I know, I know we are not a sports blog but words always need to be shared and we may even have a few ideas for your evening if you plan on watching the game at home. Tonight's game will make history no matter what the end result but if we take the Stanley Cup it will be a full on Celebration!!!
Downtown will be a blast but do be aware that the popo are everywhere and a no tolerance for alcohol or drugs is in place. They are checking bags, purses and pockets at almost every venue. Even vodka in water bottles is being dumped out onto the street and fines are been given. Their on to you! But have fun if that's where your headed tonight.
For those of you that hate crowds, drunks in public and want to avoid long line-ups we have some ideas for home tonight.
1. As mentioned before it is National Lobster Day and that could make for a nice feast with your favorite bevies. Fresh Lobster can be found at markets such as Granville Island, Steveston, Lonsdale Quay and Richmond Public Market. It is easy to come by...and DEEEE-LICIOUS! Steamed, boiled, baked, grilled are all easy to do yourself and recipes are found anywhere on the net. Pair with your favorite Chardonnay or a Light Pinot Noir and Boyz bring out the Molson Canadian!!
2. My favorite for games is Jack N Beer Burgers with home made Salsa. Making your own hamburgers is the only way we roll. You will need 2 lbs lean ground beef, 6-8 graham crackers crumbled, 1 egg, 3 cloves of garlic, 1/2 cup chopped red onion, 1 oz bbq sauce, 2oz beer, and 2oz Jack Daniel's. Mix all the ingredients in large mixing bowl and make in to mid-large patties(they always shrink remember). Too add some heat we chop up banana peppers and jalapeños and add those to the mix. Grill on the BBQ to your liking!!!
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'sHome made salsa is easy...you can chop all the ingredients and serve salsa chuncky or you can use your food processor or blender to mix a thinner salsa. You'll need 2 medium to large Tomato's, 1/2 cup of chopped red onion, tsp tomato paste, 3-6 garlic cloves, pinch of parsley, garlic and onion powder. We always add banana peppers and jalapeños for heat.
Serve with your favorite potato salad, green salad, roasted potatoes.....whatever suits your fancy.
3. Look online for decorating ideas or easy to items for party appeal!!
Such as:
When the Stanley Cup playoffs come around, hockey fans can throw down and party as good or better than any football Super Bowl fans. While tips for Super Bowl parties abound, not as many menus are designed specifically for hockey fans. With a little creativity and lots of fun, you can make both the winners and losers of the big game feel at home at your Stanley Cup party.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
- 1Set up your Stanley Cup party with a buffet-style line of food, so that people can get up during breaks or anytime and graze. Serve finger foods such as wings and veggies, chips and pizza, with small plates for numerous trips to the buffet. Many fans enjoy the commentator's banter, while others won't move during a period when their teams are on the ice. A buffet caters to all of them.
- 2Serve Canadian beer. Molsons or Labatts are popular choices of hockey fans. Since hockey began primarily as a Canadian game and many of the players are Canadian, even on American teams, this beverage choice will add a nice touch to your menu.
- 3Make dark chocolate cupcakes or thick cookies in the shape of a hockey puck. Serve plain or in paper cupcake holders.
- 4Find a chocolate fountain the shape of the Stanley Cup itself and your party will be the talk of the town for years to come. Most larger fountains do look like the coveted cup and by placing a small sign with directions on how to use the fountain for dipping, you can make sure everyone thinks of the Stanley Cup while they are dipping.
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Read more: How to Create a Stanley Cup Party Menu | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_2146797_create-stanley-cup-party-menu.html#ixzz1PMnpG5Kt
A favorite for a kid's birthday or adult fan get-together, hockey theme parties may be geared to honoring a major match, a favorite team, or an annual NHL Stanley Cup playoff celebration.
Below, find out how to celebrate your favorite team with a do-it-yourself hockey theme party with tips on homemade invitations, decorations, party food, party games and goodie bags:
Invitations
Along with the time of the party, location, and RSVP information, your homemade invite might include free colorful hockey clipartalong with catchy headlines like: • We Are The Champions! • A Cool Hockey Party And You're Invited. • The Puck Stops Here!
Decorations
Use your favorite team colors for napkins, tablecloths and other party ware. Decorate the walls with hockey gear such as hockey sticks or helmets, printable banners or hockey posters.
Party Food
Any sports theme party food should be easy to eat and serve.English muffin pizza, buffalo chicken wings, homemade chicken nuggets, or any other quickly-prepared or make ahead freezer meals are a good bet.
For dessert, Hockey Puck Cake is always a favorite. Make it easy by using a recipe for a 1-layer 9" chocolate-iced cake, then get creative by decorating the top with a favorite NHL or team logousing colored icing or gels. Or go wild with this great recipe forHockey Sticks & Pucks Cookies.
Party Games
• Stanley Cup Trivia Games
• Hockey Hangman (a variation on Hangman's Noose, where players fill in the missing letters to solve the word puzzle (ie. W _ _ _ _ G _ _ _ _ _ _ answer: Wayne Gretzky.)
• Pin The Puck on the Goal (as in Pin the Tail on the Donkey, this is great for kids' parties.)
Goodie Bags
Send your guests home with a goodie bag filled with red licorice hockey sticks (bend them at the ends), hockey puck chocolate candies, team stickers, team photos or playing cards.
More Hockey Party Ideas on the Web:
Hockey Food in Canada
Reference: http://www.chiff.com/entertain/hockey-party.htm
DRINKS!DRINKS!DRINKS!
Check out this website:
http://www.idrink.com/hockey.html
Hockey Drink Recipes
A selection of Hockey related alcoholic drink recipes
Canucks inspired.....
RECIPES
SipSum Cocktailz Puck Drop
1oz Black Sambuca
Dropped into 4oz Molson Canadian
SipSum Cocktailz Canuckarita on the Rocks!
1.5 oz white tequila
.5 oz Blue Curacao
2 oz Lime Juice
Rock Salt
Shake lime juice and tequila in a shaker over lots of ice. Rim your rocks glass with salt and fill to the top with ice. Pour the lime tequila mixture into the rocks glass, then drizzle the blue curacao over the ice and watch it drip slowly to the bottom. This drink is sweet, salty and made for the Stanley cup winners!!! If you want to get creative you can dye your rock salt with blue food coloring. It looks cool and its super easy to do!
Fairmont Waterfront Canuck-tini1 oz raspberry vodka
1 oz Blue Curacao
1 tsp honey syrup
mint leaves
1 oz Blue Curacao
1 tsp honey syrup
mint leaves
Serve in martini glass. Serves 1.
Shaun Layton's Bloody Luo45 mL Wild Turkey 101 bourbon
15 mL Beefeater gin
15 mL tomato juice
45 mL Red Racer lager
1 bar spoon creamy horseradish
1 bar spoon grainy mustard
1 pinch black pepper
15 mL Beefeater gin
15 mL tomato juice
45 mL Red Racer lager
1 bar spoon creamy horseradish
1 bar spoon grainy mustard
1 pinch black pepper
Mix all ingredients except the beer in a salt-rimmed Collins glass. Add beer. Garnish with fresh pepper and house-made pickled onions. Serves 1.
Either way have fun tonight and enjoy the game. Be safe!
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