Sandy n ne wrote:
Every year I throw an all-out bash Oscar Party for my movie loving friends. I
love doing it, but I have to admit, I've run out of ideas for food. Over the
years, I have done the fancy appetizer thing, done a tex-mex thing, Pasta,
pasta, pasta, casual with chips/dips/chicken wings, fancy with lemon grilled
salmon and baby veggies, did an Indian curry thing, roasted chicken, pizza,
take-out chinese, prime-rib and baked potatoes. So here I am-less than a week
to go and I'm racking my brain for something new and different that my friends
will love that I can do within a reasonable budget. I'm having about 12-15
people over. It's gotta be buffett style, people usually eat either holding
plates or sitting at my coffee table. I have learned the hard way it is not
good to make people have to use a knife to cut their meat when they are trying
to hold a plate in their lap! So I'd rather avoid that.
So if anyone has any brilliant ideas, I'd love to hear them!

Whatabout Italian food? Lasagna, baked ziti, meatballs, maybe two or three
types of pasta with different sauces to go on it. Garlic bread, some Italian
appetisers, would be nice.