Ideas for a Soviet themed New Year's party?!
My friends and I are throwing a New Year's party, and we always like to have a theme!. This year's is a Soviet/ Red/ Russian theme!. We want some ideas for costumes, food, drink and other activities!.!.!. Any and all ideas welcome!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Romanov Russian Black Bread
1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1/3 cup dark corn syrup
2 (!.25 ounce) envelopes active dry yeast
2 teaspoons salt
5 cups dark rye flour, or as needed
In a medium bowl, stir together the warm water and corn syrup!. Sprinkle the yeast over the top, and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes!.
Add 2 1/2 cups of the rye flour to the yeast mixture, and beat until smooth!. Stir in the salt!. Set bowl in a warm place, and cover with a cloth or towel!. Let rise for 30 minutes!.
Stir in more flour 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough is stiff!. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead in more flour by hand as needed to form a stiff but slightly sticky dough!. You may use less or more flour!. Form dough into a ball!. Clean the mixing bowl, and lightly grease it!. Place the dough in the bowl, and cover with a towel!. Place in a warm place to rise until doubled!. This may take as long as 2 hours!.
Turn the risen dough out onto a floured surface, and press out the air bubbles!. Roll dough into a loaf, and place into a greased 9x5 inch loaf pan!. Turn the loaf so that the seam is on the bottom!. Cover the pan with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour!.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)!. Remove plastic wrap from loaf pan!.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom!. Bread will not brown very much!.
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Sweet Russian Cabbage Soup
1 1/2 pounds ground lean beef
1 (14!.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
4 cubes beef bouillon
2 medium carrots, shredded
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 quarts water, divided
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 head cabbage, cored and cut into wedges
Crumble the ground beef into a large pot!. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef bouillon cubes, carrots, onion, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper!. Pour in 1 quart of water, and bring to a boil!. Stir to break up the beef while heating!. Once the soup comes to a boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat!.
Pour in another quart of water, and return to a slow boil!. Add garlic and cabbage!. Simmer for 25 minutes, until cabbage is tender!. Ladle into soup bowls to serve!.
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Russian Mushroom and Potato Soup
2 tablespoons and 1-1/2 teaspoons butter, divided
1 leeks, chopped
1 large carrots, sliced
3 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 bay leaf
1 pound potatoes, peeled and diced
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup half-and-half
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
fresh dill weed, for garnish (optional)
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium heat!. Mix in leeks and carrots, and cook 5 minutes!. Pour in broth!. Season with dill, salt, pepper, and bay leaf!. Mix in potatoes, cover, and cook 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender but firm!. Remove and discard the bay leaf!.
Melt the remaining butter in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the mushrooms 5 minutes, until lightly browned!. Stir into the soup!.
In a small bowl, mix the half-and-half and flour until smooth!. Stir into the soup to thicken!. Garnish each bowl of soup with fresh dill to serve!.
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White Russian
1 fluid ounce coffee flavored liqueur
1 fluid ounce vodka
1/2 cup cream or milk
In a mixing glass, combine the coffee flavored liqueur, vodka and cream or milk!. Pour over ice in a highball glass!.
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Romanov Piroshki
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 onions, chopped
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup cold water, or as needed
To Make Meat Mixture: Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium high heat!. Saute onions until golden brown, then remove from skillet and set aside!. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to skillet and heat for 1 minute over medium high heat!. Add beef and cook until browned, mashing with a fork to break into small pieces!. Drain fat!.
Place beef, sauteed onions, salt and pepper in a blender and blend on high for 5 to 7 seconds; set aside!.
To Make Dough: In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt and egg and mix well!. Stir in water, a little bit at a time, until dough is stiff!. Knead dough for 2 to 4 minutes on a lightly floured surface!. Roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness with a rolling pin!. With a glass or cookie cutter, cut out rounds about 3 inches in diameter!.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)!.
Place 1 tablespoon filling on 1/2 of each dough circle!. Moisten edges of dough with a little water; fold dough over filling and press edges together,Www@FoodAQ@Com
1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1/3 cup dark corn syrup
2 (!.25 ounce) envelopes active dry yeast
2 teaspoons salt
5 cups dark rye flour, or as needed
In a medium bowl, stir together the warm water and corn syrup!. Sprinkle the yeast over the top, and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes!.
Add 2 1/2 cups of the rye flour to the yeast mixture, and beat until smooth!. Stir in the salt!. Set bowl in a warm place, and cover with a cloth or towel!. Let rise for 30 minutes!.
Stir in more flour 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough is stiff!. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead in more flour by hand as needed to form a stiff but slightly sticky dough!. You may use less or more flour!. Form dough into a ball!. Clean the mixing bowl, and lightly grease it!. Place the dough in the bowl, and cover with a towel!. Place in a warm place to rise until doubled!. This may take as long as 2 hours!.
Turn the risen dough out onto a floured surface, and press out the air bubbles!. Roll dough into a loaf, and place into a greased 9x5 inch loaf pan!. Turn the loaf so that the seam is on the bottom!. Cover the pan with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour!.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)!. Remove plastic wrap from loaf pan!.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom!. Bread will not brown very much!.
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Sweet Russian Cabbage Soup
1 1/2 pounds ground lean beef
1 (14!.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
4 cubes beef bouillon
2 medium carrots, shredded
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 quarts water, divided
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 head cabbage, cored and cut into wedges
Crumble the ground beef into a large pot!. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef bouillon cubes, carrots, onion, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper!. Pour in 1 quart of water, and bring to a boil!. Stir to break up the beef while heating!. Once the soup comes to a boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat!.
Pour in another quart of water, and return to a slow boil!. Add garlic and cabbage!. Simmer for 25 minutes, until cabbage is tender!. Ladle into soup bowls to serve!.
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Russian Mushroom and Potato Soup
2 tablespoons and 1-1/2 teaspoons butter, divided
1 leeks, chopped
1 large carrots, sliced
3 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 bay leaf
1 pound potatoes, peeled and diced
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup half-and-half
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
fresh dill weed, for garnish (optional)
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium heat!. Mix in leeks and carrots, and cook 5 minutes!. Pour in broth!. Season with dill, salt, pepper, and bay leaf!. Mix in potatoes, cover, and cook 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender but firm!. Remove and discard the bay leaf!.
Melt the remaining butter in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the mushrooms 5 minutes, until lightly browned!. Stir into the soup!.
In a small bowl, mix the half-and-half and flour until smooth!. Stir into the soup to thicken!. Garnish each bowl of soup with fresh dill to serve!.
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White Russian
1 fluid ounce coffee flavored liqueur
1 fluid ounce vodka
1/2 cup cream or milk
In a mixing glass, combine the coffee flavored liqueur, vodka and cream or milk!. Pour over ice in a highball glass!.
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Romanov Piroshki
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 onions, chopped
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup cold water, or as needed
To Make Meat Mixture: Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium high heat!. Saute onions until golden brown, then remove from skillet and set aside!. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to skillet and heat for 1 minute over medium high heat!. Add beef and cook until browned, mashing with a fork to break into small pieces!. Drain fat!.
Place beef, sauteed onions, salt and pepper in a blender and blend on high for 5 to 7 seconds; set aside!.
To Make Dough: In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt and egg and mix well!. Stir in water, a little bit at a time, until dough is stiff!. Knead dough for 2 to 4 minutes on a lightly floured surface!. Roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness with a rolling pin!. With a glass or cookie cutter, cut out rounds about 3 inches in diameter!.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)!.
Place 1 tablespoon filling on 1/2 of each dough circle!. Moisten edges of dough with a little water; fold dough over filling and press edges together,Www@FoodAQ@Com
You can have a state sanctioned table with a bunch of shortages (full of free stuff) and a black market table with stereotypical Russian fare (at high prices - you can make it something fun instead of money) - Vodka and potatos (chips or skins and other potato food)!. You can never go wrong with red and a hammer and sickel for costumes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Dr!. Zhivago comes to mind! Create a winter wonderland with little white lights, oppulent tapestry's, a horse and carriage ride, furs hats, gloves, jackets, and plenty of Russian Vodka, frozen to that incredible consistency of slush!. Cavier comes to mind, along with cheese blintz's, borscht, roasted meats and veges, etc!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You can have a weather underground centerpiece with BHO in the middle hands outstreched like a saviour!. Seriously!.
With welfare checks for napkins and a picture of Rivera placemats!.
Jenny ps sounds great!.
Definetly the Caviar!.
Oh! KGB something!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
With welfare checks for napkins and a picture of Rivera placemats!.
Jenny ps sounds great!.
Definetly the Caviar!.
Oh! KGB something!.Www@FoodAQ@Com