Menu Ideas for Grown-Up Halloween Parties
With Halloween less than a week away, we’re sharing a few of our fantastic menu items from our Fresh From the Kitchen holiday menu that work perfectly for a grown-up Halloween party. Afterall, not all Halloween dishes have to be candy and sweet-based for the kids; Halloween parties can also have dishes mature taste palates will love, like our tasty picks below!
These menu items are regular dish options on our Fresh From the Kitchen holiday menu, so take the stress off the holiday season and let our professional chef and catering team handle your upcoming events. We’re available for booking in Phoenix, Arizona and the surrounding area for holiday events!
Rosemary Garlic Lamb Chops
What do you get when you combine spooky Halloween dishes and a refined taste palate? FFTK’s rosemary garlic lamb chops, of course. This tasty dish is a great option for your upcoming Halloween party. Not only are these skewers incredibly delicious, they’re the definition of ‘fall-off-the-bone’ every lamb chop should be; which, as it turns out, works quite well for a Halloween dish. Created using fresh premium lamb chops smothered in freshly peeled garlic, chopped rosemary, lemon zest, sea salt, black cracked pepper, and olive oil, your guests are sure to love this dish.
Sonoran Gazpacho Soup Shooters
Sonoran gazpacho soup shooters are traditionally served cold and ideally served during hot summers in Arizona and surrounding Sonoran desert regions. However, this cold soup, made with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, garlic, parsley, is also a great choice for a holiday event. The refreshing flavors serve as a perfect appetizer-turned-cocktail shot which makes it a great choice for a Halloween party. These shooters can also be made mocktail-style (i.e. no alcohol) or mixed with alcohol, typically vodka. Besides being delicious, the Sonoran gazpacho soup shooters are a great way to add pops of orange to your Halloween menu.
Baby Shrimp Salad on Cucumber Rounds & Chicken Salad in A Puff Pastry Cup
Halloween parties are the perfect time to experiment with new, interesting dishes. Guests are expecting unique flavor combinations, odd pairings, and spooky surprises; our FFTK shrimp salad cucumber rounds and chicken salad puff pastry cups should do the trick. These tasty treats look as whimsical as something you’d find in Alice in Wonderland and taste as equally awe-inspiring. Guests will enjoy the unexpected pops of flavor found in the shrimp and cucumber pairing and they’ll love the texture combination of the fluffy pastry mixed with the chicken salad spread.
Caramelized Butternut Squash and Gorgonzola Crostini
Looking for a truly mouth-watering dish to include in your menu? Our caramelized butternut squash and gorgonzola crostini is the perfect choice. This customer favorite is a staple appetizer item in our holiday menu offerings. Whether for private family Thanksgiving catering or for work holiday caterings, it’s always a crowd favorite. Incorporate it at your Halloween event this year too! The mixture of sweet caramelized flavor pairs well with the sharp contrast of earthy flavors found in the Gorgonzola.
Orange Creme Swan Puff Dessert
Last but not least, our Fresh From the Kitchen orange creme swan puff dessert is our top pick for a Halloween party dessert. This tasty variation on a traditional creme puff is a perfect pick to add an unexpected element to your Halloween party menu. To add a spooky, gory element to the dessert, we can dizzle cherry sauce on top of the swan desserts to make this dish even more Halloween-appropriate. Your guests will love these whimsical treats!
Looking for help throwing your Halloween party? Let the Fresh From the Kitchen team help you create a Halloween-inspired menu your guests will love. For more information, please contact info@freshfromthekitchenllc.com, (602) 694-1197.
Fresh From The Kitchen is a catering and event planning company based in Phoenix, Arizona. Under the direction of Chef Noelle Townsley, Fresh From The Kitchen has won numerous awards including the industry’s highest achievement, The Bride’s Choice award. Other achievements include being named the 2013 and 2015 Best Event Caterer by Arizona Foothills Magazine and catering the 2015 Maxim Magazine featuring Nick Cannon Super Bowl Party.