Cooking Black and Orange for Halloween
Halloween food is always fun to make and even more fun to devour. Party food is made special by adding in colors of this holiday which are orange and black. Apart from food coloring, of course, there are many natural ingredients in this color palette as well. Dot Com Women makes it easy upon you by listing here all your choices for orange and black ingredients and ideas for making dishes in this color combination.
Orange Food Stuffs
- Oranges
- Pumpkins
- Squashes
- Papaya
- Peaches
- Mangoes
- Kumquats
- Carrots
- Bell Peppers
- Orange Lentils
- Saffron
- Cheddar Cheese
- Salmon
- Shrimp
Black Food Stuffs
- Licorice
- Jelly Beans
- Poppy Seeds
- Caviar
- Toasted Sesame Seeds
- Black Pepper
- Rye Seeds
- Black Mushrooms
‘Like Black’ Food Stuffs
You can even opt to use ingredients similar to black if you cannot find a suitable black food stuff. Brown, burgundy and dark purple ingredients are listed below to make use of:
- Chocolate
- Eggplant
- Beans
- Cocoa
- Coffee
- Black Beans
- Food stuffs that turn brown on cooking or frying
- Brown bread
Black Food Coloring Ideas
As you see and must have realized yourself, there are not many food items in the color black which poses a slight problem when preparing more advanced meals for grown-ups. Black food color, which was once a fancy and is now readily available, is the key to adding this elusive color to your spread. Use it in the following ways to add ‘black’ to your menu:
Black Frosting: Mix frosting, cocoa powder and black food color to make black frosting for cakes, pies and cookies.
Black Edible Writers: Draw designs directly on cookies using edible writer pens in black color.
Sauces and Gravies: Add a drop or two of black food coloring to turn sauces black.