This IS the dinner you have been looking for! Seriously, simplest Star Wars meal ever! Yet, this might be one that makes the kids and adults the happiest!
Food
Some of my Favorite Things (DIY Star Wars Chocolates)
Han Solo Dark Chocolates with Soy Butter
My favorite things (not in any particular order): family, friends, God, Puccini, cheese, Christmas trees, Star Wars, and chocolate. They are even better when combined: a cheese party with friends, seeing Tosca with the hubby, the Christmas display at Church…. and now, eating Star Wars chocolates!!!
Cheesy Star Wars Art
I am an artist. I am not bragging or anything, I actually went to art college, and have spent the past 20-ish years in the field of design and advertising. In one of my art history classes back in college, I remember being told that Michelangelo once said: “Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” I know what he meant. I felt exactly the same about the 5″x5″x9″ block of mozzarella cheese on my kitchen counter, just waiting for me to carve it for our first M4P.
I am of course no Michelangelo! But it was still pretty successful. As far as Star Wars fan art is concerned, it definitely turned out pretty cheesy…which of course was the whole point.
Behold the…
Carved Death Star Cheese Ball
Our very first excursion into the world of Star Wars cheese art.
Tosche-ese Station
I downloaded the wallpaper of the metal background a long time ago, and can not find the source. If you recognize it let me know, and I will add appropriate credits and links.
Cheese is a marvelous thing. I do like a great Gouda with grapes, or a beautiful Basque with black olives (green olives are actually better, but doesn’t sound as poetic). Many of our friends roll their eyes when I tell them they can’t start eating yet because the cheese has to “breathe” first (Thank you Jason for teaching me that trick!!! Amy, thank you for encouraging my “habit”!). I have been accused of being a cheese snob more than once, but I prefer the work “enthusiast”. So when we came up with the idea of a Tosche-ese Station last year, I was almost overwhelmed by the possibilities. After several trips to the cheese counter at Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and Meijer, and confusing the heck out of the friendly staff with questions such as “which cheese will separate less when molding”, we finally settled on this spread.
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Bow-TIE Fighter Pasta Salad
It’s the day of the Star Wars birthday party. 20 kids and adults are coming any second. You are running around like Jar Jar Binks – tripping over lightsabers, and stepping on Lego ships (OUCH!), trying to get things in order. Imagine how relieved you will be that at least all your TIE fighters are in formation (from the night before), just waiting to be served. 1 less thing to worry about on the day of the party (YEAY!). AND the batch is party-sized – there is enough food here to feed a whole squadron of Bucketheads (TIE fighter pilots).
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Cloud City Float with a Millennium Falcon Ice Ship
I was going to say this tastes heavenly, but I don’t think that is the correct pun for it. Maybe that it truly belongs among the clouds? Naah, no good either. It is a good thing the Cloud City is a float? Bad punch lines, good punch though. It looks impressive, fizzes, bubbles and is very yummy. Jedi Master Heidi (whom you will hear more about in later posts – and without whose help and creativity the M4Ps [May the Fourth be with You Parties] would never happen), helped me figure out this recipe. It was (obviously) served it in (Han) Solo plastic cups!
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May the Fourth be with You Party 