuff, either.
Posted by: liz at November 1, 2007 7:41 AM
Yummm, pumpkintinis! I'd eat the rest of the food for one of them;-)
Posted by: margene at November 1, 2007 7:45 AM
Wow. That dinner looked uh..well...I think I'd have had a cupcake.
Posted by: Susan at November 1, 2007 7:46 AM
Ooh, that pumpkintini looks good!
Posted by: Cheryl at November 1, 2007 7:50 AM
We ate American Chop Suey for Halloween dinner ( my mom made it last night for her and my dad).
Yumm....
Posted by: Kate at November 1, 2007 7:57 AM
Oh - yum - Pumpkintini's? That's a new one for me. Share the recipe? (please?)
Posted by: Bethe at November 1, 2007 8:13 AM
I'll have 2 pumpkintini's!!
Posted by: Robin in VA at November 1, 2007 8:27 AM
Also lining up at the bar for a pumpkintini ... although the cupcakes look really good.
Posted by: Ruth at November 1, 2007 8:33 AM
You grrls won't let go of that American Chop Suey thing. ;)
Posted by: susan at November 1, 2007 8:33 AM
What a lovely pairing- pumpkintinis with cupcakes! Great spooky dinner too.
Posted by: Manise at November 1, 2007 8:35 AM
LOL, we used to eat American Chop Suey on Halloween too. Pumpkintinis? You really must share that recipe :)
Posted by: Lynne at November 1, 2007 8:50 AM
Very creative with the dinner. :) Hope you had a good Halloween.
Posted by: Jessica at November 1, 2007 8:51 AM
Why have I never had a Pumpkintini... must Google the recipe right now.
Posted by: Kate at November 1, 2007 8:56 AM
You are so FUN!!! That's a great dinner.
Posted by: Kathy at November 1, 2007 8:57 AM
You amaze me!
Posted by: Deb at November 1, 2007 8:58 AM
Sounds like a very fun and creative dinner!
Posted by: Kristi aka Fiber Fool at November 1, 2007 9:45 AM
Great looking dinner, doesn't sound very appetizing though ;-) Pumpkintini's on the other hand sound yummy.
Of course it's not goulash; Norma's just silly!
Posted by: Julie at November 1, 2007 9:53 AM
Was anyone grossed out by the booger biscuits? I would have have trouble eating them, but the hands, toes and mold look pretty good. You get extra points for such a fun meal!
Posted by: Wool Winder at November 1, 2007 9:54 AM
I'll have a pumpkintini and a cupcake please.
Posted by: Hillary at November 1, 2007 10:15 AM
Hahahaha!!! That is too funny!!! Tell me more about this pumpkintini....it looks yummy!
Posted by: Kim at November 1, 2007 11:14 AM
i hate my life. i was in class last night until 10. wtf am i doing?
Posted by: maryse at November 1, 2007 11:21 AM
you're just so danged clever :-)
Posted by: Teyani at November 1, 2007 11:46 AM
that was great-
Funny- my guys wanted sushi!--- to me- that's scary! (not into sushi myself;)
Posted by: tracey in mi at November 1, 2007 12:09 PM
Love the green biscuits! I'll have to spring those on my family sometime.
Posted by: Lucia at November 1, 2007 12:21 PM
What a creative dinner! Well done, you. Love the witch hands.
Posted by: Cookie at November 1, 2007 12:33 PM
I'm all for the Pumpkintinis! Your Monday family night sounded like a good idea to experiment with the "spooky" food.
Posted by: Wanda at November 1, 2007 1:08 PM
Great looking food...and the recipes but..ahem.. didn't see 'Pumpkintinis' at all... I could go for one right about now...
Posted by: marianne at November 1, 2007 1:22 PM
Aw! C'mon, have pity on us and pony up that cocktail recipe. How else am I going to wash down all those leftover fun-size candy bars?
;-)
Posted by: Beth S. at November 1, 2007 1:29 PM
As soon as I saw the cupcakes, I wanted to be a kid over at your house. And pumpkintinis? Can both my inner child and I stop by to play?
Posted by: Ann Rose at November 1, 2007 3:22 PM
You know what I would have liked the most....
Posted by: scout at November 1, 2007 3:52 PM
Hi! I am thinking about buying an Ashford Traditional and see that you have one, would you mind sharing the pros/cons....any feedback would be very much appreciated!!
Darlene
radhouse (at) mindspring (dot) com
Posted by: Crazy For Yarn In Alabama at November 1, 2007 4:06 PM
Hi! I am thinking about buying an Ashford Traditional and see that you have one, would you mind sharing the pros/cons....any feedback would be very much appreciated!!
Darlene
radhouse (at) mindspring (dot) com
Posted by: Crazy For Yarn In Alabama at November 1, 2007 4:07 PM
Cool! What makes the pumpkintinis orange?
Posted by: Beth at November 1, 2007 4:11 PM
What a gross/lovely dinner! You (and the kids) are so creative! Love the Halloween socks too - perfect!
Posted by: Tina at November 1, 2007 4:19 PM
Mmmm, I remember lots of American Chop Suey from my childhood. I think my mom put some cheese in hers too. (Or maybe that was the baked macaroni that I'm thinking of ... so many meals with such similar ingredients!)
Posted by: Danielle at November 1, 2007 4:41 PM
I see I am not alone in the curiosity about the pumpkintinis. I'm a little obsessed with pumpkin AND martinis!
Posted by: Marlena at November 1, 2007 9:28 PM
Oh my god, "moldy maggot casserole" is something I'll never get out of my head ever, no matter how I try. Thank you for that.
Also, I can't believe it has been over a year since your original American Chop Suey post -- where does the time go???
Posted by: Rachel at November 2, 2007 10:23 PM
oooohhh pumpkintinis! They sound yummy!
Posted by: JessaLu at November 2, 2007 10:34 PM
Yummy, yummy. The pumpkintinis sound divine. Recipe?
Posted by: ~Kristie at November 3, 2007 5:42 PM
We had the same hotdish as a kid and I make it for my daughter occasionally, only we use tomato soup and a can of alphabet soup. I have never heard it called American Chop Suey. I'm guessing that is a never-ending debate.
Posted by: Karen at November 4, 2007 8:14 PM
I came over here from Claudia's Blog, and just have to second (or more) the request for a pumpkintini recipe. I have a ton of pumpkin recipes if you need an exchange!
Posted by: Seanna Lea at November 6, 2007 5:26 PM
