No Worms or Eyeballs in This Adults-Only Halloween Menu

Bake a hollowed-out pumpkin until tender then fill it with cheddar, beer, and pumpkin dip. Instruct guests to scrape a bit of the cooked squash as they dollop the cheese mixture onto the garlic crostini.

Soup can curb hunger as guests trickle in. Let guests ladle this seasonal sausage, kale, and white bean soup into small bowls or coffee mugs.

Beyond being the appropriate black and orange colors, mussels are an impressive and startlingly easy dish to prep and serve guests. Just be sure to include some sort of bread to sop up the buttery white wine sauce.