We combined birthday celebrating with a little spooky Halloween fun last weekend
The Hospitality Buffet we used for guests earlier this fall was such a hit, I decided to use it for a family birthday weekend
A chalk board birthday sign was front and center
Along with some party pumpkins and a Birthday Cake Glass
And a funky festive flower vase
On the lower part of the island, the theme morphs into a spooky scene with Halloween pumpkins, a witch and ghosts
I found some individual snack bags of Veggie Chips shaped like Ghosts and Bats
Perfect for little monsters!
Boo glasses are ready for the “wine inclined,” and there’s a ghost offering cocktail napkins
This eerie spirit is guarding the snack stand full of cookies, nuts and crackers
A convenient place to find some treats
There are plates at hand for your deadly morsels
or spooky snacks
and mugs for morning potions
A wicked witch will try to lure little hands to her fish full of fruit snacks
The hit of the weekend were these Skellie Bone Bites
Tempura battered fried cheese curds
Nothing spooky about these, just bewitchingly good!
The tempura batter is so light, these are nothing like heavy fried Mozzarella sticks
Note: cheese curds are a little less dense than block cheese, but a good Vermont white cheddar cut into logs will work fine. I bought the cheese curds at Target in the deli section
Skellie Bone Bites aka Tempura Cheese Curds
Ingredients
- tempura batter mix
- cheese curds or white cheddar cheese cut into fat logs
- beer for batter optional
- dipping sauce
Instructions
- Prepare batter mix as directed, substituting beer for water if desired.
- Dredge cheese in batter and fry in medium hot oil 2 minutes, or until batter is crisp.
- Drain on paper towels and serve with a dipping sauce such as ranch dressing or marinara sauce. Make a lot, they will go quickly!
Here’s what else we noshed on
The menu was made with PicMonkey, and printed out and posted for guests to see what’s cooking!
Coming up I’ll be sharing the recipes for:
Sour Cream & Chive Bacon Dip, Blueberry Shortcake Bread Pudding, Butterscotch Cake Bars
click on the recipe titles below to see the other menu items
Short Rib Tacos with Asian Slaw
Rosemary Parmesan Sweet Potato Boats
All these recipes were chosen for ease of preparation. I planned the menu and decor in advance with the help of this Pinterest board to collect and organize my thoughts. Grocery shopping before guests arrived made this food-filled weekend a breeze, along with lots of helping hands…
Thank you for coming to the party!
for another printable version of Tempura Cheese Curds click here
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