Oh Christmas Tree!

December 23, 2014November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / Leave a comment

Marriage is full of compromises. Whose family do you spend Christmas with? Who takes the trash out? PCs or Macs?

Before I got married, my Christmas tree was one of my favorite things. Not that it was fancy or anything. it was that it had to be “just so.” It had to look like I remembered my family’s tree from my childhood. Then I get engaged, and my fiancée tells me he collects Hallmark Star Wars ornaments, and wants to put them up in the tree!!!

In MY tree!? No way! There was no compromising with “my” tree!
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Dagobah Swamp Jello

December 23, 2014December 3, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / Leave a comment

Me to Hubby: Honey, can I submerge one of your X-Wings in Jello?

Here is how that question arose… We need a cool new dish this year. What have we made in the past? What do we not have? We don’t have any soups… hm, what is liquid in the movies? Lake Paonga on Naboo? Yoda’s swamp! Swamp! Green soup? X-Wing? X-Wing will melt! Cold soup…Avacado? (Google recipes….) Cucumber? Ugh! X-Wing in something green. Swampy? Slimy? JELLO!!!!

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Imperial S’mores

December 9, 2014December 3, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 3 Comments

The TIE fighter is arguably the most recognizeable space ship in movie history. It was designed by Colin Cantwell at ILM for for the first of the Star Wars movies. The Twin Ion Engines, the hexagonal wings with solar panels, and the orb-shaped cockpit in the middle makes it stand out from all other ships. And like most cool things before CGI and 3D printers, they were crafted in glorious detail, by hand. Not to say that modern technology isn’t good. If I had a 3D printer that could print chocolate, the Imperial S’mores would be WAY faster to make. BTW, this is THE favorite food we make for the M4Ps. (AND a M4P original!) We make a whole armada!

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‘Za Ships

December 5, 2014November 1, 2015 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 3 Comments

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!

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Some of my Favorite Things (DIY Star Wars Chocolates)

December 4, 2014April 27, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 4 Comments

Star Wars Food: Han Solo in Carbonite Chocolate with Soy butter (from silicone mold) /// Check out our blog for lots of Star Wars Party food recipes and downloadable labels! Great for a Birthday Party or a May the Fourth be with you Party. /// #starwars #starwarsparty #maythefourthbewithyou #starwarsbirthday #starwarsfood #hansolo #chocolate maythefourthbewithyoupartyblog.com

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!!!

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Who Shot First? (DIY Han Solo Costume)

December 3, 2014October 28, 2016 / May the Fourth be with You Party: Anette / 3 Comments

When our daughter wanted to be Chewie for Halloween, our son simply had to be Han Solo. Proportionally they were just about the right size. In theory, he was happy about this. He loves Star Wars. In practice it was a little more complicated. He was quite upset that Han does not get to have a lightsaber! But more importantly, he hated the hair! I mean, HATED the hair. As the good (albeit slightly obsessed) mom that I am, we skipped 2 haircuts so he would have nice shag do in time for Halloween. Un-coiffed, it looked more “Luke” than “Han”, and the times we tried to style it like Han he just got REALLY upset. So, the brain washing had to begin.
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