Buffet Menu & Decor

• Adam's Ribs
• Hotter Than Hades Steak and Salsa Bites
• The Eyeball Assortment:
  --Snake Eyes (Grapes stuffed with sweetened mascarpone cheese, black pepper, and prosciutto)
  --Red Eye Specials (roma tomatoes stuffed with pesto and bocconcini)
  --Here's Lookin' at You (meatballs served in phyllo cups with zesty red sauce)
• Chicken "Fingers" with Romanian Romesco Dipping Sauce
• Devils on Horseback: Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp with Spicy Remoulade
• Devil Dog Redux
• MisFortune Cookies

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Bring the buffet and room to life, as it were, with these simple, special touches. A quick trip to any craft store will yield all the materials you need -- your attic or basement might, too.

• Spider webs (fake ones) deftly spread over the table, lamps, and windows
• Spiders (plastic ones), charmingly placed in surprising nooks and on food platters
• Candles -- make sure to get the drippy kind
• Mini pumpkins, both white and orange
• Artificial twiggy vines with small red berries
• Strings of fake oak or maple leaves spray-painted black and artfully displayed