We're having a party this Saturday. It's a housewarming party (despite the fact we moved in almost 4 months ago), but I'm a control freak and have pretty much taken charge of the event. And, as I never do things by halves, it is going to be big. My facebook events page states that I will be making 'snacks', but anyone who has been to one of my parties knows that snacks are a slight understatement. It's the perfect opportunity to show off my cooking skills and I love playing hostess, so I usually spend the whole week and all day of the event running around the kitchen like a mad hatter. I'm often a little over-ambitious and tend to over complicate things, and with our two-stove hob and an oven about the size of my toe, this is sure to be an interesting one. "Why don't we just get a couple of bags of crisps?" Ali asked. "I don't do crisps", I replied.
We're trying to keep it relatively cheap, so we're using ingredients that are readily available in China instead of going to the expat shops. I've got a kind of middle eastern/mexican theme going on, a strange combination, involving obscene amounts of coriander (which I will have to tone down, cos Ali can't stand the stuff, strange boy). The menu has changed considerably, but so far I've planned:
Olive and paprika flatbread
Cumin and garlic flatbread
Hummus
Mouttabal
Falafel
Aubergines in honey batter
Spicy sweet potato wedges
Salsa
Nachos
...and I might do cookies for dessert, as that's all our oven seems to be able to handle at the moment, and an as of yet undecided fun dessert that doesn't involve the bloody thing.
Eek! I'm excited.
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