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I’ve shared a recipe find yesterday regarding Creepy Halloween Drinks. For today’s recipe find share, to complete the Halloween party foods for your kids, you might want to try this Mummy Dog recipe I stumbled upon from scoochmaru. Check out her article for a more detailed instructions plus step by step images.  Her article is indeed very helpful and easy to follow.

Step 1: Hot dogs (veggie dogs or sausages), biscuit dough (fresh or store-bought) and mustard are all you need to turn out these ghoulish delights! One roll of biscuit dough will cover one eight-pack of dogs. Preheat your oven to 375o F (190o C).

Step 2: Roll out your biscuit dough (Pillsbury Crescent Rolls), and pinch together any seams. Cut into strips about 1″ wide. Wrap your dogs!

Step 3: Bake for 12 minutes at 375o F.

Step 4: Decorate. Use mustard (or cheese whiz) to add eyes.

Notes: Mummy Dogs are more commonly known as “Pigs in Blanket”.

Photo Credits: scoochmaru.

Halloween is just a few weeks away. If your kids will be hosting a Kiddie Halloween Party, serving creepy or spooky drinks will surely spark their gathering. Not only they are refreshing but they serve as perfect Halloween prop, too. Check out this creepy healthy drink recipe that will surely satisfy their thirst after a tiring and sweating Trick or Trick activity.

Bloody Halloween Spooky Punch
1 quart fresh orange juice, not from concentrate
1 quart canned, unsweetened pineapple juice
1 quart ginger ale (there are non-alcoholic in grocery stores)
1/4 cup cranberry juice concentrate
12 thinly sliced cucumber rounds for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS:
* Mix orange juice and pineapple juice in a 1/2 gallon pitcher. Chill.
* When ready to serve, use clear glasses to see the “dripping blood” effect.
* Put ice cubes in glasses, then fill glasses 2/3rds full with juice.
* Add enough ginger ale to fill glasses.
* Garnish each glass will a round of cucumber.
* Use a small spoon to slowly drizzle 1 teaspoon of cranberry juice concentrate around the inside rim of each glass and watch the red “blood” drip down the inside of the glass.

More Halloween Punch recipes here.

Sweet treats such as chocolates have been popular birthday giveaways lately. But for my son’s birthday, I veered away from the traditional chocolate packaging. Check out the words and facts I used in “Nutritional Facts” style to spice up my son’s giveaway. It definitely makes the treat sweeter.

Calling all parents out there who are in the midst of their kid’s birthday party planning.  Participate in the Grand Food Tasting of Hizon’s Catering, one of the best and leading caterers in the country, on the scheduled date below. (Thanks to my friend, Mec, for sharing this).

Participation in the Grand Food Tasting is Free, but since seats are limited, attendees are required to register online to reserve a slot.

What: The Grand Food Tasting is a free food tasting event, open exclusively to parents planing a party for their kids.

When: Sunday, October 4, 2009
Time: 11AM – 6PM
Where: Light of Love Event Place, 1163 Santol st., Quezon City Philippines (Green Gate)

How to attend the grand food tasting?
To attend the Grand Food Tasting, Simply click on the appropriate link below.

If you wish to attend the Grand Food Tasting
(click here and fill up a registration form to reserve seats for the event)

If you cannot attend the food tasting due to it’s date or location but wish to attend our next food tasting event
(click here and pre-register to their next grand food tasting event)

If you wish to learn more about their catering services and how they can help you on your upcoming event.
(click here to fill up a contact form so their event consultant can get in touch with you as soon as possible )

What to Expect at the Children’s Party Grand Food Tasting

Activity Stations
Glitter Tatoo
Face Painting
Mascot Performances
Magician Booths
Baloon Twisting
Cupcake Designing

Food Stations
Hot Food Cart Stations
Hotdogs, Flavored French Fries, Fish Balls
Quesadilla Station (Our Tribute to Mexican cuisine, a variety quesadillas freshly made by our chef )

On Spot Pasta Station (Gourmet Pasta stations prepared on the spot by our chef )

Carving Station (8 hour Oven Roasted Beef Fillet seasoned with Rosemary and Garlic)

Dessert Buffet Station
Miniature Cakes Served in shot glasses
Chocolate Mousse, Vanilla Mouse, Black forest Mousse

Mango Pannacotta served in miniature teacups, Tiramisu, Cr่me Brulee

Classic Desserts in Margarita Glasses (Coffee Jelly, Buco Pandan, Nata Con Peaches )

Crepe Station (Crepes Made on the Spot by our chef)

Chocolate Fondue Fountain (5ft chocolate fondue fountain served with fresh fruit dippings )

Kid’s Buffet
Baked Spaghetti
Home Style BBQ
Mini Burgers
Chicken Lolipops
Mini Pizzas

Adult’s Buffet
Chicken BBQ in Hawaiian Sauce
Fish Fillet with Honey Mustard Sauce
Lengua Royale Champignon
Buttered Vegetables
Steamed Rice

All attendees who will book their Children’s Party (Minimum of 100 Adults) with Hizon’s Catering can get for free any two of these stations for their event.

Pasta Bar
Dessert buffet
On spot crepe
Chocolate fondue fountain
Carving Station
Quesadilla Station
So register now for the grand food tasting!

One of the tables that got stormed by my son’s 1st birthday party guests was the Chocolate Fountain table. A dear friend who happens to be my son’s godmother volunteered that she lends her chocolate fountain and likewise, offered her services to set it up and make the necessary dippers. Check out her Chocolate Coated Apples, the recipe of which she got from Foodnetwork.com:

Ingredients
* Medium sweet-tart apples, such as Fuji or Gala
* Barbecue or popsicle sticks
* 1 pound semisweet chocolate, cut into chunks
* 1 cup M & M’s and candy sprinkles. Optional ingredients are chopped pistachios, shredded coconut, toffee pieces, or crushed Oreos

Directions:
Twist off the stems from the apples and push a stick down into the core. Put the apples in the fridge while preparing the chocolate; they’ll coat better if they’re cold.

Slowly melt the chocolate in a double boiler over hot water or in a microwave set on high for 2 minutes, stirring halfway through the heating time to smooth it out. Remove from the heat and stir until completely melted and warm, not hot. Dunk each apple into the chocolate, allowing the excess to drip back into the bowl. Roll the apples around in the chocolate, turning with the stick, so it’s coated all the way up to the top. Use a spoon to baste any hard to get spots.

Put the desired coating in a separate bowl and roll the dipped apple around so it is completely covered. Set the chocolate dipped apples on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Refrigerate until the chocolate is set.

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I was so busy entertaining the party guests that’s why I wasn’t able to taste it. But I heard great raves about it from the guests.