Friday, October 24, 2014

Simple but fun Halloween recipes

I've never been one to celebrate Halloween. It's the Born Again upbringing. But now that I have little boys who just love to get dressed up in costumes and squeal in delighted horror when their Mama Monster chases them around the house to attack them with kisses and tickles, I gotta do Halloween! So we'll do the costumes, the scary decor, and the creepy meals.

As a busy mom, I don't have time to create gourmet party dishes. But I do want to celebrate the season with spooked-up versions of my kids' favorite things to eat. With just simple everyday ingredients, I can creep my kids out into stuffing themselves! I especially like how Cheez Whiz—which I've loved since I was a kid—makes these recipes easier to whip up. Instead of using pricey cheeses like mozzarella, I use creamy Cheez Whiz! Since it's not so expensive (but just as yummy), I can serve it generously!

Anyway, because I wanted to inspire my dearest readers into making their own Halloween snacks, my kids and I made our scary treats early so we can show you our delicious ideas!

Spiderweb Pizza
Ingredients:
Pizza crust
Pasta sauce
Pepperoni, ham or hot dog
Cheez Whiz
Black olives (if your kids don't like olives, use pepperoni, hotdogs or nori)

Spread pasta sauce generously on the pizza crust (if you don't have pizza crust, just cut out circles in regular sliced bread). Layer pepperoni or ham all over the pizza. Make spiders using the black olives. Pop into the oven and toast for 10 minutes. While it's toasting, put Cheez Whiz in a bowl, heat in a microwave oven to soften it, then transfer to a pastry bag. When pizza's done in the oven, pipe out a spiderweb pattern with the Cheez Whiz. Serve!

You have to put the Cheez Whiz last because if you make the web first then heat, the cheese spread will melt all over your pizza! I learned that by mistake! Heehee! See what Iron Man and I made:


Heehee. Didn't look much like a web! We had better luck with the next recipe:

Coffin Sandwiches
Ingredients:
Whole grain bread
Cheez Whiz
Ham
Red bell pepper (or hot dogs, nori, pepperoni, black olives)

While you can use any sliced bread, I prefer whole grain so that it's brown, like wood, because we're making coffins! Just slice the bread into coffin shapes, make a regular ham-and-cheese spread sandwich, then decorate with a cross using red bell pepper.



My kids definitely enjoyed these simple but spooky recipes! These are healthy, too! The calcium from the cheesy Cheez Whiz alone makes me spread it on generously! The best part? My boys helped me make these scary treats. It sparks their creativity, encourages them to eat healthy, and have tons of fun with me! Try it with your kids, too!

For more fun and creative recipes, check out CheeseAnything.com. Have fun!

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