Wen invited me to the potluck party at her house. I haven't seen Wen for almost a whole year! Yeah, I'm a bad friend.... One year is really too long. So I took Dr. P with me and we drove down to OC. The drive was far. But one hour drive and I get to see a friend who I haven't seen for a year, it was totally worth it. And for the delicious food, double totally worth it!
Popcorn Chicken
Wen's hubby made the most delicious popcorn chicken. The secret ingredient was garlic. It was so good that I even requested some for to go.
Pig in a Blanket
I didn't have much time to cook so I made something that's easy and fast to prepare. I bought some crescent pastry sheet, cut it and wrapped around cocktail sausages, baked at 375 degree for 15 minutes, done! It made a good appetizer to start the feast.
Salad
Connie made organic salad with sweet sesame dressing. The addition of mandarin orange made it even more yummy.
California Roll
Charles and Tessa didn't have time to prepare food. But they bought some really good sushi rolls. California roll was creamy and yummy.
Spicy Tuna Roll
Dr. P and I love the spicy tuna roll. The extra green onion was a nice touch.
Stewed Beef
Jacky made stewed beef. It was great with rice. We finished a whole big pot of rice because of this stew. The beef was tender. And I just love the mushroom in the stew.
BBQ Ribs
Wen's hubby also secretly made BBQ ribs. We had no idea he was hiding the ribs in the oven. Well, actually he also forgot about it. haha....
Tender and juicy BBQ ribs! Yum!
Fried Vermicelli
Even made fried vermicelli. Really good fried vermicelli. We had leftover so everybody got a little ziploc bag for to go. My parents had the leftover and they love it, too!
Seafood Soup
Eva also made seafood soup. Fresh seafood, tomato, potato and basil. Dr. P raved about this soup.
Cookie
Homemade cookie from Amy. Amy said it was the first time she made cookie. It was a big success!
Green Bean & Boba Sweet Soup
Amy also made green bean soup with boba. If I wasn't too full, I could have 3 bowls of this.
After dinner, some boys were busy competing Guitar Hero.
And I was busy bugging Wen's hubby for the popcorn chicken recipe. Those are the spices needed. I will definately try to make it at http://www.eileenlikestoeat.com once I'm done with school and have more time to cook.
What a fun party! We shell do this again. Hey, let's go hiking next month, yeah?
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These are very good reviews. I hope you make have had a great time. My mouth is watering. nosle.com todd.
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Hi Eileen,
ReplyDeleteThe Potluck looked delicious (thanks for the info on the seasonings for the Popcorn Chicken. :)
Hey Eileen, very good photos & well-writing footnotes for the night.
ReplyDeleteI am surprised you got a new hair cut that looks totally cute on you. Getting a hair cut and making a donation, two birds in one stone...nice!!!
Just finished reading your blog for your lately cruise and will wait for more updates!! Actually Tessa and I will for our 1st cruise next week (it's company treat instead of Xmas party this year with Carnival line). Next time, I will definitely try NCL for Alaska!!!
Company treat! That's so nice!
Are you guys going on the Baja Mexico cruise to Ensenada?
You'll have a lot of fun... and food. haha....
Merry Xmas and happy New Year!
The seafood soup looks amazing. Seems like a great potluck party!
ReplyDeleteYeah it was really good. ^^