Halloween party synopsis.

Ye olde Annual Halloween Party was a smash hit! Plenty of people turned up, including some new ones, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves a lot. The house was decorated prettily, costumes were worn, and I even managed to make a good music playlist! Food was better than ever before, with pumpkin/potato/leek soup, lasagne, trifle, and chocolate covered marshmallows, plus all the usual salad, spit roast, and fruit salad. Even the debut of the food table in the loungeroom instead of the other room was a smashing success and worked much better.

As Zig's mum commented the next day, "You're getting very well practised at this."

I was particularly pleased with the trifle. I hadn't made it since highschool. Various recipes indicated that fresh fruit would be a good addition, so I put that in between the jelly and custard layers. First layer was strawberries, second layer was cherries, and the top layer was strawberries, blueberries, and passionfruit. I chose to use butterscotch schnapps on the sponge, which turned out to be an excellent choice. I estimate that I made about six litres of trifle, and there was just one litre left at night's end. Hoorah!

Photos can be found here, although they're mostly of the backyard crowd, since Zig and a few others were playing around with the fact that his awesome camera performs well in dark situations.
http://zorch.maow.myip.org/pictures/091031/

Next year's theme: Masquerade! Very much looking forward to it.