Articles tagged “Oscar Night Potluck”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Host a Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: A Serious Man By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Mar 5 2010 Aside from Fiddler on the Roof, A Serious Man has to be the most Jewish film I've ever seen, so I knew that food had to be involved, specifically chicken soup with matzo balls, and I wasn't disappointed. The scene at the dining table of Larry's awful wife and horrible children slurping up their chicken soup was hilarious in an entirely repellant way. + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: Up in the Air By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Mar 4 2010 They don't address the issue of airplane food directly in Up in the Air, but there is an awful lot of travelling going on there, so you know it's there. + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: The Hurt Locker By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Mar 3 2010 When I was discussing my Oscar series with my family last week, I was stuck with something to do for The Hurt Locker. My son, who is a bit of a wag, suggested making a bombe. We all laughed, decided it was a perfect idea, so away I went to search for an interesting recipe for a bombe. + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Party: An Education By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Mar 2 2010 It's that time of the year again. The Academy Awards are less than a week away and we are doing our Oscar party potluck dinner contributions based on nominated films. + READ MORE

Make Some Knoblauchcremesuppe for An Oscar Potluck Party (that's Garlic Soup to you) By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 19 2009 I came up with this traditional German soup, which is really heavy on the garlic. If you like, you can add some boiled potatoes to the recipe. + READ MORE

Make Black Bean Burgers For Your Oscar Night Potluck Party By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 19 2009 When I told my daughter I was reprising the Oscar series from last year, she instantly said you have to do a cheeseburger for Frost/Nixon. But after serving up homemade twinkies and fried onion bhaji earlier this week, I couldn't in all conscience make cheeseburgers. I went with the healthier (and cheaper) black bean burgers. + READ MORE

Make Some Tapas for an Oscar Night Potluck Party By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 19 2009 I was watching Vicky Christina Barcelona, that light as a feather Woody Allen film for which Penelope Cruz is nominated as supporting actress, and thinking how nice it would be to have some of the tapas that you can see the characters enjoying throughout the film. + READ MORE

Make Onion Bhaji for an Oscar Potluck Party By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 17 2009 Last year's Academy Award nominated films had plenty of food references, which gave the idea for the series in the first place. This year the food references are a bit thin on the ground, so I'm having to stretch a bit, but this is all in good fun. + READ MORE

Make Homemade Twinkies for an Oscar Potluck Party! By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 13 2009 Last year's Academy Award nominated films had lots of food related items so we had some fun in the week leading up to the big night with suggestions for pot luck party contributions. We enjoyed it so much, we've decided to do it again this year. + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: Ratatouille By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 22 2008 Well, I've saved the best food movie for last in my series of Oscar food-themed films.Ratatouille 1 medium eggplant, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes1 lb zucchini , cut into 1-inch cubes1/4 cup + 2 tbsp olive oil1 1/2 cups sliced onions1 large red bell pepper, seeded and cut into cubes3 cloves of garlic, chopped1 1/2... + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 21 2008 Today is the grasping-at-straws version of the party as mentioned in my first post about an Oscar-themed party.Come back tomorrow for the final installment of the potluck dinner party. + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: Viggo Mortensen By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 20 2008 In our week long series on the Oscars we've already checked out No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood.BorschtYields about 8 cups 12 oz beets1 lb boneless beef chuck, cubedall purpose flour2 tbsp vegetable oil4 1/2 cups beef stock1 28 oz can of tomatoes2 cups shredded green or red cabbage1 medium onion, chopped2 + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: There Will Be Blood By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 19 2008 Yesterday I introduced this week long series about having a potluck Oscar party using the nominees for this year's Academy Awards as a jumping off point.Falafels 1 3/4 cup dried chickpeas2 cloves garlic, lightly crushed1 small onion, quartered1 tsp ground coriander1 tbs ground cuminScant tsp cayenne, or to taste1 cup... + READ MORE

Host an Oscar Night Potluck Dinner: No Country For Old Men By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Feb 18 2008 No, you haven't clicked on Rotten Tomatoes by mistake.Spicy Beef and Red Bean ChiliServes 8 1/2 lb bacon4 lbs boneless beef chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes2 tbsp vegetable oil1 large white onion, chopped1-2 jalapeño chilies, chopped4 large garlic cloves, minced2 tsp dried oregano1/4 cup chili powder1 tbsp ground cumin1/4... + READ MORE