Sake to me!

Feeling the need to chase the winter blues away, we decided to host a party.  Having limited time these days, the challenge became: How to host a fun and festive party without tons of prep work, cooking, etc.?

DSC_0431The answer: Sushi party! Choc. full of lots of fun asian touches mixed with a bit of traditional and a dash of modern.  (think orchids and Chinoiserie)

4243118152_0e50acbbdd_zIt’s always fun to blend new and old dishes.

DSC_0449 Check out these new Midnight Willow dishes, sourced from World Market, I couldn’t resist to add to my collection to mix in with my old, red antique ones.

DSC_0446We stocked up on all kinds of fun rice crackers, wasabi peas, & almonds, seaweed-anything-I-could-get-my-hands on, ginger snacks…most sourced from Trader Joes.

DSC_0453Yeah yeah, fortune cookies aren’t really Japanese, but we simply had to have em.

DSC_0438My husband made his signature tuna tartare. We sourced some sashimi grade tuna from Costco.

DSC_0452And we experimented with Ina Garten’s recipe that was to die for, cannot recommend highly enough.

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Though some people asked if we made the sushi (“um, no.”) We catered the sushi from Blue C and they did a great job.

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I did however make a platter of fruit sushi.  Whimsy such as this is irresistible, even if it’s essentially a decorative token.

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Who knew that watermelon (exact tuna look alike!) and certain fruits can pass as dead ringers for nigiri?

DSC_0468I drained some bottles (in making a signature sake lemonade cocktail, 1 part sake 2 parts lemonade for the night) of sake to use as vases in support of a palette of bright colors

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Sleek bottles (isn’t this bottle cool?  it was given as a gift) and textures set the tone,

DSC_0460with little stations of food positioned all around to assist with moving the crowd (never the less, everyone still congregated in mass in our kitchen, always!).

DSC_0465The peeps were happy (though not everyone to get their shot snapped)

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to chase the winter blues away–

DSC_0462and I am secretly plotting the next one!

 

 

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