Pumpkin Chili, Pumpkin Dip, and Wicked Witch's Brew for #Halloween Party #SundaySupper

DKL's Pumpkin Chili

Hurricane Sandy or as I like to call her, "Sandygeddon," can't stop Halloween. Not in our house, anyway. I ventured to the grocery store because I needed festive cups in which to serve my pumpkin chili. As hoards of people were stocking up on bottled water and medical supplies, I was looking for serving dishes.

These are my priorities when it comes to Halloween and the party we throw for Peanut and her friends. After all, with Sandygeddon coming, this may be the only Halloween they get.

My pumpkin chili was a huge hit, among the adults AND the kids. 

So in the true DKL Halloween spirit, I am sharing three quick, easy, and fun recipes that our guests have enjoyed over the years for this great #SundaySupper theme. An entree, a sweet appetizer or snack, and a drink. All of them are sure to make your party extra spicy and spooktacular. Enjoy:

Pumpkin Chili

Ingredients:

• 1-1.5 lbs. ground beef
• 1-1.5 lbs. ground pork
• 1 20 oz. can tomato sauce (NOT puree)
• 2 red bell peppers, food processed
• 2 green bell peppers, food processed
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 5-6 gloves garlic, chopped.
• 1 20 oz. can pumpkin
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Optional seasoning (see below)

Procedure:

1. Place your peppers in a food processor and spin them until they'res are a little liquidy. (Is that even word?) Chop your onion and garlic.
2. Heat olive oil in large pot on medium. Add the onion and garlic. Stir until brown and onions start to become translucent. Then add peppers, Cook for 10-15 minutes. 
3. Remove pepper mixture and set aside in a separate bowl.
4. Add ground beef and pork to pot. I like to just dump it in and break it up into small pieces with a spatula as I turn it. I also like to spice it at this point. Do so to taste. I used cumin, Old Bay, garlic salt, and oregano. I eyeball these things. Cook until browned. Pour pepper mixture in again. The pepper mixture serves as a tasty base to your chili. Trust me. Let that cook 10-15 minutes. 
5. Add tomato sauce and simmer for an hour.
6. Add the pumpkin and simmer another hour.
7. I like to cook it ahead of time and let it sit overnight int he fridge, then reheat it on the stove. I feel like the flavors really come out that way

Sweet Pumpkin Dip

Sweet Pumpkin Dip

Ingredients:

• 1 package low-fat cream cheese
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsp. maple syrup
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• Apple Slices
• Nilla Wafers

Procedure:

1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Blend with hand mixer until smooth.
2. Refrigerate if not serving right away.
3. Serve with apple slices and/or Nilla Wafers

Wicked Witch's Brew Punch

Ingredients:

• 2-2 liter bottles Sprite
• 1 can orange juice concentrate
• 1-48 oz. bottle white grape juice
• orange or green sherbet
• Vodka to taste (optional - wink wink)

Procedure:

• Combine Sprite, concentrate, and grape juice in a large punch bowl. (Preferably a cauldron.)
• Stir until the concentrate dissolves. This is to make it a little thicker.
• Add your Vodka to taste, if it's that kind of party. (1 -1.75 liters. Buy the cheap plastic bottle stuff.)
• Wait until you're ready to serve your guests to add the sherbet, which provides the "smoke" in the cauldron. You'll need to keep adding as you go if you want to keep up the effect. (Thus the preponderance of Vodka, since the sherbet dilutes the punch.)
• Drink slowly. It packs a punch. (pun intended.)

Please check out these other #SundaySupper recipes to add even more tasty scares to your Halloween:

Bewitching Brews

• Shrunken Heads in Cider - Girlichef
• Candy Corn Martini - The Messy Baker Blog
• Trick-or-Treat Wine Pairings for Halloween - ENOFYLZ
• Ghoulish Gruel: 
• Steak Bites with Bloody Mary Dipping Sauce - I Run for Wine
• Eggs in Purgatory - My Catholic Kitchen
• Mini Jack-o’-Lantern Sloppy Joe Pies - Small Wallet Big Appetite
• Baked Mummy Cheese Dogs - In the Kitchen with KP
• Meat Head - Ruffles & Truffles
• Goblin Eggs - Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
• Mummy Hot Dogs - Damn Delicious
• Spooky Kid Pizzas - Sustainable Dad
• Pumpkin Chili, Pumpkin Dip, & Wicken Witch’s Brew - Daddy Knows Less
• Monster Mash - Cindy’s Recipes & Writings
• Sloppy Worm Sandwiches - La Cocina de Leslie

Haunted Snacks:

• Gory Green Monster Eyeball Dip - Shockingly Delicious
• Marinated Mozzarella Eyeballs - Comfy Cuisine
• Deviled Eyes - Mangiamo!
• Eyeball Pinwheels - Home Cooking Memories

Spooky Sweets:

• Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Biscoff Cream - The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
• Spooky Ogre Eye Cookies - The Realistic Nutritionist
• Jack O’ Lantern Cookies - Magnolia Days
• Spooky Good Popcorn Snack Mix - The Weekend Gourment
• White Chocolate & Coconut Dipped Strawberry Ghosts - Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
• Monster Bites - Cravings of a Lunatic
• Vegan Halloween Sugar Cookies - Hezzi-D’s Books & Cooks
• Monster Cookies - Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
• Tunnel of Doom Cake - That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Candy-Stuffed Rice Crispy Treat Pumpkins - Chocolate Moosey 
• Crispy Graham Bones - The Meltaways
• Dulce de Leche Bat Cookies - Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
• Witch’s Fingers - Noshing with The Nolands
• Sweet Intestines with Broken Glass - The Little Ferraro Kitchen
• Graveyard Brownies - The Wimpy Vegetarian
• Boo Candy Corn & Chocolate Chip Cookies - Hip Foodie Mom
• Bleeding Devil Cakes - Momma’s Meals
• Pumpkin Halloween Munch - Big Bear’s Wife
• Halloween Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cake Pops - Juanita’s Cocina
• Jack-O-Lantern Carrot Cake - Galactosemia in PDX
• Ghostly Chocolate Orange Tarts - Happy Baking Days
• The Wicken Bao - The Urban Mrs 
• Messy Monster Cookies - MarocMama
• Bewitchingly Delicious Butterscotch Broomstick Cake Pops - Mama.Mommy.Mom.
• Halloween Popcorn Cake - Pippis in the Kitchen Again
• Witches Morning Gruel - In the Kitchen with Audrey
• White Chocolate & Dulce de Leche Ghosts - Vintage Kitchen Notes
• Peanut Butter Candy Bar Cookies - The Cookie A Day Challenge
• Monster Cookie Revel Bars - Baker Street 
• Halloween Cereal Bars - Basic N Delicious
• Ossi di Morti (Bones of the Dead Cookies) - Webicurean
• Pumpkin Pie Pinwheels - Midlife Road Trip

Please be sure you join us on Twitter throughout the day, Sunday October 28th during #SundaySupper. We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 pm (Eastern) for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat where we’ll talk about all things Halloween. All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag, or you can follow us through TweetChat.