How to make a Hallowe’en charcuterie board
Warning, this is totally, 100% NOT healthy but fun! Plus, how to recover from the sugar rush
This week, I am answering your questions. This one is from Lilli and was certainly timely. But, before we jump into the answer, this is the perfect spot to interject my next Hallowe’en video.
This video was about playing around with FinalCut Pro’s filters and finding a bunch of spooky Hallowe’en sounds. Let me know what you think.
I will let you in on a little secret. I was so engrossed in the filming of this video (and the one I will share next week) that I did not realize how dark it got. I was freaked out being in the middle of a forest in the dark. I mean really freaked out! But, I am sure if there were any ghosts or goblins they would more than likely have considered me a kindred spirit, considering what I looked like.
Last week I turned the question over to you; which month do you prefer to celebrate? Turns out 67% of you love celebrating the festivities of October over December. I bet if I was to ask you as a kid, it might be more towards December for all the gifts. What do you think?
This week’s question to learn a little more about me…
Lilli asked,
I am a little behind on your posts but I saw a picture of the halloween skeleton and I think a charcuterie board. Can I have the recipe?
Thanks
Hi Lilli,
Thank you for taking the time to read my posts. The Hallowe’en charcuterie board is from last week’s post. It is not really a recipe. But, I can share what I did for sure.
The key is having a platter and then thinking about candy, cookies, and little cakes that are sturdy enough to dip into things like chocolate and melted marshmallows but keep the fingers clean from the dipping sauces. I grabbed a platter and some decorations and some cool skeleton champagne flutes from the local dollar store.
From the grocery store, I picked up some wafer cookies, brownies, chocolate suckers, Twinkies, and licorice. I also grabbed whipped Marshmallow Fluff , white chocolate and chocolate melting wafers.
I heated the chocolate wafers and marshmallows separately on the stove because I do not use a microwave. If you use a microwave, it will work just as well and quicker. To keep them warm I added the contents in separate dishes to a preheated HotLogic. I had a funky bright neon green HotLogic which went perfectly with my green spider webbing.
I hope this helps Lilli and thank you for your question. Have fun making your Hallowe’en charcuterie board
Before we jump into how to easily recover from the sugar rush effect, I thought I would slip this in right here and let you know ButcherBox has a special right now where you can get a free pastured-raised turkey for free, (valued at $55) plus $30 off your first box. That is a combined total of $85! Just thought I would let you know, it is a limited-time offer. Now that is one heck of a good rush to beat the sugar rush. 👻
How to recover from the Sugar rush of Hallowe’en
Most people on Hallowe’en night do not eat that well. Dinner is typically pizza then out the door with the kids. Or, dressing up yourself to hand out candy. What? Am I the only one who does this? Of course, we all sample the candy, you know, to make sure it’s safe, right? Be prepared the next day to feel not that great! How can we recover? Let me share some tips on what we can do the day before and the day after.
Start your day with fiber. Insoluble fibre like psyllium seed husk, chia seeds, ground flax seeds or, a combination, will help absorb excess toxins and slow down the rate of insulin entering the blood. Take your fiber first thing, or as soon as you read this.
Digestive enzymes. If you happen to have plant digestive enzymes take them in between your meals today and then before bed. The enzymes for breaking down proteins will help break down the inflammatory proteins created from the candy. For the next day, do the same thing.
If you are really feeling like you ate too much candy, try some activated charcoal. This is a great remedy for too much alcohol, rich foods, and candy. Essentially the charcoal absorbs toxins and the gastric juices created in response to the foods.
Drink tons of water! Water will help flush out the inflammatory proteins. It will also help plump your cells for better resistance to the inflammatory response.
Avoid gluten and dairy the next day. Just for the day. Gluten and dairy are highly inflammatory. You are already in an inflammatory state, let’s not add more!
Avoid sugar. Just for the day, avoid sugar and simple carbs. Sugar is suppressing your immune system. We need to boost your immune system so that you can fight off the inflammatory attack.
Eat good quality foods such as beef, poultry or fish along with lots of green veggies or raw veggies like a salad. The minerals and essential fatty acids will help balance you and provide much-needed minerals depleted from the sugar attack.
Get a good night’s sleep. Go to bed a little earlier so that your immune system can truly recover overnight
Follow these steps and you should be right as rain the next morning fully recovered!
Have fun, and keep your little ones safe.
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