Hi On August 4Th I'm going to have a birthday party. What is the best menu for this occasion?

Question

I'm turning 22, I'm going to invite about 10-15 people, most of them are Russian (just like me) and about my age. I want this party to be fun, so i hope to get good advice about food, drinks and activities you think will make my birthday unforgettable. Thanks!!!

Answer 1

order a picnic table full of piroshki

then build a ten foot horse trough out of ice.
fill it with Kettle One Vodka...

yep, that's about all you'll need...

Answer 2

Since you don't have much time left to plan anything, I'd go for something simple and unexpected. Make it an Italian dinner party. Make a couple of different sauces ( meat sauce and a white clam sauce maybe ) that you can make in advance and slowly rewarm as you cook large pots of pasta. Get some wonderful crusty Italian bread, toss a huge salad and dress with Italian dressing right before serving. You can buy the salad all ready prepackaged in the grocery store. Go to your local wine merchant and ask for recommendations of the wines to serve with the different sauces. Get cheap red and white checked table covers to cover your tables. Use red, white and green crepe paper streamers to decorate the eating area. Have 3 different sized red fat pillar candles serve as your centerpieces. Serve a selection of cheeses, crackers and grapes as your appetizer. Offer a different wine than what you will be serving with your meal. The most expensive part of the meal will be the wines. It might be fun to ask your guests to bring an Italian wine to the party. That way it will cut back on your expenses, and you can all try tasting something different. Happy Birthday! Have fun, whatever you choose to do.

Answer 3

Plan with a theme. Since these people are Russian, what theme would be intriguing for them? A mystery dinner is very fun...takes a little creative thought to plan the "crime". I did it in a room of 100 people while they never moved out of their chairs.....used a dinner cruise theme...had everyone dress up...put crystal, etc. on the table with candlelight, etc...then had the mystery go on during the dinner....the "crime" was when the lights went out, someone screams, and the captain is "dead"...or however you want to do it.

You plan the "characters" in the play....but no one knows who the murderer is....then at the end...before you tell...have everyone vote who do they think it is....It can be very fun.

My daughter did this and had the victim under the table with their legs sticking out. At the very end...the "victim" suddenly came to life...was only sleeping under the table. It brought the house down.

Answer 4

Well it is your birthday so i would make all of your favorite dishes and ask all of your friends who are coming to make 1 of there favorite dishes that way everyone gets to not only try other peoples favorite food but also is a good convo started when someone says "i love this how do you make it" Also i lived with A bunch of people from all over Europe one summer and one of the Russian guys made this boiled chicken dinner with Potatoes and carrots any idea how to make it? He was from St Petersburg, if you have any idea of what this dish is PLEASE shoot me an email with the recipe.

Answer 5

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES

1 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 1/4 cups flour, sifted
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup walnuts or pecans, finely chopped
confectioners' sugar for rolling

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cream the butter adding sugar gradually until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, vanilla, and walnuts or pecans.

Roll between hands into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet.

Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.

Remove from oven and while still warm, roll in confectioners' sugar.

RUSSIAN POTATOE CAKES

5 potatoes medium to large
2 egg
1 c. of flour
1 large onion
1 large tub of sour cream

Peel 5 large potatoes uncooked shred potatoes in large mixing bowel. Shred 1 peeled onion into bowl also, In another bowl beat 2 eggs, Combine the flour and eggs into the bowl with potatoes and onion. Mix by hand not using any machine to get best results. Make small patties and cook in a lighty greased pan until golden brown on both sides.
Serve with loads of sour cream and enjoy.

RUSSIAN BLINCHIKI

2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 cups milk
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups sifted flour
cottage cheese
sour cream

Add milk to slightly beaten eggs. Beat thoroughly. Add flour and salt and stir well.
Fry 5 inch pancakes on a hot buttered griddle until brown on both sides.

Place a tablespoon of cottage cheese into the center of each and roll the pancake over the cheese so that the sides overlap.

Turn and brown. Serve with sour cream.

Variation: To serve as a main course, fill pancake with cooked meat.

RUSSIAN BORSCHT

6 to 7 grated beets
2 lg. onions, grated
4 or 5 carrots, grated
1 head cabbage, grated
5 or 6 beef bouillon cubes
6 to 8 c. water
1 c. white wine
Sour cream

Combine all ingredients (except sour cream) and simmer a few hours. Serve hot with sour cream and dark rye bread and butter.

RUSSIAN TEA

1 jar (2 oz.) Lipton 100% Instant Tea Powder
1 jar (9 oz.) Tang Breakfast Drink Powder
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves

Combine. Store covered. For 1 cup add 2 teaspoons mixture and boiling water to tea cup.

COOL ALCOHOL SUMMER DRINK

3 tsp. instant tea
1 (12 oz.) can frozen Awake
1 (12 oz.) can frozen lemonade
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. water
2 c. whiskey

Mix all together well in large bowl. Freeze in quart containers. When needed scoop out slush into glass, then fill up glass with 7-Up. Very tasty.

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Answer 6

I suggest you make appetizer like foods. Here is a delicious idea:

Cut chicken fillets into bite sized cubes. Sautee in olive oil. Season with salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, and Mrs. Dash. Cut green and red bell peppers into the same sized cubes and fry them with the chicken. Add half a cup of white wine to every 1/2 pound of chicken you use. Add worsSeason any way you like.Let it simmer. After the chicken is cooked. Remove from heat. Use toothpicks to make mini kabobs of the chicken and bell peppers. Pour the remaining sauce over the platter in which you're serving it on.

If you want to make the remaining sauce a type of gravey, stir in 1 tablespoon of flour for every cup of remaining sauce...

HOpe that helps! Enjoy!