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Egyptian Theme Halloween Party
Comments (3)Oooo...another Halloween party enthusiest! Enough to make me come out of lurkdom for awhile... Great theme! We have a themed Halloween party every year, themed costumes are required (I think it actually makes it easier for people, because they have an idea to start with). And no, our guests don't seem to have a problem with it, we just give helpful hints in our invitations, and we normally have next year's theme picked out ahead of time. This year we're doing a pirate theme...all of our guests were informed of that at last year's "Hollywood Academy of the Undead Awards" party. Our 2009 them is going to be a medieval theme - we get a little ahead of ourselves sometimes. ;-) Some great suggestions so far, and don't forget to start saving cardboard boxes to make pyramids with (a large one out on the lawn that you have to walk through to get to the front door would be very striking and mood-setting)! I guess it depends on what you prefer...my hubby likes "scary" better, so our decorations normally have some sort of gore factor to them. If you lean towards that, you need some clear jars for "canopic" (spelling?) jars...to hold the organs of the dead (in the pyramids). Otherwise opague jars labeled will work just as well. Heiroglyphs on the walls would be a nice touch, along with eyes watching from behind things (think glow in the dark paint). As for your costume, how about you going as a mummy! Tear up some old sheets, stain them with tea (and a little fake blood, if you like), and have your hubby wrap you up. Or "wrap" some old clothes to make them a "mummy suit", then just make yourself a head piece and booties to match. You could be one of Egypt's animal gods too...a bird, or a cat, something they worshipped. But don't let your size stop you from finding a great Isis costume or something - those flowing dresses make anyone look good, really. Sandals, a head piece and some jewelrey would finish it off. Food...I'd probably go with some organ molds & jello and/or cakes, but like I said, we do "gross". Our normal halloween fare is a "serve your own" chili bar, with all the fixings, lots of desserts (witches fingers, chocolate eyeball truffles, etc), and a full bar with a "signature" drink. Last year's was the martini (since we were all supposed to be TV or Movie stars or characters), this year we'll pick something to fit with our pirate theme (a rum-based drink). I normally have punch with dry ice in it to fog it up too. I'd do a search for "Egyptian Halloween" and see what pops up. Go through web sites and see what everyone has to offer for egyptian theme parties, and you'll be surprised at how many ideas you'll end up with (too many to pull off, no doubt). If you have a basement, perhaps you'd want to decorate that as if you were descending into a pyramid, with treasures and a large sarcophogus down there? We used fake torches to light our basement stairs for our goth party one year, so it was like descending into a vampire's lair... Just a few ideas - can't wait to see what you come up with! Fun theme! :-)...See Moreneed ideas for a jazz party
Comments (2)You say "all that jazz" and I immediatly think of "Chicago"... I would concentrate on Speakeasy food Chicago Pizza, Polish hot dogs, hot pastrami sandwiches on rye ( or at least mini ones) Keilbasa chunks in BBQ sauce. Desserts called things like "Soul brownies" and "Speakeasy rum cake". Rent the movie and I'll bet you will find lots of inspiration. Linda C...See MoreNeed ideas for upscale tailgate party!
Comments (6)Here is something which would make a great feature for a tailgate party and can be made in quantity with very little work. Edamame would be a good vegetable finger food with this which also can be prepared easily. âÂÂONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVEâ SPARERIBS This is a light-hearted title for an extremely easy and delectable dish -- the 1 to 5 referring to the simmering ingredients. The sauce-coated meat is succulent, with a deep sweet and sour flavor. The dish serves 2 or 3 amply when accompanied by rice and a stir-fried leafy vegetable or a crisp salad. The ribs are also good as an appetizer. 1 1/2 pounds meaty spareribs Simmering ingredients: 1 tablespoon dry sherry 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce 3 tablespoons cider vinegar 4 tablespoons sugar 5 tablespoons water Separate the ribs first; then chop each, meat side down, into 3 pieces. (I always ask the butcher to cut the slab of ribs crosswise into 3 pieces. He does it easily on a band saw. I separate them.) Put them in a skillet or saucepan and set it over high heat; add the simmering ingredients and stir to mingle. When the liquid comes to a boil, adjust heat to maintain a very gentle simmering, and cover and simmer for 40 minutes. Stir and turn the spareribs from time to time. Uncover and turn heat high to bring the sauce to a sizzling boil; stir rapidly until the sauce is all but evaporated. From The Key to Chinese Cooking by Irene Kuo Jim...See Moremaking a party room in the barn instead of two extra bdrms
Comments (3)Converting an agricultural detached accessory building into residential space will require you to bring up the entire space up to modern building code. This will likley cost you as much or more than if you simply added to your existing home. In some cases, your zoning regulations may also require you to subdivide your property in order to accomdodate finishing the barn, because some zoning and subdivision ordinances prohibit more than 1 residential structure per parcel. Talk to your local authorities to see if this is possible. I'm currently dealing with an applicant who wishes to construct a detached 'carriage house' near their home in a farm community. The carriage house will be a three car garage on the main level with a 3 'bedroom', 1 bath, full kitchen suite on the upper level. This design is clearly intended to be used as a guest house. But because the 'bedrooms' are only listed as 'office' and 'storage' spaces on the building plans, they were approved as an accessory building---not a second dwelling unit---by my building department. But the Zoning department for the muncipality doesn't see it that way, and the owners are having to go through a minor subdivision in order to get permission to build. The zoning ordinance allows only 1 single family dwelling per parcel....See MoreOlychick
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