Each year as the Oscars get under way, I regret not planning a grander event to celebrate such an occasion. Perhaps an Oscar-themed costume party like the one my parents attended years ago (my mother dressed as Björk…remember the swan gown?) Or maybe an elegant dinner party with some friends (a great excuse to open a bottle of bubbly on a Sunday night)?
Turn some heads in your kitchen with this Oscar-worthy menu inspired by the 2009 Academy Award-nominated Best Motion Picture films.
A menu like this does take a bit of planning and patience, but the pay-off is worth it.
Tune in to watch The Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 7pm CST on ABC.
Cocktails:
Slumdog Millionaire
Bombay Millionaire Cocktail
Dinner:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Classic Cassoulet of Beans and Mutton
The Reader
The Weeder Salad
Dessert:
Frost/Nixon
Frosted Cookies
Milk
Milk
*Recipes after the jump
Bombay Millionaire Cocktail
Heavy Table Original Recipe
Rinse cocktail shaker with Pernod. Add several ice cubes to the shaker.
1 oz. Bombay Sapphire Gin
spritz of lemon
splash of Rose’s sweetened lime juice
Shake gently and then strain into cocktail glass. Add 1 oz. tonic. Finish with a twist of lemon.
The Classic Cassoulet of Beans and Mutton
Michael Lewis’s Cassoulet de Canard
The Weeder Salad
3 c. arugula + 1 c. frisée, torn and tossed in a large bowl and seasoned lightly with salt and pepper.
¼ c. extra virgin olive oil
1 T. dijon mustard
1 T. red wine vinegar
Emulsify the olive oil, dijon and red wine vinegar. Toss with salad greens.
Frosted Cookies
Follow your favorite sugar cookie recipe and top with this vanilla cream cheese frosting from The Food Network.
Milk
Pour local milk from bottle into glasses. Serve.
All recipes have been tested and tasted.