Halloween Kid Food by Jeanne Benedict on KTLA
Watch the video where Jeanne makes this Halloween Kid Food on KTLA!
Witch Obento Box
Many are familiar with classic wooden obento boxes where compartments hold a balanced Japanese meal for the diner. The tradition of creating a “bento” box for children so that they may enjoy a nutritious homemade and artistic meal for lunch at school has migrated from Japan to the United States. This bewitching Halloween obento is a great way to give kids the taste of the holiday at school along with a substantial lunch.
1. Tint cooked short grain rice blue with food coloring.
2. Create Halloween shapes from cooked vegetables to accent the obento. I used a purple potato for the moon and spelled out “Halloween” using Spaghettio’s alphabet letters. I used an orange yam to make a Jack O’Lantern and canapé cutters on red and yellow pepper to make to stars and flowers. Broccoli florets finished off the design in the rice and got the greens in!
3. To make the witch: I cut out a witch shape from Provolone cheese and then cut out nori (seawood sheets) a bit smaller in the same shape to accent the cheese on top. Bologna made her face with nori eyes and a red pepper mouth. I used a scallion for the broom with a red pepper band.
Huge Halloween “Pumpkin Bun” for Burgers
I love hunting for pumpkins each year to fit my family’s holiday craft plans! I always go to Toluca Lake Florist’s pumpkin farm where they have a petting zoo and kid-friendly maze!
1. Find an oblong pumpkin, which will replicate the huge hamburger bun. Place the pumpkin on its side and cut away the stem. Cut a wedge out of the front side of the pumpkin (see photo) so it looks like an open hamburger bun. Remove pulp and seeds from inside.
2. Dry some pumpkin seeds and glue them on the top of the pumpkin to look like sesame seeds.
3. Add romaine lettuce to the bottom portion of the pumpkin and overflowing down the front side. Pile burgers, cheese slices, pickles, tomatoes, and onions on the lettuce to create a family style platter of burgers in a fab pumpkin bun!
"Boo" Spaghetti
My 6-year-old daughter eats pasta and not much else. I came up with this simple idea to make sure she would have a full tummy before trick-or-treating.
1. Cook spaghetti according to package directions, making sure to keep some long noodles intact, as opposed to breaking them to fit into the pot.
2. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Pull a noodle out and form the word "boo" on the foil; make a few.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes until firm and place your "boos" on top of red sauce on spaghetti.
Ghost-adas
Tortillas are so easy to work with and ideal for Halloween. The topper on this Ghost-ada is a flour tortilla cut into the shape of a ghost with a couple of holes for his eyes and mouth.
1. Cut flour tortillas into ghost shapes. Place ghosts on a baking sheet and cook for 5 to 8 minutes at 350 degrees until crisp and a bit browned. Also, bake up a large (@8-inch) round tortilla for the Ghost-ada base.
2. Pile ingredients on to the tostada base starting with ground meat or refried beans, shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, guacamole, sour cream, and a ghost tortilla chip as a garnish.
3. Add piles of black beans, corn, and tomatoes around the perimeter of the Ghost-ada for pizzazz.
Jack O' Lantern Cheeseburgers
1. Cheese slices cut into the shape of a Jack O'Lantern top burgers for a super simple Halloween meal!
2. Use a pumpkin or Jack O’Lantern cookie cutter to cut out shapes from American or cheddar cheese slices.
3. Make Jack’s face by cutting out triangles for eyes and a toothy grin, or cut red pepper triangles into eyes and use an olive for his mouth!
Witch Obento BoxMany are familiar with classic wooden obento boxes where compartments hold a balanced Japanese meal for the diner. The tradition of creating a “bento” box for children so that they may enjoy a nutritious homemade and artistic meal for lunch at school has migrated from Japan to the United States. This bewitching Halloween obento is a great way to give kids the taste of the holiday at school along with a substantial lunch.
1. Tint cooked short grain rice blue with food coloring.
2. Create Halloween shapes from cooked vegetables to accent the obento. I used a purple potato for the moon and spelled out “Halloween” using Spaghettio’s alphabet letters. I used an orange yam to make a Jack O’Lantern and canapé cutters on red and yellow pepper to make to stars and flowers. Broccoli florets finished off the design in the rice and got the greens in!
3. To make the witch: I cut out a witch shape from Provolone cheese and then cut out nori (seawood sheets) a bit smaller in the same shape to accent the cheese on top. Bologna made her face with nori eyes and a red pepper mouth. I used a scallion for the broom with a red pepper band.
Huge Halloween “Pumpkin Bun” for BurgersI love hunting for pumpkins each year to fit my family’s holiday craft plans! I always go to Toluca Lake Florist’s pumpkin farm where they have a petting zoo and kid-friendly maze!
1. Find an oblong pumpkin, which will replicate the huge hamburger bun. Place the pumpkin on its side and cut away the stem. Cut a wedge out of the front side of the pumpkin (see photo) so it looks like an open hamburger bun. Remove pulp and seeds from inside.
2. Dry some pumpkin seeds and glue them on the top of the pumpkin to look like sesame seeds.
3. Add romaine lettuce to the bottom portion of the pumpkin and overflowing down the front side. Pile burgers, cheese slices, pickles, tomatoes, and onions on the lettuce to create a family style platter of burgers in a fab pumpkin bun!
"Boo" SpaghettiMy 6-year-old daughter eats pasta and not much else. I came up with this simple idea to make sure she would have a full tummy before trick-or-treating.
1. Cook spaghetti according to package directions, making sure to keep some long noodles intact, as opposed to breaking them to fit into the pot.
2. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Pull a noodle out and form the word "boo" on the foil; make a few.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes until firm and place your "boos" on top of red sauce on spaghetti.
Ghost-adasTortillas are so easy to work with and ideal for Halloween. The topper on this Ghost-ada is a flour tortilla cut into the shape of a ghost with a couple of holes for his eyes and mouth.
1. Cut flour tortillas into ghost shapes. Place ghosts on a baking sheet and cook for 5 to 8 minutes at 350 degrees until crisp and a bit browned. Also, bake up a large (@8-inch) round tortilla for the Ghost-ada base.
2. Pile ingredients on to the tostada base starting with ground meat or refried beans, shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, guacamole, sour cream, and a ghost tortilla chip as a garnish.
3. Add piles of black beans, corn, and tomatoes around the perimeter of the Ghost-ada for pizzazz.
Jack O' Lantern Cheeseburgers1. Cheese slices cut into the shape of a Jack O'Lantern top burgers for a super simple Halloween meal!
2. Use a pumpkin or Jack O’Lantern cookie cutter to cut out shapes from American or cheddar cheese slices.
3. Make Jack’s face by cutting out triangles for eyes and a toothy grin, or cut red pepper triangles into eyes and use an olive for his mouth!
4. Grill up a batch of burgers and when they’re almost done place a Jack O’Lantern cheese on top. Serve hot on a bun.
Halloween Chicken Soup in a Pumpkin with Bat Grilled Cheese
A wee pumpkin full of soup makes a great bowl for the classic chicken noodle with Halloween “bat” grilled cheese sandwiches.
1. Find a small pumpkin to be a soup bowl. Cut a lid out of the pumpkin and scoop out the pumpkin’s pulp and seeds from inside.
2. Use a bat or Halloween shaped cookie cutter to cut out bread and cheese for grilled (or toasted) cheese sandwiches. Assemble the cheese in between bread slices and grill or toast it.
3. Heat chicken soup, pour it into the pumpkin, and serve with bat grilled cheese sandwiches.
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