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 in light of the overwhelming* response to last year's contest, on top of an amazing first season, it seems superfluous to hold a competition this year. how can one top perfection? and yet, as halloween approaches, maybe you will feel like making something edible and/or drinkable appropriate to the holiday. if you're so inspired, why not post it here? if there are really good entries, who knows, maybe somebody will award a prize (hint to the mods/admins to hand out free prizes since it is highly unlikely that I will be handing any out). for what it's worth, the ground rules the past couple of years have been: quote:Make something edible or drinkable that is in some sense "tricky." What that might mean is up to you--it could be a special secret ingredient, it could be food that looks like one thing and tastes like another, it could be simply spookily decorative. The basic rule is that it must be actually edible/drinkable, and to prove it you must take at least a bite/sip of it yourself (trip reports optional but very welcome). Post photos, descriptions, even recipes if you feel like it. by the way, in case anyone failed to pick up on it last year, I was trying (and more or less failed) to make the filling in the middle of the cake look like a dick. that was it, that was the trick. lol. anyway, good tricky treating everyone, even if you don't make something I hope you get to partake! 
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further on this topic, I thought these babies looked pretty rad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xko6V36TMtk would I actually make them? I dunno man, that looks like a lot of work. but, you never know . . .
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Oct 19, 2018 02:35
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Thabks, Manifisto. Maybe I will actually do this this year. In fact, this seems like a great excuse to visit my grandma the baker, and ask if she has any ideas. I should probably be visiting her more often anyways.
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blaise rascal posted:Thabks, Manifisto. You never need an excuse to visit Grandma, but it's still a good one!
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Oct 20, 2018 02:33
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Plant MONSTER. posted:
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Oct 20, 2018 19:23
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Oct 20, 2018 21:41
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so to get things rolling, I made some pumpkin spice snickerdoodles. recipe courtesy of chef john from food wishes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF7p8qg4Q8Q link to his web site which has the ingredient amounts: https://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2016/10/pumpkin-spice-snickerdoodles-better.html I gussied them up very slightly with some orange sugar and some pepitas, but other than that, I followed the recipe as given (without the glaze). I thought about buying some orange-colored sugar but thought to myself "how hard can it be to make colored sugar?" as it turns out, not hard at all. take sugar, add a few drops of food coloring, mix: voila, colored sugar. trip report: they're snickerdoodles. they're delicious, duh.
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Oct 21, 2018 04:16
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eat my rear end, lol
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Oct 21, 2018 04:50
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My entry will be these almost-too-cute-to-eat pumpkin corn muffins topped with chia seeds: The muffins are a suitable side dish for some black bean and squash chili:  Seeing it all laid out hopefully makes clear the orange-and-black gimmick:  The muffins were very tasty. The canned pumpkin complimented the standard corn muffin taste & texture. I also really liked the chia seeds, and next time I make these, I might mix some seeds into the batter in addition to using them as a topping. The chili was pretty good as well. I think it would have been better to chop the onion smaller and also to use crushed tomatoes instead of whole tomatoes, all in order to make the black and orange ingredients more dominant. The recipes were inspired from Party Vegan by Robin Robertson.
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Oct 21, 2018 19:40
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 that looks delicious! are the muffins on the sweeter or more savory side? I could see both being good at different times of the day. maybe they'd also be good with something hidden in the center, like (for the sweet kind) a chunk of soft/melted chocolate, or (for the savory kind) some tangy/salty cheese.
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Oct 21, 2018 20:16
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Manifisto posted:
Your ideas for mix ins are good! The cookbook recipe actually recommended mixing canned green chiles (hot or mild) and pumpkin seeds into the batter, as well as using black sesame seeds as the topping, so those may be good options. I used the chia seeds I had on hand, and skipped the mix ins. The author of this recipe has published several different muffin & corn muffin recipes in her cookbooks, and they are all very good.
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Oct 21, 2018 22:30
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I just learned that many grocery stores sell dry ice. you just need to ask (and have the appropriate container naturally). mind=blown, I always assumed you needed to go to some specialty industrial supply house or something so there go your excuses for not making spooky smoking halloween drinks, people
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Oct 23, 2018 20:33
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Oct 23, 2018 20:34
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Putty posted:I want to make funy scary food but all I have is meat well then knife to meat you |
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Oct 24, 2018 04:47
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Oh, I forgot to mention: the pumpkin seeds you mix into the muffins should be chopped up really tiny. Otherwise it's a choking hazard!
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blaise rascal posted:Oh, I forgot to mention: the pumpkin seeds you mix into the muffins should be chopped up really tiny. Otherwise it's a choking hazard! That's the tricky part!
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Robot Made of Meat posted:That's the tricky part! My friend: *gesturing wildly for help* Me: haha get it? Happy halloween! |
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alnilam posted:My friend: *gesturing wildly for help*
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