Baked Bones and Blood

We had my parents and youngest brother James over for dinner a few weeks ago. What they didn’t know is that I planned it out to be a Halloween dinner… We had Baked Bones, Ants and Fleas, Fingers & Eyeballs, Blood for a drink, with brains for ice cubes, and Slime Pie for dessert. Yum!!
Translation: Manicotti with large mushrooms at each end (baked bones), Ants and Fleas was wild rice with a variety of spices added. (looked more like weevils and maggots), For the Eyeballs and Fingers, there was a dish of baby carrots and grapes baked in a white creamy sauce (very tasty), The blood was Raspberry Lemonade with gummy brains I froze into ice cubes, and Key Lime (Slime) Pie for dessert.
My dad was a wee bit put off by the whole disgusting idea… he had a rough time even eating a grape that he clearly knew was a grape but was labeled an eyeball. It was a fun time. I seriously wanna make this a yearly tradition!