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Good Luck
PARTY IDEAS |
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Good Luck PARTY
SUPPLIES |
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Good Luck
THEME RECIPE
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Good Luck Gateau Basque.Good Luck Gateau Basque is the dish that was given at Laura's going away party as she heads to France next week. I had the recipe emailed to me because I just really liked it and I can share with everyone here. Serves 6-8. High-fat, not greasy. Prep 30 min + 1 hr wait, 40 min bake time.
Cake:
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200g (1/2 lb) butter
200g (1 cup) white sugar
2 egg yolks
1 whole egg
300g (2c plus 1 tbsp) cake flour
Pinch of salt
Zest of one lemon (grated peel)
Creme Patissiere:
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250 ml (1 cup) milk
60g (1/3 cup) sugar
25g flour (plain or cake)
Pinch of salt
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
vanilla to taste (2 tsp)
Notes on ingredients: Cake flour here means flour with baking soda/powder
premixed. If this is not available, mix normal flour and 1 teaspoon of
powder (levure chemique - une cuillere a cafe).
Using cake ingredients:
1. Cream sugar into soft (but NOT melted) butter until smooth.
2. Add the 2 egg yolks, whole egg, and lemon peel; mix well.
3. Add cake flour gradually and stir until well blended.
4. Cover mixing bowl and keep in refrigerator for one hour.
Meanwhile, make the creme patissiere (eclair filling):
1. Mix sugar, flour and salt in a bowl.
2. Heat milk in heavy-bottomed saucepan until very hot but not boiling.
3. Whisk hot milk into bowl of dry ingredients and beat until blended. 4. Return mixture to pan and whisk over low heat until thickened (like
pudding) - 4 to 5 minutes.
5. Add egg yolks and cook 2 or 3 minutes more, constantly stirring
6. Remove from heat and cool, stirring occasionally. Stir in vanilla.
Butter and flour a regular-sized round cake pan (9 or 10 inches by 2
inches high, I think; around 25 cm by 5 cm).
Assemble the gateau:
1. After the dough is hard, divide not quite equally into two parts.
2. Press larger part into bottom of cake pan, covering bottom and partway
up the sides to make a trough.
3. Spoon creme patissiere into middle of cake.
4. Working quickly, roll out (or try with your fingers) the rest of the
dough into a circle. Lay over the filling and seal at the sides with the
bottom half.
Cook at 180 C (350 F) for about 40 minutes, until golden brown on top.
Serve in wedges.
This dish can be shared with everyone if you like or you might just want to have it all yourself its truly that amazingly tasty.
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FREE
FOOD LABEL CARDS |
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Good Luck GAMES &
Activities
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| GOOD LUCK POKER GAME: What better way to test someone’s luck than to play poker with them? Split all partygoers up into groups of 4-6, and give everyone an equal amount of ‘lucky’ coins (these can be chips, pennies, or chocolate coins). Then, the game starts, and the luckiest shall rise to the top! Perhaps have a table open for the early not-so-lucky to play at so that they don’t get bored just watching the others for the rest of the night. Lots more
Good Luck
party ideas here Theme Party Games.
Also,
check out
the St Patricks Day Party
Ideas.
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Good Luck MENU IDEAS |
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When someone moves on to a new career or even a new zip code be sure to mark the occasion by throwing a Good Luck party before they leave. So often friends and loved ones leave our lives so quickly and many times it’s before we can tell them how much they have impacted our lives.
To throw a proper good luck party, make sure to check with the guest of honor beforehand. While it may sound like a given, you want to make sure the guest of honor is still in town when the party is being thrown. Also they have plenty of hurdles to cross while taking this leap and you want to be certain time permits.
A menu for a good luck party can include Bon Voyage Martinis, Farewell Meatballs, Goodbye Spinach Dip and Tossed Aside Taco Salad. Don’t forget to have non alcoholic beverages on hand as well for those who may not be heavy drinkers.
To make Goodbye Spinach Dip for the good luck party break out the crock pot and gather 8 ounces cream cheese, cut in cubes, 1/4 cup whipping cream, 1 cup frozen chopped, spinach, thawed and squeezed dry, 2 tablespoons chopped pimento, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt, 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, 2 teaspoons grated onion, and 1/4 teaspoon dried leaf thyme, crumbled. Next combine cream cheese and cream in slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low until cheese is melted, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Add remaining ingredients; cover and cook on Low for about 45 minutes longer. Serve with raw vegetables, crackers, or crusty bread cubes.
Make sure to have plenty of cameras and film handy for the good luck and congratulations parties. These are memories you can share for years to come. By just adding even one simple food item to the menu will help create
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