In case you haven’t had it marked on your calendar since last March, today is Food on a Stick Day! We hosted a skewer-filled dinner party (for 16 people, omg) on Saturday to observe this important occasion. We supplied the main course, beverages, tables and most of the chairs, and the guests brought everything else. Here’s the menu (sorry about my poor food styling and photography skills):
Appetizers (aka the toothpick course)
Moroccan-spiced lamb meatballs (delicious dipping sauce not shown)
Goat cheese-jalapeno hush puppies (and that dipping sauce meant for the meatballs)
Curry-crab hush puppies and toothpick-ready shrimp
Salad (aka the prettiest course)
Stack o' skewered salads
Single skewered salad
Main dishes (aka the kebab course)
Pork with peanut sauce and honey-glazed chicken
Spicy Asian steak with portabellas and cherry tomatoes
Side dishes (aka the use-your-imagination course)
No pictures, but we had red potato chunks stacked on a skewer and asparagus (no stick required). Each spear was individually wrapped in pastry in a lattice pattern with a bit of prosciutto. Beautiful and delicious.
Dessert (aka the cake-pop-free course)
Strawberries and brownies on a stick, served with whipped cream and a candied hazelnut
Also for dessert, fondue complete with marshmallows and crushed graham crackers for MYO-s’mores-on-a-stick.
We still ended up with quite a few forks to wash, but it was totally worth it.
