In short
- Forthe groceries follow
- Per person≈ $6.61$39 total
- The big day1 hr 55 minand 1 hr 35 min the day before
The menu
Appetizers
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This menu, in a nutshell
Halloween is the squash's big night, and a vegetarian menu makes the most of it in every course. The appetizers bring together deviled eggs with olive spiders, bat toasts with tapenade and a bright orange pumpkin hummus.
The witch's brew opens the meal, then comes a butternut squash and sage risotto, creamy and comforting, cooked at the last minute.
The graveyard chocolate pudding, made the day before, ends the evening with its gummy worms. Nobody goes looking for the meat.
The grocery list
For 6: about$39that's $6.61 per person, at average supermarket prices.
Right now
Pantry stuff, cans, things that keep · 20 to grab
The day before, the fresh stuff
Meat, dough to roll out, crunchy veggies · 5 to grab
The game plan
Timed for dinner at 7:30 PM on Halloween night. Tap a line when it's done.
D-3Wednesday, October 28
D-1Friday, October 30
D-DaySaturday, October 31
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How much does this Halloween menu cost for 6?
About $39 total, so $6.61 per person, at average supermarket prices. The total depends on your brands and your store: the grocery list on this page has the exact quantities for 6.
What can you make ahead?
The day before: hard-boil the eggs, peel them and keep them in the fridge, steam the pumpkin, blend it with the chickpeas, keep the hummus in the fridge, cook the pumpkin, potato and onion in salted water, blend, keep the soup in the fridge and cook the chocolate pudding, pour it into little glasses and keep it in the fridge. That leaves 1 hr 55 min of cooking on the big day, spread out in the game plan.
Do you need an oven?
Nope: this whole menu is made on the stovetop or with no cooking at all.
Is this menu vegetarian?
Yes: not a single dish has meat or fish.
Can the kids help?
Yes, and it's the best part of the night. Deviled eggs with olive spiders, pumpkin hummus with veggie fingers, pumpkin soup, the witch's brew and graveyard chocolate pudding with gummy worms all have a step they can handle: rolling, placing the eyes, decorating.