What are some good themes for a meal?!
meal must include two of: entree, main, dessert
And a drink
Answers: eg. childrens birthday party, western, floral tea party...
meal must include two of: entree, main, dessert
And a drink
How about a Hawaii-an themed meal--
then
Do some Seafood potstickers, Shrimp on a stick w/ wasabi cocktail sauce.
You could do some grilled Szechuan spiced Kabob's w/ peppers, mango and or pineapples, shrimps, pork cubes, or lobster cubes
Szechuan spiced pork ribs (they stay moist)
Hibachi style salmon w/ Tropical Salsa
You could either do a grilled fruit kabob or just mix a lot of Tropical fruit in a bowl then served chilled
Papaya, mango, pineapples, kiwi, strawberries and maybe shave some coconut into the mix for a little crunch or add pineapple juice or coconut milk mixed into the fruit.
Desserts
**Carmalized Banana Tart w/ coconut
*****Ginger ice cream
**Banana & Lilikoi Cheesecake Lumpia with Coconut Ice ****Cream, Drizzled with Strawberry Sauce
**Mango Cheesecake
**Bali Hai Lilikoi Crème Brulee
you could use coconut bowls and fill them w/ Edamame or wasabi flavored nuts for snacking with drinks.
A few Beverage idea...
***Aloha Crush
A tantalizing mixture of Belvedere Orange Vodka,
Pomegranate puree, fresh lime juice and muddled orange
with a float of Malibu Mango.
**Ginger Daiquiri
Fresh ginger and pineapple, muddled, shaken and served
traditionally in a martini glass with 10 Cane Rum and fresh lime juice.
***Passion Fruit Pisco Sour
A perfect blend of Peru's Barsol Pisco infused with
fresh Hawaiian Passion Fruit and a sprinkle of nutmeg
As an once-avid party thrower, I found two basic themes to be the absolute best and easiest: tropical or Latin American
Choices of food for the tropical is almost limitless. Food choices for the Latin American theme is the easiest.
Decorations for both are easy to find and make. And the music for both is a no-brainer.
Also, no guest will have a problem putting together an outfit for either theme. (By the way, I've held a tropical-themed party during a freak norther and it didn't put a dent in it at all....Some chose to move inside. Others remained on the deck.)
Have fun and my best to you!
to stray a little from the ordinary, something like all foods you can eat without silverware... although not sure how that would work for the drink.
i also knew friends who threw a party where everyone had to bring a dish starting with the same letter(ie - guacamole, gazpacho, gratin...). that can be as easy or challenging as you like, depending on the letter :)