Around the World in 80 dinner parties - Ideas please.

NoahsPennilessMummy

yes almond flan is very popular in spain and latin america.....indeed any kind of flan dessert......however they are different to what we think of as flan....more like creme caramel with various flavourings

underlay_guru

...American theme?

Burgers and Hot dogs, washed down with 4ltrs of Pepsi......
..then Sara Lee's 'Freshly frozen' Banoffee Pie.

Tell them you made it all from scratch, they won't know......'he who dares wins', thats what I say.

If they don't like it, simply chuck your toys out of the pram and await a simple apology

Floss

Russian - blinis to start, mushroom or beef stroganoff, then apple charlotte

Swedish - gravadlax (Hairy Bikers have a great recipe), meatballs & almond cake......you could always cheat by going to IKEA!

ali1972

Hungarian? Goulash can't be that pricey to make - lots of root veg involved and loads of side dishes you can do. Plus they do some lovely looking torts and cakes for pudding...

starjumper

OH is half Armenian and we had an Armenian dinner party a couple of months ago, with me guessing how things should be from an Armeian cookbook, him not having eaten Armenian food much so he was fairly useless.

Started with Armenain Meze and pitta bread, mains were iman bayaldi, lamb kofta and rice pud was baklava and rum baba washed down with Armenain cognac, lovely!

champys

starjumper wrote: »

OH is half Armenian and we had an Armenian dinner party a couple of months ago, with me guessing how things should be from an Armeian cookbook, him not having eaten Armenian food much so he was fairly useless.

Started with Armenain Meze and pitta bread, mains were iman bayaldi, lamb kofta and rice pud was baklava and rum baba washed down with Armenain cognac, lovely!

oh starjumper - can you recommend an Armenian cookery book? I adore both Armenian and Georgian food, but recipes are hard to come by..... the cuisine is so rich and diverse. I tried to get a title I had borrowed from the library before via Amazon, but it ended up being out of print. Thanks in advance!

icecubequeen

Gotta be Mexican!!

Tacos, chilli con carnie, fajhitas, burritos, nachos, enchiladas, quesidillas.....

all yummy!!!!!!

justpeyton4now

underlay_guru wrote: »

...American theme?

Burgers and Hot dogs, washed down with 4ltrs of Pepsi......
..then Sara Lee's 'Freshly frozen' Banoffee Pie.

Tell them you made it all from scratch, they won't know......'he who dares wins', thats what I say.

If they don't like it, simply chuck your toys out of the pram and await a simple apology

I hate to burst your bubble, but with hot dogs and hamburgers, those of us from the usa would need at least 4 - 2 ltr bottles of pepsi. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: And we don't have banoffee pie.

A very easy typical american meal (at least in the south,) that's fairly inexpensive. Fried chicken, mash, milk gravy, green beans with bacon in for flavouring, sweet corn/corn on the cob.. American biscuits (similar to plain scones) Afters, apple pie with vanilla ice cream, lemon meringue pie, choc meringue pie, any cake etc etc etc.

You could also do BBQ ribs, seasoned up baked beans, potato salad, cole slaw, maybe some deviled eggs for more of a summer type menu. Afters, any of the above or a nice fruit salad..

For family type meals, many don't do a starter unless it's a special occassion.

HTH

Peyton xx

justpeyton4now

Mexican would be nice and it's very inexpensive. Starter, tortilla chips heated up in oven with fresh salsa. Main, beef and chicken fajitas with fried peppers and onions, refried beans and spicy rice. Also sour cream and guacamole for topping the fajitas. Dessert, sopapillas drizzled with honey.

Now I'm craving my fave mexican restaurant.

recovering_spendaholic

Ooh! this is a lovely thread with loads of nice ideas! What about Israeli - Jewish food is lovely - you could do chicken soup with the dumplings, Kreplach (like a sort of ravioli) with latkes (potato cakes) and there are loads of recipes for lovely Jewish cakes!

Or Russian - Borscht and Beef Strogonoff followed by Prunes with walnuts and chocolate

Or Iranian, Malaysian, Japanese, Australian - Thanks! now you have given me something else to spend hours googling:rotfl: