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.