For Halloween parties try little dinner rolls and put in enough green food coloring that they look totally molded. Gross looking but good.

Spider Bread
Bread dough or package of pre-made rolls
(optional) poppy seeds, almond slivers
(hard core optional) pesto or cheese/sausage filling
Separate dough into individual rolls. Using floured scissors, cut each roll in two. Cut one part into four longish strips (for legs) and lay them across the other part, pinching in the center to get the ends to all stick out the sides. Bake as directed.
You can use the poppy seeds for eyes and the almond slivers for fangs. When I made them I filled the body part with pesto, and sausage and cheese. Anything you'd put in a calzone will work, but be careful it's not too runny 'cause it'll leak out!

Bleeding Heart Jello

The Preparation:
The heart is made from red jello with a some evaporated milk added to make it opaque. The blood is honey or kyro syrup with red food coloring added. Place the 'blood' in a small zip lock plastic bag and submerged in the jello. I guess you could use any mold for the jello but a heart shape really looks special.
The Presentation:
A heart shaped mold sits innocently on a platter. When pierced with a sharp knife it oozes blood red sauce. The effect is disgusting , but not bad tasting. When you've gathered everyone around for the cutting, be sure to use a fairly sharp knife so it pierces the bag. Also, the best effect is when the center of the heart is pierced, then the knife is twisted. This oozes blood out of the "wound" and looks gross!! If you have a "hearty" crowd that wants to dig in, just remember to remove the bag! (I've heard of a halloween gag, but this is ridiculous!)


Larry's Upchuck

2 teaspoons of butter or margarine
2 medium onions chopped
16 ounces of cream style corn
2-10 ounce cans of cream of mushroom soup
2 cups milk
Whatever leftover vegetables you have in the fridge! (tomatoes, green beans, Mushrooms, cauliflower, etc) Saute onions in the butter. Add everything else and bring it to a boil. Simmer 5 minutes. Serve immediately with a barf bag of course!