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You are never too old to play games, especially when they are accompanied by lots of alcohol and enticing bar food. Little did I know when I organized this party how wildly competitive my guests would get. The winner was up in the air until the last hand was dealt. But with all the food […]
I am fortunate to have really great authentic Thai restaurants in Los Angeles. I verified the authenticity several years ago when I was in Bangkok, Thailand. Everything I ordered tasted just like home. One of my favorite appetizers are the Thai Lettuce Wraps. These are wraps made with thin sheets of rice paper wrapped around […]
This was the first time I made these. It was an experiment that was wildly successful. I had 12 guests, including 2 vegetarians. I made 40 sliders and they were all gone in a flash. There was something about these 2-bite mini sandwiches on sweet Hawaiian rolls with spicy guacamole and jalapeño laced sour cream that […]
Are you afraid of deep frying food? I was. When I was a kid, my Mother didn’t fry much. Eggs were poached, potatoes were baked; and on the one or two occasions she made fried chicken, I was banned from the kitchen. I had this irrational fear of frying. The kitchen could be set on […]
* Brie with rhubarb ginger jam
Platter with fresh figs, prosciutto and crackers
* Spicy walnut, beet and carrot salad
* Turkish salad (Apple and zucchini slaw)
* Mixed green salad with balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Fried ravioli with tomato dipping sauce
Pulled lamb sandwiches on warm pita bread with tzatziki, tahini, Israeli salad & sweet paprika
Mexican fish sliders with jalapeno sour cream and guacamole
Thai lettuce wraps with shrimp, peanut sauce and chili garlic sauce
* Ginger mascarpone cheesecake
* Chocolate prune cake with salted butter caramel sauce
* Giant cornmeal anise cookie
* Lemon and sesame seed cookies
* Fresh berries
* Vegetarian
Lots of people have game nights on a regular basis but this was a first for me. Lots of people play Cards Against Humanity but this was also a first for me. A first, but definitely not the last. I wanted the food to be fun food, kind of like bar food but my style. […]
This is a recipe I was testing just before the Apps & Alcohol Party. It’s so simple that I decided, at the last minute, to make a small batch and see if people liked them. They disappeared. Friends who called the next day raved about them. This recipe is going into my permanent collection: I […]
This is one recipe that will surprise your guests. The assertive spices together with the cooling Yoghurt Dipping Sauce made this a hit at my party. They look like ordinary meatballs but the flavor is anything but ordinary. Make them really small. If people like them, they go back for more. If the spices are […]
