Every Thanksgiving, families are gathered around a turkey. When Christmas rolls around, ham usually becomes the main course. But what about Halloween? Can somebody say “Feetloaf?” Let me back up a bit.
When it comes to food, Halloween can bring out the creativity in just about anyone….even my wife. She doesn’t like to cook and when it comes to a Pinterest meal that looks amazing, she just laughs and says, “I’m never making that!” But this year she surprised the whole family with an easy DIY not so scary Halloween themed dinner!  She made a whopping 6-course meal that our family loved!
With her frugal habits, she didn’t spend a lot of money. And considering that it was 6 courses, she didn’t spend as much time on it as you would think. To really make it a success though, she worked in some dishes that she knew our family loved to eat already. It’s amazing how kids won’t touch their broccoli, but you tell them it’s booger surprise casserole and they want to dig in. So if you want something simple, inexpensive and has the most bang for your buck, then you’ve got to try this easy DIY not so scary Halloween themed Dinner! Most of the items and food were purchased at the Dollar Tree. Here is a breakdown of what she did.
THE TABLE SETTING
Decorating can be pretty simple. A black tablecloth, some spider rings, and Halloween themed paper plates will let the kids know that this is no ordinary dinner. We had a skeleton and a giant spider poster as well.
EYEBALL JUICE
This is so simple. We used fruit punch and some plastic eyeballs and just like that – eyeball juice.
DIRTY EARWAX Q-TIPS
This one is visually the most disgusting looking. Again, very simple. You cut one end off of each q-tip and replace it with a small marshmallow. Then you dip the marshmallow in some melted caramel candies and watch everyone get grossed out.
PUMPKIN VOMIT
Here’s another one just as simple as the eyeball juice. Get a little plastic pumpkin and have avocado dip coming out of its mouth. Add some chips and you have another easy dish.
MUMMY DOGS
I consider this one the least gross dish. All you need is to wrap hot dogs with croissants and your kids will be giddy with joy.
RIBS AND INTESTINES
Staying kid-friendly we had a similar dish. The hot dogs are the ribs and little smokies with barbecue sauce are the intestines. You can include blood (ketchup) on the side or like in our video, add some zombie snot (green ketchup). Â
FEETLOAF
This was my favorite and was also the hardest to make. But it was totally worth it! I honestly wanted to make this its own recipe on a separate blog because it is the best meatloaf I have ever eaten. Here are the ingredients:
2 pounds of ground beef
1 packet of meatloaf seasoning
1 egg
1/2 cup of milk
1 white onion
1/2 cup of ketchup
1/4 cup of brown sugar
2/3 of a large block of Velveeta cheese
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Defrost meat and add the meatloaf seasoning based on the instructions on the packet which will include the milk along with the egg.Â
Cut the onion in half and set one half to the side for later. Chop up the other half into small pieces.
Cut the Velveeta cheese into cubes.
Add the onions and cheese into the meat mixture and shape it into a foot. Don’t worry about making the toes or an ankle.Â
Place the meat on a foil covered flat pan and place in the oven. Set the timer for 60 minutes.
While the meat is cooking you will prepare the topping. It is the best part!
Mix the ketchup and brown sugar together. As your mixing, start tasting the mixture and make sure it tastes to your liking.
Take the other half of the onion cut one small slice off and cut that slice into toenails like the picture below. The other part will sit on top of the meatloaf and be the ankle bone.
With 10 minutes left, take the meatloaf out of the oven and put the topping on it.
Place it back in the oven and let it cook for the final 10 minutes.
Take the meatloaf out of the oven and let cool. Then place the ankle bone and toenails on.
The sweet and savory taste is off the charts good!!
BRAINS
I think the kids may have loved this one the most. My wife got the brain mold from the dollar tree and then used two packets of cherry Jello.
Of course, there are all kinds of dishes you can make, but we know that our kids loved these dishes. This just might become something we do every year.
