Halloween Party 2012

It's that time of the year again...Time for all the ghouls, ghosts and goblins to come out and play tonight! It's also time for our annual Halloween shindig. What a great time we had this year, eating fun Halloween-themed food and spending time together in our silly costumes. Although the party was a little last minute this year, we still had a blast. Friends and family came dressed up in their best costumes - There was a pirate, a graduate, a ghostbuster, Little Red Riding Hood, an "obnoxious football fan", a gypsy, and even Jason and Chuckie came in super scary costumes to name a few. I dressed up as a "Mysterious Masquerader!"

The party menu was tons of fun to prepare, as usual. I whipped up a few favorites from past parties, like Witches' Wands, Nutty Ghosts, Kidney Stew (aka Chili) and Mummy Dogs. I also added a couple of new recipes to the mix, like Blood Punch and an awesomely cute little Nacho Flavored Cheese Ball.

Here are a few photos from the night...thanks to my awesome husband, Brad, for taking all the pics!:

Happy Halloween!!!

Blood Punch

Mummy Dogs! I love these little guys!

Nutty Ghosts (white chocolate dipped Nutter Butters!)


Nacho Flavored Cheese Ball...This was a big hit and made a great addition to the party menu this year!

Witches' Wands

Comments

Cynthia970 said…

You are very creative!!! Love your ideas

November 1, 2012 at 9:56 AM

Erin said…

Oh my goodness what fun food! I love the nutter butter ghosts. So cute!

November 8, 2012 at 6:56 AM

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