I’ve made this Kitty Litter Cake twice now and it always gets the best reactions out of people. I’ve had people laugh, gag, and I even had someone think that it was actually kitty litter sitting on top of my table 🙂 The best part is that everyone’s always surprised at how Good it tastes. There are several variations on the internet but this is how I’ve done it.
These mummies are cocktail sausages wrapped in Pillsbury crescent dough. As you can imagine, they taste really good. My guests went through several trays of these 🙂
These witch cupcakes were really easy and fun to make. They were delicious too.
For thanksgiving 2008, Ed’s parents came to visit so I made them a thanksgiving lunch. Instead of roasting a turkey, I made turkey and stuffing pinwheels and served them with hot gravy. I served them as an entree but they would be great as an hors d’oeuvre at a party or for a pot luck. I’ve also made these with chicken instead and they were just as good.
My family and Ed’s family love this sweet potato pie. It’s quite a bit of work so I only make it once every 3 years (despite their constant requests for more). But every time I make it, I make a few 9″ pies and several individual sized pies (I love making miniature foods). Note that Tyler Florence suggests a crunchy cranberry topping to go with this, but I’ve never felt that my pies needed it.
For Halloween, my guests and I snacked on worms in dirt.
I placed gummy worms in bowls or planters pots with Oreo cookie crumbs.
At my last Halloween party, I served cat diarrhea with bones.
For the cat diarrhea, simply serve your favourite chili (homemade or store bought). I also used a cat shaped cookie cutter to cut out slices of cheese for my chili.
As you can see in the top right hand corner of the picture, I served this with bones bread sticks. I used store bought dough and shaped it into bones by tying the ends into knots before baking.
For two Halloweens now, I’ve served potty jello. I bought a brand new toilet training seat to do this. In a large white plastic bowl, I prepared 3 packets of lemon jello, following the instructions on the box. Once the liquid cooled, before it started to set, I put mini Oh Henry chocolate bars at the bottom of the bowl. Then I chilled and set the jello in the fridge as per the instructions on the box. Leave it on the table and let your guests serve themselves 🙂
For Halloween one year, I served whiteheads (or pimples).
Cut off the tops of cherry or grape tomatoes, fill them with cream cheese and tell your guests to give them a gentle squeeze before they eat them 🙂
I love oranges and I love avocados but I never thought to put them together. I got the idea from Premiere Moisson in Quebec.
I spent my 2009 birthday weekend in Montreal, Quebec and bought a basket full of cheeses from La Fromagerie Hamel (my favourite cheese shop) and baguettes from Premiere Moisson. When we got back, I tried making cheese fondue for the first time. I made an authentic swiss fondue and found the wine and kirsch too strong for my taste. So if you’re like me, you might like my version of a mild swiss cheese fondue.
I was browsing through Indigo on my lunch break and I found a brie baker – it looks like a small (cute) round casserole dish with a lid. I figured it would be a good size for serving warm dips or even as a bowl for meals for one of stews, soups, curries, etc. I used it to bake a round of Camembert at the last clothing exchange party* that I threw. It was elegant looking, the baker kept the cheese warm for a long time, and all of the mess stayed within the bowl.
Cooking with Alison 