Remember in elementary school, you would be blindfolded, touch cold noodles and be told they were brains? Since it’s Halloween, I thought I’d see if I could make a full meal out of “scary” or gross-looking foods typically made at this time of year:

Appetizer

Spicy Cheddar Witch Fingers. I found endless recipes for fingers, but this was the only one made of cheese.

Entrees

Pork Dumpling Brains. Apparently if you soak the dumplings in chile-sesame sauce and then serve them in a clear container–say, a lab jar–the dumplings look like brains.

Worms-in-Dirt. Leave it to Martha Stewart to make hot dogs look like real worms. I like that this is a salty version instead of the traditional sweet version.

Dessert

Zombie Brain Jell-O Shots. The final product looks amazing, but there are many steps in the recipe. I want to yell, “chilled monkey brains” (from “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”) as I serve these.

Beverage

Drunken Spider. Of course, no “holiday” meal is complete without a cocktail. This is a martini that looks like a spider is coming out of it.