For many avid film lovers, parties will be held in order to celebrate Hollywood’s biggest night. If you’re planning on throwing your own, here are a few unique food and drink ideas that will help bring the glitz and glamour of Oscar night to your home.
Cheese and Cracker Tuxedos
This simple recipe only needs three ingredients: Laughing Cow cheese wedges, olives and crackers. Place the cheese wedge onto the cracker. Use little scissors or a knife to cut a bow tie out of the olive’s skin, then use a little straw (preferably one from a juice box) to make the buttons. If you don’t like olives, you can use cheddar cheese, ham, carrots or another colorful food in order to make the bowtie and buttons.
Looking for a tuxedo-themed snack that’s sweet instead of cheesy? Try Tuxedo Strawberries instead.
Luckily, this is another recipe that only requires three ingredients: strawberries (two or three per person), white chocolate and dark chocolate. Place the strawberries on a parchment-lined baking sheet and melt the white chocolate in a microwave. Holding the strawberry stems up, dip the front of each berry into the chocolate then place it on the parchment paper and allow it to completely harden. Once the white chocolate is hard, dip each side of the berry into the dark chocolate, making sure that the edges of the dark chocolate meet up in the middle of the white chocolate. Put them back on the baking sheet and allow them to dry completely. Finally, dip a toothpick into the dark chocolate to add “buttons” down the front of each tuxedo. Place the strawberries in the fridge and let them set for up to eight hours. Make sure to bring them to room temperature before serving so guests aren’t biting into a cold berry!
This next recipe is a crowd-pleasing classic.
Loaded Baked Potato Rounds
You will need four medium sized red potatoes or new potatoes (washed and sliced into thin rounds about ¼-inch thick), olive oil, sea salt, five or six strips of bacon (cooked until crispy and crumbled), shredded Monterey jack cheese and cheddar cheese. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line a baking pan with aluminum foil. Grease it lightly with baking spray and set aside. Put the sliced potatoes in a pot filled with water and bring to a boil, then cover and continue to cook for three minutes, or until they’re tender. Drain the potatoes and pat them dry with paper towels, then place them on the baking sheet. Brush them with olive oil and season them with the sea salt. Layer the bacon pieces and cheeses on top of each potato slice and bake in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Serve with a side of sour cream.
With all the food that’ll be consumed, it only makes sense to have a special drink too.
Pineapple-Cranberry Punch
This easy drink recipe needs two cups of apple juice, two (6-ounce) cans of pineapple juice, one (12-ounce) can of cranberry juice concentrate, one (6-ounce) can of orange juice concentrate and four cups of club soda. Now to the easy part: combine the first four ingredients and stir until they’re blended together. Add the club soda right before serving, then serve over ice.
Don’t have the time to make an assortment of snacks? You can throw together the perfect party using food that doesn’t require any effort. Since this is an award show for movies, be sure to include popcorn with flavored seasonings. Different, brightly colored candies in pretty dishes make for a fun candy bar. Twizzlers also make great “ropes” for the red carpet and Junior Mints are a staple at movie theaters.
Throwing a party can be stressful, especially if you’re in charge of the food. With these easy recipes, it doesn’t have to be. All you will have to worry about now is if Leonardo DiCaprio will finally win an Oscar.
Recipes courtesy of:
Cheese and Cracker Tuxedos: cutefoodforkids.com
Tuxedo Strawberries: savvymom.ca
Loaded Baked Potato Rounds: diethood.com
Pineapple-Cranberry Punch: myrecipes.com
