Battlestar Galactica premiere party on Friday...

it's almost here!  that's right nerds, Battlestar Galactica (BSG) premieres on Friday!  both seanalyn and i are preparing ourselves for this epic event!  i am hosting a BSG party at my apartment and inviting lots of hungry guests.  seanalyn and i will be brainstorming ideas and recipes for our themed party. i searched around, found some great ideas online, and added seanalyn & mine: a frakin' Battlestar Galactica cake

Marisa from slashfood.com posted this amazing edible artwork by local baker/artist Zoë Lukas, who is in the process of opening up her own bakery in Philly.  The chocolate devil's food cake is 'filled with raspberry jam and ganache, iced with chocolate buttercream and ganache, decorated with chocolate ships and explosions, silver dragees and silver and gold space dust.'

the Cylon Jack-O-Lantern Allison from seriouseats.com posted this incredible masterpiece with a working cylon laser eye.  although not edible, this would make for a great centerpiece at our party!  too bad i'm not that handy at carving pumpkins! seanalyn's idea i love it!  she plans on taking the infamous Eye of Jupiter that Starbuck consistently obesses over and making a glorious fruit tart out of it.  (she is so clever!)

***pictures of her appetizer will follow after our party

my idea

i am thinking of taking those Pillsbury Crossiants, stuffing them with crab & cream cheese, and creating foldovers in the shape of cylon raiders.  i'll give the illusion of their notable 'laser eye' with a slice of red pepper.



um, we'll see how this one turns out!

lastly, the Battlestar Drinking game...

on this nerdtastic spacecast community forum, i found an awesome thread with some very creative BSG themed drinks, here's a few i loved:

1. THE RED DRESS - (AN ODE TO NUMBER SIX)

· 2 parts Gin

· 1 part Pomegranate Juice

· 1 part Cranberry Juice

· a dash of Grenadine

Stir and Serve with a touch of ice in a slender Collins glass.

2. TWISTED MESSIAH - (THE BALTAR COMPLEX)

· 1 part white Tequila

· 1 part Ouzo

· 1 part tomato juice

· a dash of Worcestershire sauce

Shake and serve in an old fashioned glass.

3. SKINJOB - (CYLON LOVER)

· 1 part Bailey's Irish cream

· 1 part Tequila Rose

· a dash of Amaretto

Shake and serve in a Shot Glass

what i loved even more is that there is actually a Battlestar Galactica drinking game with rules and everything!

please let us know if you have any creative ideas, thoughts, comments, suggestions, etc.  we absolutely love hearing from you!

<3 katie

Comments

[Ghoul Friday]

The idea of the stuffed croissant rolls is pure genius. I will be trying this for Friday. If I come across any interesting ideas, I'll share them. If not, have a blast watching the show!

[seanalyn]

Look what I just found!

http://darthmojo.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/eyeofj_nachos.jpg
BSG Mandala Nachos!!

Since Im pretty sure we'll have dips like hummus and salsa Im totally making a platter of chips in the mandala patter using yellow, red and blue corn tortilla chips.

Im so excited I could burst!

[PJ]

I found your page while searching for recipe ideas for a finale BSG party. Love your stuff!!!
So far we have come up with

Asparagus wrapped in phylo - arrow of apollo

scooped out, twice baked potato skins with fillings - the hybrids tub

red velvet cupcakes with icing with a hole in the middle - centurions

and this scarey looking thing: http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/
literally a skin job :)

Any BSG party plans on your end?

[mrstetris]

omg that is amazing PJ! i love the twice baked potato skins! nice!

we are going to get together soon for the seasonal finale. promise to post pics menu! :)

[Ghoul Friday]

Thank goodness someone posted (which sent me a notification) or else I'd never have found this blog again.

Wanted to let you know I used your crescent roll idea. I also made Cylon brownies, a BSG Meat Pie and nacho dog tags.

http://www.ghoulfriday.com/excuse_me_while_i_geek_out_battlestar_galactica

[PJ]

Pics are up from our finale gathering, check em out!

http://tinyurl.com/c3khzw

[Cristian]

I had the same feelings italiinly I saw the pilot and hated it. For a long time I ignored it but at some point during season 2 I gave in to the peer pressure and decided to check out what where they all cooing about. And I got hooked. Once you get past the differences, and the liberties they took with the BSG setting you will see it is actually a really good show. It is not really a remake of the old series. It's a completely different show with it's own mythology and own theme that is very distinct from the original.The writing is excellent most of the time. The acting is top notch, and the creators are not afraid to tackle controversial topics. a0|a0