ravenous and walking real {rawr}

The Walking Dead finale closed with much suspense, and it was only keeping that we celebrate in high Zombie fashion (SPOILER WARNING: we did not, however, wear the newest accessory…Zombies on leash). Instead, we had a nice array of zombie treats: hummus brain, zombie eyeballs, decayed zombie limbs, zombies in a blanket, and brain cupcakes.

For the hummus brain, I took store-bought hummus and spooned it into a plastic bag. Then I cut a tiny bit of the corner off the bag and sqeezed the hummus onto a plate in the shape of a brain. It turned out pretty good! When we were ready to eat, I toasted some quartered pita bread and also sliced some cucumber with it.

The zombie eyeballs were relatively easy, but they didn't turn out as good as I expected (not realistic looking and didn't have much flavor). To make, I bought some mozerella balls in the cheese section, sliced cherry tomatoes, and secured together with toothpick "swords". To try and add flavor, I sprinkled with basalmic vinegar when we were eating, but it didn't help too much unfortunately.

The decayed zombie limbs is a bit of a stretch, but its name is adapted from my mom's Funny Pickes recipe.

• 1 jar Claussen pickles

• 2 pkg. budding beef

• 1 8oz. cream cheese (softened)                                                                         

• 6-7 shakes of Worcestershire sauce

• 6-7 shakes of garlic salt

• 2 TBS chives

Dry pickles thoroughly. Spread mixture of Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt and cream cheese on pickles. Wrap beef around pickles. Let sit in refrigerator. Slice when ready to use.

The Zombies in a blanket was the traditional pigs in a blanket recipe using little sausages and crescent rolls, but securing all around so that only one side of the sausage is exposed (the zombie face).

The brain cupcakes were vegan delights, courtesy of Jackie Chapman...as was the Rogue Dead Guy Ale, brewed out of Portland, OR!

Enjoy the pictures!