My sister was invited to an Olympics kick-off potluck and as one might expect, themed dishes were strongly encouraged. She's very creative, but needed a little inspiration jump-start so we set about brainstorming ideas. Here is what we came up with:
Starters:
Shaun Whitebean Dip
Stuffed Dick Button Mushrooms
Jamie Salead with Russian Dressing and French Croutons
Entree choices:
Lasagna Harding
Dorothy Hamloaf
Hannah Tetertot Casserole
Accompanied by:
Browning and/Orserve Rolls
And for dessert:
Christine Nesbittersweet Chocolate Fondue or,
Peggy Flaming Baked Alaska
She ended up taking one of her reliable potluck standards, the Seven Layer Salad, with lots of Olympic spirit garnishes. Multicolored sweet pepper Olympic rings, candle torch, Canadian flag, potato Inukshuk, mayonnaise and cheese snow. It was over the top just as she intended. She nailed it and deserved to at least podium. Alas, no prizes were awarded.
Once the creative juices were flowing they just wouldn't stop. We realized that Olympic events are a great source for naming mixed drinks, or for that matter bands. For now we will concentrate on our bar order. Here's what we would be serving at our Olympics party if we were having one:
The Triple Axeltini (side effects - double vision and dizziness)
The Agony of Defeat (straight up double of scotch, bourbon, or whiskey)
The Lillehammer ('nuff said)
The Jamaican Bobsled (rum-based of course)
The Luge (smooth and on-the-rocks - White Russianish)
The Biathlon (hot cocoa with a peppermint schnapps chaser?)
And just for fun, for the duration of the 2010 Olympics, let's rename the classic Caesar (Bloody Mary made with Clamato) as: The Lutz Salchow Shotgun Spin Camel Combination.
As far as name possibilities go this is just the tip of the iceberg, we haven't even touched snowboarding lingo. Gotta leave something for Sochi.
Thanks for hosting a swell event BC. Play on!
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