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Spooky bites: Cocktail nibbles for 12 By Alison Kent and The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

Terrifying tidbits and frighteningly good mouthfuls make the perfect formula for a Halloween cocktail party.

Setting up the lab: Here are some tips to set the scene for a frighteningly good time!

Setting
• Arrange flowers and groupings of colourful liquids (such as Kool-Aid) in test tubes.
• Write scientific formulas in chalk on a chalkboard.
• Replace regular lightbulbs with coloured ones (red or green work best) or use black lights for an eerie glow.
• Tape coloured cellophane gel (thin piece of heat-resistant plastic, available at camera supply stores) to a lamp and direct light toward desired object.

Serving
• Use metal medical trays, thin togs, long tweezers and pickle pluckers for serving.
• Place food in specimen jars instead of bowls and label with their Latin(ish) names as follows: Caseoli (cheese, for bocconcini balls), luglandis (walnuts), Oleae (olives), Betae et ovi (beets and eggs).

Dressing
Wackiness is the best part of a mad scientist costume.
• Wear tattered lab coat and funny shoes
• Put on chunky glasses with lenses removed (or goggles)
• Put on a wild wig (think Albert Einstein or Doc Brown from Back to the Future)
• Add a pocket protector filled with as many pens, pencils and gadgets as can be crammed in.