Tutto Halloween: ricette, menù e... Jack-O'-Lantern

08.10.2012

Tutto Halloween: ricette, menù e... Jack-O'-Lantern

Hallowe'en deriva da "All Hallows Eve", che vuole dire "Vigilia di tutti i Santi"  

• Apparecchiare e decorare la tavola di Halloween
• Decorazioni di cioccolato
• Diavoli, Streghe, Magie......
• Festa di bambini
• Porta tovaglioli creativi

Menù

• Menù per Halloween #1
• Menù per Halloween #2

• Il Pane per la tavola di Halloween

Le "Mummie"

 

Ricette

Antipasti

• Bulbi oculari con sangue fresco di vampiro
• Dita mozzate
• Mummie
• Occhi di rospo
• Ossa di pipistrello
• Ragnetti

Piatti unici

• Calderoni delle streghe
• Yummy mummy

Yummy Mummy

Primi

• Capelli di strega in zucca
• Linguine di strega infuocate con occhi di rospo (sugo di peperoncini, tonno e olive)
• Passato del vampiro (di zucca - Petronilla)
• Spaghetti arrabbiatissimi (al sugo di peperoncini)
  
• Tortelli delle streghe (di zucca - Petronilla)
• Vermicelli neri piccanti (al nero di seppia e peperoncino)
• Zuppa delle streghe (Crema di zucca)

Secondi

• Arrosticini di strega e di vampiro
• Budella di strega e di vampiro al forno
• Funghi malefici
• Occhi di drago in insalata
• Polpettone di Jack O'Lantern (di zucca)

Dolci

• Biscotti magici (di pasta speziata)
• Crostata di Halloween (di zucca - Petronilla)
• Dita di strega e di vampiro, insanguinate
• Fave dei morti - Petronilla
• Gatti, pipistrelli, fantasmini
• Torta psichedelica (Arcobaleno)
• Torta tra le lapidi
• Torta scura di mele stregate (farina di castagne e mele)
• Torta di spremuta di drago (menta e cioccolato)
• Torte di Sere
• Torte di Krystyna
• Uova di Arpia alla panna con codine di topo
• Zucche e pipistrelli

Il tutto annaffiato da

• Elisir del vampiro
• Pozione magica della strega
• Sangue d'annata di strega e di vampiro
• Sangue freddo
• Sangue fresco
• Sangue shakerato

"Pozione magica"

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Carving Halloween Pumpkins | Jack-O-Lanterns

radacutlery.com

Selecting and carving a pumpkin are two tasks that go hand and hand. You want to be sure you select a pumpkin that is ripe and will work well for carving.

Here are a few tips that will help you when it is time to select your Halloween pumpkins:

• It is easier to select pumpkins based on the shape and if you know what kind of faces you would like your jack-o-lanterns to have.
• You want to take into account when you are going to the local pumpkin patch or store to select your pumpkin. If you go too early and carve your pumpkin, it may not last until Halloween.  But if you wait too long then the best pumpkins may be gone!
• When you are looking at pumpkins you will want to pick one that is fairly smooth so it will be easier to carve.
• In order to tell if a pumpkin is ripe, look at the stem. Don’t pick a pumpkin if the stem seems loose or looks like it is beginning to rot.
• You will also want to avoid pumpkins with a white mildew or worm holes.
• Finally knock on the pumpkin. A ripe pumpkin usually has a hollow sound to it.

Now that you have your Halloween pumpkin selected - learn how to carve a pumpkin and create a glowing jack-o-lantern in 5 simple steps:

1. Take a sharp knife and cut an opening at the top of the pumpkin. We used the Rada Cutlery Super Parer but the Stubby Butcher Knife would also work well. The opening needs to be large enough for your hand to fit.

2. Then remove the top and scrape off the seeds. (Click here for a roasted pumpkin seed recipe – a wonderful treat for the kids!)

3. Now take a spoon to remove the seeds. We used the Rada Cutlery Ice Cream scoop to make this process as simple as possible.

4. To add your pumpkin face, use a pen to outline your idea. Make sure the design is not too intricate or it can become difficult to carve.

5. Now cut out your design. For our pumpkin we used the Super Parer and the Serrated Regular Paring Knife for the smaller areas. Add a candle or light if you want your pumpkin to glow. Our 4 ounce soy wax candles fit nicely inside the pumpkin and give your jack-o-lantern the perfect amount of light.

For more information about pumpkins visit All About Pumpkins here.

If you are interested in using the products that the Rada Cutlery Test Kitchen used to carve our pumpkin you can visit the Rada Cutlery Kitchen store here.