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Post by weeg on Nov 3, 2015 14:41:06 GMT -5
It's Guy Fawkes night in 2 days. Aka bonfire night. The big fireworks night of the year.
We're not planning on setting off any fireworks, but we've invited 10ish folk to come and hang out on the roof terrace and look out for other people (I saw a lot last year). We've said 6pm ish. We'll light the firebowl and I'm going to make mulled wine or cider. Or both. Probably both. I think that may be the sole purpose behind the gas ring on the side of the (gas) BBQ.
So, what food? It'll be cold and I want to watch firework rather than stare at cooking in progress. I'm feeling terribly uninspired!
Make a pot of chilli and pitta bread? Do chips and dips? Soup? Some other form of finger food?
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Post by elliedee on Nov 3, 2015 15:06:11 GMT -5
My parents always have a party on bonfire night, although these days it's only about 8 people in total. The food is always sausage sandwiches, the sausages are cooked in the oven while we watch the fireworks, then people assemble their own - bread rolls, sausages, choice of condiments (mustard, ketchup, onion gravy).
Alternatively you could do baked potatoes, again they can stay in the oven until the fireworks are over, then you could provide cheese/beans/chilli/whatever.
Unless you're inviting people you want to impress, I would keep things as simple as possible.
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Nov 3, 2015 15:24:07 GMT -5
Sausage sandwiches sound good.  |
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Post by sprite on Nov 3, 2015 16:26:55 GMT -5
chili and rolls sounds good--those part-baked ones will give you the right smell with no effort.
ellie's ideas all sound really tasty and stress free.
failing that, iceland does pretty good party trays. just buy one pack from M/S and hide the cheapies--people will assume it tastes better.
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Post by tucano on Nov 3, 2015 16:34:29 GMT -5
Good suggestions. Veggie chilli or baked potatoes for the vegetarians.
Not sure what a fire bowl is but could you do marshmallows on skewers?
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Post by weeg on Nov 3, 2015 18:24:53 GMT -5
It's one of those metal pit things on legs so you can light fires on decks. Marshmallows are a must! Bought a pack of smokeless heat logs yesterday. Chips,dips and a couple of chillis (veg and non) could be the shout.
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Post by crazycat on Nov 4, 2015 0:01:33 GMT -5
My grandmother used to have an annual party at her hour for bonfire night with hot dogs for the kids and chilli for the adults. It was great!
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Post by weeg on Nov 6, 2015 5:40:48 GMT -5
I feel I should leave This recipe here. It's excellent. Also, slow cooker = perfect booze warmer. And warm cider is a wonderful thing. I made aubergine and bean chilli, which turned out brilliantly, and beef in red wine. Both sat happily in the oven for 3 hours and I'm a little sad there weren't more leftovers for today. And pitta bread and sour cream. It's not often my food turns out so well when there are actually people other than Himself there! |
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Post by sprite on Nov 6, 2015 6:54:41 GMT -5
man, i need a slow cooker.
aubergine and bean sounds unusual. i'll have to look that up.
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Post by weeg on Nov 6, 2015 8:23:58 GMT -5
man, i need a slow cooker. aubergine and bean sounds unusual. i'll have to look that up. It's my own recipe. But basically dice up an augergine into 1cm ish cubes and substitute it in whatever your favourite chilli con carne recipe is. How I make it: Fry off: 1 1/2 onions, 2 peppers, 1 diced aubergine in a bit of oil. Add 1 teaspoon each of crushed chillies, smoked paprika, cocoa powder, ground cumin, oregano, 4 cloves of garlic and a good squeeze of tomato puree. Let the flavours absorb for a couple of minutes, adding a bit of liquid if you have to (if you're using tinned beans, the liquid from the tin works well). Add a tin of chopped tomatoes, and either a tin of beans (black eyed are perfect, but really any will do), or a roughly similar amount of soaked and boiled beans. Cook slowly for as long as you have/ want. Adjust seasoning and heat levels - I usually end up adding some tabasco or other hot sauce. |
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Post by sprite on Nov 6, 2015 11:31:07 GMT -5
yum. thank you. i've been making a burnt aubergine curry. it's yummy, plus i get to set something on fire. |
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Post by lillielangtry on Nov 6, 2015 11:46:47 GMT -5
yum. thank you. i've been making a burnt aubergine curry. it's yummy, plus i get to set something on fire. Sprite, can you point me to a recipe? I adore aubergine. |
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Post by sprite on Nov 6, 2015 13:29:27 GMT -5
you'll need gas burners. burnt aubergine curryi think it's actually vegan, but would work well with minced beef. |
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Post by tzarine on Nov 6, 2015 18:03:34 GMT -5
ohmygod
wish i had that recipe last week when i had 4 aubergine in the casa
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Post by lillielangtry on Nov 7, 2015 2:48:44 GMT -5
Thanks sprite. No gas sadly.
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Post by sprite on Nov 7, 2015 15:49:16 GMT -5
ask a neighbour? i was surprised by how unmessy it was to set veggies on fire.
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