Puttin' on the Ritz!

Tonight I watched a fun-filled Halloween comedy classic: "Young Frankenstein." I try to watch this one every year and it always makes me laugh. Gene Wilder is a genius, Madeline Kahn is perfection and Mel Brooks' comedy is spot-on.

On the menu: 'Puttin' on the Ritz' Char-boo-terie Board, Franken-guac + Chips, Monster Sandwich Spinach Wraps, Frankenstein's Monster Dessert Cups, and a Monster Mocktail.

Puttin' on the Ritz Char-boo-terie Board

Ingredients

Ritz Crackers

Cheese (I used cheddar and Colby Jack cracker cuts) 

Pepperoni (you could also use salami or prosciutto)

Marcona Almonds (or any other kind of nuts you might like)

Dried Fruit (I like figs or apricots) 

Directions: Assemble cheese, crackers, nuts and fruit on a platter and enjoy! 

  

Franken-Guac + Chips

Ingredients

Guacamole (you can make your own if you like)

Blue Corn Chips

Sour Cream

Directions

1. Pour guacamole onto platter and shape it into a square.  
2. Arrange chips along the top to create a "hairline" and "hair."
3. Break a couple chips and arrange to make a "mouth." 
4. Dollop 2 blobs of sour cream for "eyes." I ended up using leftover mozzarella pearls instead.
5. Use chips to make the black part of the eye. 

 

Monster Sandwich Spinach Wraps

Ingredients

Spinach Wraps

Lunch Meat of your choice

Cheese

Condiments

Large Toothpicks or cocktail skewers 

Directions: Assemble your sandwich to your liking. Roll and stab with cocktail skewers. 

  

Monster Dessert Cups

Directions: Using a Sharpie, draw Frankenstein's monster's hair and face on a plastic cup. Make lime Jell-O according to package instructions and fill cups. Let set, then enjoy!

Monster Mocktail

Ingredients

3 oz Green Berry Rush Hawaiian Punch

1 oz Lemonade

1 oz Grenadine

Maraschino Cherries (for garnish)

Directions: Pour Hawaiian Punch and Lemonade into cocktail shaker with ice, shake and strain into glass. Then add grenadine (it will sink to the bottom to create a layered look). Garnish with Maraschino cherries and enjoy!

Here's the spread:

Char-Boo-Terie: 7/10

Fraken-Guac: 7/10

Spinach Wraps: 6/10

Monster Mocktail: 7/10

Next up: Sleepy Hollow. This is probably the only "horror" film on the list and it's about where my limits are with that genre (I'm not big on jump scares and gore).