tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post1396012041638136150..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Halloween cheesy snacks, reflections and the dangers of PinterestJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-58511487658289716972014-11-08T14:26:02.307+11:002014-11-08T14:26:02.307+11:00What adorable snacks! I grew up with a father who ...What adorable snacks! I grew up with a father who LOVED Hallowe'en. He would set out all of these super scary decorations to scare all the little children and he would dress up and take my sister and I trick or treating. I still love Halloween =) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741739604149676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-56525926589491803102014-11-05T15:20:51.869+11:002014-11-05T15:20:51.869+11:00Thanks Lorraine - I know that you are an expert on...Thanks Lorraine - I know that you are an expert on Halloween - your parties are amazing and the other side of the whole commercialised junk food face of Halloween.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-34745198277999158642014-11-05T15:19:23.569+11:002014-11-05T15:19:23.569+11:00Thanks Charlie - it is an emotional day but really...Thanks Charlie - it is an emotional day but really lovely to be able to celebrate with family and friends and remember our boys.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-45493714881786364432014-11-05T15:18:43.568+11:002014-11-05T15:18:43.568+11:00Thanks Kari - I didn't think Halloween was hug...Thanks Kari - I didn't think Halloween was huge in the UK when I lived there - for the most of it we lived in flats where you needed a key to get in to the stairwell and we didn't have friends with kids. My sister says it has always been big since she started living in Ireland years ago. <br /><br />I think one of the hard things about the food was that I felt it wasn't the sort of food that could be made ahead of time so I was making unfamiliar recipes close to when the guests were expectedJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-64041598081995029442014-11-05T15:16:04.798+11:002014-11-05T15:16:04.798+11:00Thanks Kate - yes I love how creative food is at h...Thanks Kate - yes I love how creative food is at halloween and it is much appreciated by my partner who loves spooky stuff (which is where Sylvia gets it from). And perhaps it is comforting to know that you really need to make the broomsticks at home as I can't imagine a version that could be sold and stay together :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-57245177289755595142014-11-05T15:14:33.191+11:002014-11-05T15:14:33.191+11:00Thanks Shaheen - your halloween party sounds like ...Thanks Shaheen - your halloween party sounds like fun - I have lots of ideas on pinterest and started a halloween board this year - that is amazing that there was a shortage of pumpkins - it is one of the vegetables that I consider as common as potatoes but then again our who take on pumpkin in Australia is quite different to the UK and USAJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-24666729016489930782014-11-05T15:12:57.541+11:002014-11-05T15:12:57.541+11:00Thanks Veganopoulous - I would agree about the tri...Thanks Veganopoulous - I would agree about the trick or treat aspect not being what Halloween is about (though interestingly my sister in Ireland tells me it is huge there too) and yes 'candy' just always sound foreign to me.<br /><br />I had a few little cherry tomatoes and then decided to buy some bigger ones but they were too big to balance on the toothpicks - poor sylvia had a hard time of them collapsing everywhere.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-55987137350835658462014-11-05T15:10:10.463+11:002014-11-05T15:10:10.463+11:00Thanks Danielle - much appreciated - I think findi...Thanks Danielle - much appreciated - I think finding the fun that I can appreciate in Halloween helps with my mixed feelingsJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-45416593609078727302014-11-05T15:09:29.307+11:002014-11-05T15:09:29.307+11:00Thanks Louise - I much prefer to be creative with ...Thanks Louise - I much prefer to be creative with food than with costumes - though pinterest pushes me out of my comfort zone :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-55944509921222172942014-11-05T15:08:34.961+11:002014-11-05T15:08:34.961+11:00Thanks Maureen - I remember seeing halloween on tv...Thanks Maureen - I remember seeing halloween on tv shows as a kid and it seemed so foreign. I think the world seems so much smaller now with social media and the web that maybe it doesn't seem so odd to celebrate another country's holidays now. I hope your dog had fun in the outfit and amused the kids who knocked on your door :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-2861065738004140742014-11-05T15:06:50.298+11:002014-11-05T15:06:50.298+11:00Thanks Rika - how sweet of you - I love your descr...Thanks Rika - how sweet of you - I love your description of them as edible toys - they are fun but too fragile for much play time. Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-3116841206788953132014-11-04T21:34:06.517+11:002014-11-04T21:34:06.517+11:00A lot of people just make the assumption that Hall...A lot of people just make the assumption that Halloween is American because it is huge there but yes it isn't originally. I love it and yes it is commercialised but so is every other big holiday out there. I'd rather be celebrating them than not.Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-52395112082574743052014-11-04T20:30:28.215+11:002014-11-04T20:30:28.215+11:00I don't like to celebrate it either however it...I don't like to celebrate it either however it does seem to be permeating our culture at an ever-increasing rate. I'm so sorry to hear about your twin boys - the day must certainly already have so much emotion for you xxHotly Spicedhttp://hotlyspiced.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-25737416743612858792014-11-04T20:11:46.073+11:002014-11-04T20:11:46.073+11:00I would be curious to know if Halloween was big in...I would be curious to know if Halloween was big in the UK when you lived here...I was surprised to find it even more notable than in Australia, given I too associated it with America. Perhaps the Celtic aspects pulled it into British sentiment. <br /><br />I am very impressed with your Halloween food and can completely understand it being harder than it looks! Well done with getting things together in quite a short space of time.Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887621874869110597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-78393489053655888882014-11-04T06:57:14.629+11:002014-11-04T06:57:14.629+11:00I know what you mean about being slightly uncomfor...I know what you mean about being slightly uncomfortable about the whole halloween thing and the commercialism that comes with it. But it does invite the opportunity to make some amazingly creative food which can be incredibly striking (no matter how much of a pig it is to make!). Those broomsticks are fab!!!Gluten Free Alchemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599801401879799252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-7728421522754522122014-11-04T01:06:41.958+11:002014-11-04T01:06:41.958+11:00Halloween is rising here too, there was apparently...Halloween is rising here too, there was apparently a shortage of pumpkins this year and some punters were taking the opportunity to sell them on the side of the roads for extortionate prices. I am going to follow you on pinterest, love those edible brooms. I was invited to a Czech and Slovac Halloween Party a the weekend, and saw similar spider olive canapes there. Plenty of inspiration.Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-62083324428901663882014-11-03T22:52:43.439+11:002014-11-03T22:52:43.439+11:00For me, when most people here (like me) say "...For me, when most people here (like me) say "Halloween is not an Australian thing", it's more the trick or treating/candy aspect, not the actual roots of Halloween itself. I will never accept the word 'candy' being used here either, unless we're talking about Iggy Pop and Kate Pierson!<br /><br />I tried tying things with chives once and they kept breaking. Your decorations look great, I never seem to be able to recreate all those lovely pinterest pins. I would definitely have done the cherry tomatoes too only to have them fall everywhere!Veganopouloushttp://www.veganopoulous.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-62695199836892698272014-11-03T22:45:18.950+11:002014-11-03T22:45:18.950+11:00I agree, Halloween is on the rise in Oz and I also...I agree, Halloween is on the rise in Oz and I also have mixed feelings...but I love your snacks, they look so fun! Taking a moment to remember your sons too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157352375971207214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-44015843234807394472014-11-03T14:07:08.569+11:002014-11-03T14:07:08.569+11:00I can't say Halloween is one of my favorite ce...I can't say Halloween is one of my favorite celebrations Johanna. When my kids were young I barely got through it, lol...I do think some of the homemade goodies are quite creative these days. Of course when they are healthy, all the better! Yes, danger lurk at Pinterest:) <br /><br />Thanks for sharing, Johanna...~~louise~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07335196139849995706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-34505177965981494752014-11-03T08:48:01.672+11:002014-11-03T08:48:01.672+11:00I grew up in the states and Halloween was just a p...I grew up in the states and Halloween was just a part of my life. When I moved to Australia 20 years ago, my Aussie husband said it 'just isn't done' here. Every year though I see more and more advertising and more people talking about it. The only thing I did this year apart from buying candy for those brave enough to knock on the door was to dress the dog up as a bee. I like the broomsticks!Maureenhttp://www.orgasmicchef.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-78274394933656305952014-11-03T07:48:23.751+11:002014-11-03T07:48:23.751+11:00So cute! I adore the broomsticks.So cute! I adore the broomsticks.Cakelawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205068748520541380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-89444126533578224922014-11-03T00:55:48.407+11:002014-11-03T00:55:48.407+11:00Happy Belated Halloween, Johanna and to your famil...Happy Belated Halloween, Johanna and to your family! I didn’t celebrate Halloween and mostly stayed in! I’m so happy you get to celebrate Halloween, these broomsticks and bats are so adorable, I love them, they are like little edible toys! These are probably the best and creative Halloween treats I've ever seen so far! Absolutely fun to eat and delicious!! :) rika@vmhttp://www.veganmiam.comnoreply@blogger.com