party foods - many appetizers
Besides Ironkite making Gyros (Cook's Illustrated) and Tziki (We used store-bought whole wheat pitas, shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, hand-crumbled feta, we also went crazy with the appetizers. (I even forgot to bring out the cheesecake until after midnight)
http://www.marthastewart.com/312991/loaded-sweet-potato-skins - not terribly popular, only moderately successful. Need something more interesting in the mashed stage. Also, I overbaked them the first time around.
http://www.marthastewart.com/314083/goat-cheese-stuffed-mushrooms - used no breadcrumbs, due to low-carb and laziness, but very awesome.
http://www.marthastewart.com/316783/lemon-parsley-gougeres?center=276959&gallery=274748&slide=259629 - crazy popular -- and I still have a small tray of them in the freezer. I couldn't eat these in sensible amounts.
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/rosemary-pecans-10000001692545/index.html -- very simple -- Ironkite and Anarchy loved them -- they didn't interest me as much as plain pecans.
I made the Tomato-Horseradish and the Remoulade from this http://www.marthastewart.com/281089/shrimp-cocktail-with-three-sauces and also http://www.marthastewart.com/339297/lemon-aioli -- Ironkite made the shrimp themselves.
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/bacon-wrapped-apricots-with-sage-recipe-00000000024610/index.html -- reminder -- do NOT use thick-cut bacon next time.
Cheesecake was from the Protein Power 30-day book, mixing the crust from the Mini-choco-chip ones and the actual cheesecake from the with-strawberries recipe, but I added a few shakes of 5-spice powder to the recipe.
PhotoJill brought salad and macaroons. G&G brought a white-bean pate.
Many people brought robot-costumes, and we're storing them in our attic for next year.
http://www.marthastewart.com/312991/loaded-sweet-potato-skins - not terribly popular, only moderately successful. Need something more interesting in the mashed stage. Also, I overbaked them the first time around.
http://www.marthastewart.com/314083/goat-cheese-stuffed-mushrooms - used no breadcrumbs, due to low-carb and laziness, but very awesome.
http://www.marthastewart.com/316783/lemon-parsley-gougeres?center=276959&gallery=274748&slide=259629 - crazy popular -- and I still have a small tray of them in the freezer. I couldn't eat these in sensible amounts.
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/rosemary-pecans-10000001692545/index.html -- very simple -- Ironkite and Anarchy loved them -- they didn't interest me as much as plain pecans.
I made the Tomato-Horseradish and the Remoulade from this http://www.marthastewart.com/281089/shrimp-cocktail-with-three-sauces and also http://www.marthastewart.com/339297/lemon-aioli -- Ironkite made the shrimp themselves.
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/bacon-wrapped-apricots-with-sage-recipe-00000000024610/index.html -- reminder -- do NOT use thick-cut bacon next time.
Cheesecake was from the Protein Power 30-day book, mixing the crust from the Mini-choco-chip ones and the actual cheesecake from the with-strawberries recipe, but I added a few shakes of 5-spice powder to the recipe.
PhotoJill brought salad and macaroons. G&G brought a white-bean pate.
Many people brought robot-costumes, and we're storing them in our attic for next year.