I cooked yesterday for my poker party. I didn't want a packaged party - chips, salsa and pizza. I wanted to make something, something yummy, something healthy. What did I make? A number of things I've never tried to make before and hoped that no one got food poisoning :)
1. Veggie platter
Easy enough. Cut up red/orange/yellow peppers, cucumbers, carrots and celery sticks. Throw some of that clubhouse powder stuff into mayo and voila!
2. Bruschetta
Hard to screw this one up. Cut bread, throw some shredded cheese, tomatoes, parsley and some olive oil, shove it in the oven and it's done
3. Chicken quesadilas
I've made this before so I couldn't have screwed this up. I was, however, intrigued when the top tortilla shell was starting to curl upwards (wtf?) in the oven .. oh well. The guys didn't complain so it was all good
4. Mango lassi
I bought mango puree, yogurt and milk. Then Nazia and Eliza took over and 10 minutes later we had mango lassi lol. 20 minutes later and the mango lassi was finished lol. Oh yea, who knew that mango puree was so damn hard to find? Only the brown stores seem to carry it.
5. Crabby cakes
Oh yea. Crabby cakes (makes me wanna say "Sponge Bob Square Pants!"). Eliza deserved most of the credit cuz she mixed all the stuff together; all I did was make them into little patties and throw them in the pan/oven. Who knew that crab meat was so expensive?!
6. Apple pie
Open box. Shove pie into oven. Remove 60 minutes later and top with ice cream ("I scream for ice cream, you scream for ice cream, we all scream for ice cream!"). Couples were supposed to share a piece - Maju ate it all. I was sad :(
7. Brownies
Who knew how easy it could be! Too bad we made it so late - by the time they were done, everyone was dead tired and itching to leave. I left my share on the counter overnight but daddy put it in the fridge! It's still un-hardening ..
Anyways I made things that I never thought I could make. I went all out and my feet paid the price - standing in the kitchen, shoveling food from the stove to plates. I could barely stand by the night's end - but it was worth seeing people enjoy the food (and not run to the bathroom). Thanks to Ewie, Nazia and Eliza for helping me not look like a dufus!
