Throw a Dracula Dinner Bash for a Frightening Halloween Party

All set to sink your fangs into a Halloween sit-down feast?Step #1:
Plan your celebration for the actual day of Halloween -- Sunday,
October 31st.If that date doesn't work for you, think about dining on
the every bit as scary eve of the full moon on Saturday, October
23rd.Step #2: Setting The TableOrange, Black & white, and blood red
are the traditional colors of the damned, which means that you should
set your stage in accordance with that. Begin with blood-red, orange
or black placemats or a table runner, all with coordinating napkins
and napkin rings. Color- coordinated dinnerware will have monsters'
mouths watering, and blood-red crackle-glass stemware delivers a
gothic, medieval feel to your table. Designed for your centerpiece,
load a tall container with willow branches that you have glittered,
encircled with votive candles and fun Halloween confetti. For
placeholders, use red apples with your guests' nametags skewered to
the stems.Step #3: Choosing The MealOh, wait a minute -- vampires of
the underworld never consume food! Which will mean you are going to
have to get imaginative with a few blood-inspired dishes. Begin with a
soup of cool homemade borscht (and never mind the gagging, it's
actually quite tasty) capped with a spoonful of sour cream. Either
good rare lamb chops or perhaps steaks (not to be confused with
stakes) are usually always welcome. For a side dish, some spaghetti
topped by a hot and spicy red sauce always goes great. Oh, and don't
neglect a salad to keep the annoying vegan vampires happy. As a
dessert, consider Red Velvet cupcakes with a yummy cream cheese
frosting.Step #4: Pouring The DrinksAh, it really gets fun now! You
can make bloody-looking goblets simply by dipping the rims directly
into corn syrup mixed with red food dye and then turning them upright
to let the goo drip on down the sides of the glasses. After this has
had a chance to set, fill the glasses with cranberry juice and ice
cubes made with red food coloring (and you can even freeze plastic
bugs or spiders inside them, if you dare). Or perhaps forget about ice
altogether and just go with a good Pinot Noir, Merlot, or Cabernet.
Everybody knows the undead really love their spirits.Step #5:
Designing The D�corConsider decorations that are luxurious and
captivating, like vibrant red, gold or purple (or even black) window
curtain panels. Gleaming glass flower vases packed with apples or
shiny glass beads of coordinating colors. Make bloody candles by
simply dripping melted red candle wax onto white candles. Group
plastic or silk plants and trees all around the party room for a
woodsy feel, and then spice them up with tiny white twinkle lights to
help take advantage of the magic. Finally, put on a creepy music
soundtrack and take a seat at the dinner table.Bone app�tit!