11 Easy Recipes For Your Halloween Get-Together

Vampire Blood Soup with Muenster Sammies

I vahnt to suck your... soup. Dracula doesn't know what he's missing with this tomato "blood" soup. Poured into vials for the extra bloody affect, serve it along side pumpernickel-muenster sammies cut into ghoulish shapes of bats and ghosts. The hint of garlic in the soup will keep your guests safe from the blood sucking monster of the night! Here's What You'll Need: For the Soup: 3 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 fennel bulb, chopped, about 2 1/2 cups 1/2 large onion, chopped, about 1 cup 4 cloves garlic, smashed 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt 1 teaspoon fennel seed 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional 1 (28-ounce) can plum tomatoes, preferably San Marzano 2 cups homemade vegetable broth or low-sodium canned 2 cups tomato juice 6 basil leaves, torn 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Fresh ground black pepper, to taste For the Sammies: 16 (3 1/2-inch square) slices Westphalian Pumpernickel, or other thin black bread 1/2 cup apple jelly 8 slices muenster cheese, about 3 ounces 8 slices yellow cheddar cheese, about 3 ounces Get the Full Recipe HERE! [Photo via]