Kris wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Thought I'd start a new thread with a subject I've been pondering
> lately.
>
> I want to host a couple of dinner parties in the near future, and am
> wondering about themes, or merely cuisine types to cook by (I like
> themes, I'm just geeky like that). In the past I've done Bistro,
> Italian, Russian, Swedish and regular French.
>
> In a ideal world, I'd like to re-create some sumptuous feast such as a
> British Royal banquet,or the last dinner on the Titantic or some fancy
> labour-intensive thing. But that's not gonna happen now.
>
> What do you like to do for a dinner party? I'd love to hear what
> others do,especially from such a talented group.
>
> Thanks,
> Kris

I don't really do themes or formal but I do like to make Moroccan food
for people who have never had it. I usually make couscous or some type
of tagine depending upon the guest. Appetizers tend to favor the middle
east like hummus and pita and olives. And I always serve mint tea with
dessert. Moroccans usually serve fruit at the end of a meal, but I
usually make something a little different like lemon bars or some kind
of coffee cake - nothing fancy.


Most of the time when I cook for guests it's either a major holiday -
which has a fairly set menu - like Thanksgiving or it's a cookout which
also has a set menu of sorts. Steak tips, burgers, dogs and the
accompaniments.

Tracy