Cooking Lesson #937: Spooky Egg Eyeballs Pesto Pasta

…from the Perspectives’ Kitchen

credit: Woman's Day

How you doin’? We’re coming to that time of year when all the ghouls and goblins come out to frighten all of the kiddies and some adults as well. Halloween is a holiday celebrated each year on October 31 (Halloween 2024 will occur on a Thursday).
 
Halloween was not originally a kid’s holiday. The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts and spirits. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1st as a time to honor all saints.

Soon, All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween. Over time, Halloween evolved into a day of activities like trick-or-treating, carving jack-o-lanterns, festive gatherings, donning costumes and eating treats.
Here’s my recipe for a trick-or-treating festive recipe for all ages craving lot of Halloween fun.
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Prep time:  10 minutes
Cook time:  17 minutes
Yield:  4 servings
 
Ingredients 
4-6 large eggs
1 teaspoon red or blue food coloring
2 large green pimento stuffed olives, sliced in half
1 teaspoon barbecue sauce
6 ounces dry spaghetti or linguine
8 to 10 tablespoons green pesto
 
Directions
1.    Place the eggs in a large pan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then simmer uncovered for 7 minutes—the water needs to be bubbling. 
2.    Drain the eggs, and run them under cold water, cracking the shells all over but do not remove them yet.
3.    Add the food coloring to the pan and leave to cool for at least 30 minutes - the longer you leave them, the stronger the food dye effect will be.
4.    Bring a separate medium pan of water to a boil; add the pasta and cook for 8-10 minutes or until tender.
5.    Peel the eggs and discard the shells. Drain well and dry on kitchen paper.
6.    Use a piping nozzle or small round metal cutter to remove a circle from the white of each egg. Do not dig down too far. This will be the eyeball.
7.    Carefully insert a slice of stuffed olive into the hole to make a spooky eye.
8.     Finish with a blob of barbecue sauce.
9.    Drain the spaghetti well; return to the pan and mix in the pesto sauce.
10.Heap into a bowl, top with the egg eyeballs and let the kids dig in.

ChefSecret:  You can use blue food coloring for kind eyes or use red food coloring for more menacing eyes.

Quip of the Day:  Why shouldn't an angry witch take her broom trick or treating? She might fly off the handle.
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