October Dinner Club was a spooktacular event. We had the privilege of hosting and picked the Sunday before Halloween to host. You know I love a themed party so it was Halloween central.
The night before the party we got a little crafty. Mikey did his usual intricate pumpkin carving while I free-handed it. I love his bubbling cauldron and the overall theme we had going: Food and Ghosts.
On the day of the party, we did some last minute costume shopping, cleaning and cooking.
I tried getting our children dressed up for the festivities. Unfortunately, one of them didn't budge. No bat costume for Kramer this year :(
Annabelle, on the other hand, is always a willing participant. We've noticed she has "filled out" a bit as her costume barely fix around her ribs this year (she's a ladybug if you can't tell):
It got dark right around 6pm which was perfect for lighting everything up before the party started:
I had to use the flash to show you what the arrangement looked like:
Dinner started off with curried chick peas and curry bread (thanks to Lyndon & Katie):
as well as chocolate made from Trinidadian cocoa beans:
Dinner (a la Mikey) was Goulash:
It took a lot of convincing on my part to have Mikey make a themed entree. He came through with homemade spaetzle (after my asking him to make something that looked like brains) and fancy pork gooooulash. Get it?
The picture above looks less-than-appetizing but I promise you it tasted delicious. When will I ever learn to take a picture of my plate before eating? I also neglected to get a picture of my table setting. I had a black tablecloth and then did orange confetti circles as a runner with white mini pumpkins and tea lights in mason jars. Simple and cheap but cute!
We finished the party off with one of the most creative desserts I've ever seen:
Candied apples complete with red-hot bark, cherry gummies and boston baked beans. Nellie forwarned us all that if we had any loose teeth or fillings to pass on dessert. I can't get over how stinkin cute that dessert is. Everybody dug in and I'm happy to report that there were no missing teeth or fillings at the end.
As you can tell from Nellie's adorable outfit, costumes were strongly encouraged. Thankfully, the whole crew jumped on board.
Lyndon, Katie & Ravi:
Us:
Nellie & Bruce (Halloween is Nellie's favorite holiday and she makes her own costume every year!):
Erin & Frank:
Love these 2 costumes. Erin is quite crafty and made her entire costume out of a robe, white boa feathers and felt. She also made Frank's swedish chef head out of felt. That girl can sew!
I love it when people get in to themed dinners. So fun!