Halloween is a busy night in most households. People are coming in from work or school and hurrying up to go trick-or-treating, to a Halloween party or to another fun themed event. But before you can do anything, you need to eat dinner. Here are a few Halloween meal ideas that are not only spooky but are fast and easy as well. 

Hot Dog Mummies

Hot dog mummies are a festive take on pigs in a blanket. Grab your favorite hot dogs and your favorite ready-to-bake crescent rolls. Open the crescent rolls and slice the dough into thin, mummy-like strips. If desired, roll the hot dog in a thin piece of cheese for added taste. Then begin to place your mummy strips all around the hot dog. Make the strips go in different directions to enhance the mummy look. Bake them in the oven for 13 to 17 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown. You can also add eyes to your mummy using mustard or ketchup. 

Spider Pizza

Grab your favorite pre-made or ready-to-make pizza dough. Put some sauce on it, and then add the cheese. The fun part is decorating the pizza. Lay one olive slice on your pizza to create a body, and then cut up another olive into thinner slices to use as the eight legs. Continue to add spiders onto the pizza for a creative and fun treat. And if your family loves meat, consider cutting up pepperoni or ham into the shape of a spiderweb and layering that on the pizza for added effect. 

Eyeball Tacos

Make tacos as you normally would. You can use chicken or beef. Then add lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, and cheese. What turns this dish from normal to creepy are the small "eyeballs" you are going to add peering out of the shell. Add two small dollops of sour cream side-by-side at the top of the taco, and then put a sliced olive on each dollop. You now have two eyeballs atop your tacos, for a fun twist on regular tacos. 

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