We had our annual Oscars extravaganza this past Sunday (err, two Sundays ago). We’ve realized we don’t watch the Oscars because we care about the winners or losers. For one thing if any of us have seen more than two of the nominated movies we’re doing well. That said, the Oscars are tradition at this point. We’ve been hosting an Oscars party since college, and any excuse to eat far too much, perhaps drink a little too much, and mock the stylistic choices of people we don’t know is worth taking, particularly in the doldrums of winter when we all need a little cheering.
In the beginning I did all the Oscar party food (well, okay in the very beginning I think Oscar party food involved calling Dominos, bags of Hershey’s kisses, and a bottle of wine – we were in college). But, that got exhausting, so I started outsourcing some of the Oscars menu to the whims of potluck. Gradually we settled into a tradition of theming the Oscars food on the nominated movies, and then last year I had the genius idea (well, I think it’s genius) of playing Russian Roulette with the nominated movies and the type of food you bring to the Oscars party. Read the rest of this entry ?
Monday Night Dinner 