{"id":92911,"date":"2020-10-29T19:49:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T19:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mancunion.com\/?p=92911"},"modified":"2020-10-29T19:49:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T19:49:36","slug":"zoom-halloween-party-your-ultimate-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mancunion.com\/2020\/10\/29\/zoom-halloween-party-your-ultimate-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoom Halloween party: Your ultimate guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
Stuck inside for Halloween due to Covid-19 restrictions? <\/span><\/p>\n Have no fear: the Zoom party recipe is here! <\/span><\/p>\n Just because we can\u2019t celebrate Halloween in our usual fashion, that doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t celebrate at all. <\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s a list of all the things you need to have a spooky night online with your friends. <\/span>Grab your laptop, charger, blanket, and Zoom passcode, and you\u2019re good to go.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Oh!-bergine veggie fright lasagne\u00a0<\/strong>by Georgina Davidson<\/p>\n A messy but tasty take on the classic lasagne.<\/p>\n Ingredients:<\/b><\/p>\n 1. To begin, soak 400g of cashew nuts in kettle boiled water for 30 minutes, until soft. Then drain (carefully) into the sink using a colander.<\/p>\n 2. Add into a pan with 250g of cornflour, 3 tablespoons of Apple cider vinegar (Aldi do a reasonably priced one!), 200ml of water, four cloves of garlic and a pinch of salt. Blitz (carefully) with a food processor until smooth. Add 250ml almond milk and simmer on a low heat until thickened, then set aside.<\/p>\n 3. Chop and fry two whole onions in a pan with three cloves of garlic until softened – no vampires here!<\/p>\n 4. Add two tablespoons of tomato pur\u00e9e and a pinch of oregano\/Italian herb mix. Next add a 250ml glass of red wine (Aldi Animus is \u00a35 and works a treat here!) and continue to stir until the wine evaporates like a ghost!<\/p>\n 5. Add a tin of chopped tomatoes, 250ml of passata, a handful of sliced black olives and two teaspoons of capers.<\/p>\n 6. Slice thick chunks of aubergine and courgette – griddle until cooked through.<\/p>\n 7. Baste your lasagne dish with a little olive oil and begin with the cashew b\u00e9chamel sauce, then add the first layer of lasagne sheets. Add the tomato sauce layer, followed by stripes of courgettes and aubergine. Add another layer of b\u00e9chamel sauce and top with a lasagne sheet. Finish with a final layer of cashew b\u00e9chamel sauce on top.<\/p>\n 8. Cover the lasagne dish with foil and bake for 45 minutes – for best results, make the night before to allow the tomato sauce to soak into the pasta.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alcohol: I mean, it would be inappropriate to drink anything <\/span>other <\/span><\/i>than a Bloody Mary<\/a> on Halloween.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alcohol-free:\u00a0 Halloween Punch<\/a> – a fruity classic you can enjoy throughout the night (if you make it past the first horror movie that is).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Spotify: \u2018Ultimate Halloween<\/a>\u2019 – for lovers of spooky pop bops and old classics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Apple Music: \u2018Halloween After Dark\u2019 – some grungy rock jams to bang your head away to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Amazon Music: \u2018Haunting Themes<\/a>\u2019 – the absolute classic movie themes, from The Rocky Horror Picture Show<\/em> to Stranger Things<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A good Zoom party isn’t complete without a host of good online games.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Among us<\/strong><\/em><\/a> has taken the world by storm, and it might just be the simplest and most fun game you can play with your friends in the digital sphere. For the uninitiated, it’s a murder mystery detective-style game set in space, where you hunt down the “impostors” who are sabotaging your group. Play online for free on your phone, or you can pay for the PC version. You can play with up to 10 players at a time in a private server until your hearts are content, and you’ve discovered the sneaky impostors in your group.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Escape rooms have taken a digital form lately, and there’s one out there for every interest. <\/span>Try the Hogwarts Digital Escape Room<\/strong><\/em>,<\/a> or Minecraft Escape Room<\/em>.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Just share your screen with the rest of the Zoom call, and solve your way out of the themed riddles.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat to eat…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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