Final Oscar Menu (Updated with foods)

[dr.girlfriend]

Thanks for you help, everyone!

[notsopicky]

Well done, Dr. G. Well done. ::enter slow clap here::

[mbcdefg]

Great job! Enjoy your party

What is the corn dish going to be?

[dr.girlfriend]

Feb 16, 2019 20:25:23 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Great job! Enjoy your party

What is the corn dish going to be?

I have no idea!  Maybe a corn salad, or something like that I can prepare the day before and just serve.  The jook is pretty high-effort for cooking and I don't think it would be as good reheated, plus I'll have to do the Manwich stuff.  The easier I can make it on myself the day of the better.  I've learned my lesson in past parties where I miss the whole Oscars because I'm cooking.  The spruce goose (whole goose) I made for the Aviator was the WORST!  it wasn't so bad when there were only 5 Best Picture nominees, but when they expanded it everything got a lot more challenging!  Now I highly favor puns that are drinks, desserts, or other things that don't involve cooking.  I tried to sell my husband on "BlackKklanmanchego" but he didn't go for it.  :-D

[wise_rita]

Always love to see these!

[tacokick]

Feb 16, 2019 23:39:36 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Feb 16, 2019 20:25:23 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Great job! Enjoy your party

What is the corn dish going to be?

I have no idea!  Maybe a corn salad, or something like that I can prepare the day before and just serve.  The jook is pretty high-effort for cooking and I don't think it would be as good reheated, plus I'll have to do the Manwich stuff.  The easier I can make it on myself the day of the better.  I've learned my lesson in past parties where I miss the whole Oscars because I'm cooking.  The spruce goose (whole goose) I made for the Aviator was the WORST!  it wasn't so bad when there were only 5 Best Picture nominees, but when they expanded it everything got a lot more challenging!  Now I highly favor puns that are drinks, desserts, or other things that don't involve cooking.  I tried to sell my husband on "BlackKklanmanchego" but he didn't go for it.  :-D

I’m disappointed not to see Black-clams-man dip but happy to see jook!

We make jook in the rice cooker and it’s super easy. It can be made in the Instant Pot too.

We do reheat it and it’s fine but we have to add extra liquid.

[dr.girlfriend]

Feb 17, 2019 10:42:18 GMT -5 tacokick said:

Feb 16, 2019 23:39:36 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

I have no idea!  Maybe a corn salad, or something like that I can prepare the day before and just serve.  The jook is pretty high-effort for cooking and I don't think it would be as good reheated, plus I'll have to do the Manwich stuff.  The easier I can make it on myself the day of the better.  I've learned my lesson in past parties where I miss the whole Oscars because I'm cooking.  The spruce goose (whole goose) I made for the Aviator was the WORST!  it wasn't so bad when there were only 5 Best Picture nominees, but when they expanded it everything got a lot more challenging!  Now I highly favor puns that are drinks, desserts, or other things that don't involve cooking.  I tried to sell my husband on "BlackKklanmanchego" but he didn't go for it.  :-D

I’m disappointed not to see Black-clams-man dip but happy to see jook!

We make jook in the rice cooker and it’s super easy. It can be made in the Instant Pot too.

We do reheat it and it’s fine but we have to add extra liquid.

I don't have a rice cooker, slow cooker, or Instant Pot.  We have a small kitchen and I try to keep the appliances at a minimum, although I'm hoping with the new addition I might have more room to stow stuff in the mudroom or something.  I did a trial run of it this weekend in a regular pot, though, and it came out great, and very tasty!  I have leftovers so maybe I'll see how they microwave (maybe adding a little chicken stock) and just add the scallion, bacon, and peanuts fresh on Oscar Day.  

[tacokick]

Feb 17, 2019 11:22:48 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Feb 17, 2019 10:42:18 GMT -5 tacokick said:

I’m disappointed not to see Black-clams-man dip but happy to see jook!

We make jook in the rice cooker and it’s super easy. It can be made in the Instant Pot too.

We do reheat it and it’s fine but we have to add extra liquid.

I don't have a rice cooker, slow cooker, or Instant Pot.  We have a small kitchen and I try to keep the appliances at a minimum, although I'm hoping with the new addition I might have more room to stow stuff in the mudroom or something.  I did a trial run of it this weekend in a regular pot, though, and it came out great, and very tasty!  I have leftovers so maybe I'll see how they microwave (maybe adding a little chicken stock) and just add the scallion, bacon, and peanuts fresh on Oscar Day.  

Ooh, that looks good and green! I didn’t know if you had any of those things or knew someone who did and could borrow it. Our rice cooker changed our life! Reheating on the stove top works best but my husband microwaves it at work pretty frequently.

[tacokick]

Feb 17, 2019 19:10:39 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

I'm curious what recipe you're using for the jook because it should be pretty easy. And the bacon is...unusual.

I think The NY Times recipe calls for bacon?

We normally do poached chicken (or turkey after Thanksgiving) w/garlic, ginger, green onions. Maybe mushrooms and carrots.

[dr.girlfriend]

Feb 17, 2019 19:10:39 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

I'm curious what recipe you're using for the jook because it should be pretty easy. And the bacon is...unusual.

Yep...I just picked the first one that came up when I googled "jook recipe", and it was the NYT one.

cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1839-jook

It wasn't hard, but it was 2.5 hours of paying attention to it, which is pretty high-effort for what I usually cook.  :-)  I probably didn't have to stir / add liquid as often as I did, but I was worried about it scorching.

[tacokick]

Feb 17, 2019 19:59:00 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

Feb 17, 2019 19:20:25 GMT -5 tacokick said:

I think The NY Times recipe calls for bacon?

We normally do poached chicken (or turkey after Thanksgiving) w/garlic, ginger, green onions. Maybe mushrooms and carrots.

The mushrooms and carrots are definitely not in traditional Chinese recipes.

Carrots are pretty common in Korean recipes for it. The mushrooms are less so but bulk it up nicely.

www.koreanbapsang.com/dakjuk-korean-chicken-porridge/

[mbcdefg]

Feb 16, 2019 23:39:36 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Feb 16, 2019 20:25:23 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Great job! Enjoy your party

What is the corn dish going to be?

I have no idea!  Maybe a corn salad, or something like that I can prepare the day before and just serve

I make this a lot for parties and it goes quick - and it tastes really good when you make it the day before because the oil and lime juice soaks in. I’d dice and add the avocado right before serving though so it doesn’t go bad.

Good for an appetizer with Tostitos Scoops.

www.allrecipes.com/recipe/143315/heathers-cilantro-black-bean-and-corn-salsa/

[dr.girlfriend]

Feb 17, 2019 21:03:37 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Feb 16, 2019 23:39:36 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

I have no idea!  Maybe a corn salad, or something like that I can prepare the day before and just serve

I make this a lot for parties and it goes quick - and it tastes really good when you make it the day before because the oil and lime juice soaks in. I’d dice and add the avocado right before serving though so it doesn’t go bad.

Good for an appetizer with Tostitos Scoops.

www.allrecipes.com/recipe/143315/heathers-cilantro-black-bean-and-corn-salsa/

That sounds perfect, thanks!