Tuesday, 20 January 2009

Obama-rama preview

On Friday night I'm throwing an Obama-rama party to celebrate my friend Barry's inauguration. We’re having about 15 (besides us two) people over which is 9 people more that we have ever had over to our place without being able to spill over into the back yard. I am not sure it was such a good idea to invite so many people but we’ll just have to see how things go on Friday. We are going to clear out a bunch of furniture and hope for the best.

We sent out this image with our e-invitation.


Now that I have a blog to show off on I will try triply hard to remember to take photos at the party. I will be using the 4th of July decorations my mom sent me, and which have benen languashing in the buffet table next to the candles and paper napkins for the past two years. The plan is to make classic American food but without resorting to burgers, fries, or hot dogs. At the moment the menue is as follows:

Hors douvres
Caramelized Onion Dip
Potato wedges (more healthy and filling than chips)
Deviled eggs
PB+J triangles (I have not made a final decision regarding crusts)

Main Course
Meat loaf
Chili-sin-carne (i.e. just beans and veggies, no meat)
Baked mac'n'cheese
Crudites with the last of the onion dip
I feel like something's missing from the main course--like, more vegetables--but am not sure what else to add that wouldn't just look like a lonely side dish. I thought of doing string beans but that just feels too Thanksgiving-ish to me.

Dessert
Baked Alaska--in dishonor of Sara Palin
Apple Pie
Pineapple slices dipped in Chocolate—a kind of double entendre dish

Drinks
Beer
White Russian--again, in dishonor of Sara Palin
Pina Colada

I am not sure I will be able to make (or afford) all of these dishes so we’ll see what materializes on the 23rd. I’m aiming high so if it doesn’t totally work out according to the above plan it will still be pretty awesome.


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  1. Eric Hensley20 January 2009 at 12:07

    Yum. This sounds like a great party. The baked alaska sounds awesome.

    Perhaps corn bread to go along with the chili? Not the most healthy option though.

    What about green bean casserole with those onion things on top? That might be a hard one to get the ingredients for though and it is indeed thanksgiving-ish.

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  2. Laura20 January 2009 at 20:45

    I think you should add a side dish: birth control pills dissolved in glasses of water -- in dishonor of Sarah Palin's daughter who got knocked up. Maybe you can put a little orange slice on the side of the glass...

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  3. an American in Copenhagen21 January 2009 at 02:56

    I LOVE the cornbread idea. Maybe I'll finally try a recipe that calls for some whole corn kernels to make it at least *seem* healthier.

    I will also consider the Bristol Palin Cocktail but maybe it would be easier to just give condoms as favors.

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