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It’s award season and I’m so excited the Academy Awards are happening this weekend! I particularly love watching the oscars! In the past, I have often thrown an Oscar Themed Dinner Party with friends or I have prepared a luxurious “Wolfgang Puck Inspired” dinner for M and me.

This year to celebrate I thought I would prepare some dishes inspired by some of the Nominated Movies. So check out my “oscar-worthy” menu plan and recipes.

Menu

Triangle of Sadness Tray of Champagne

Blue Corn Chips with hummus and grilled Teylu* (Jumbo Prawns)
Avantar

Guiness and Spicy Potato Fingers (please don’t feed to your donkey)
The Banshees of Inisherin

Spicy “Rooster” Wings (Do you want to be my wing man?)
Top Gun

Margate Seaside fish with Tár tar Sauce.
Empire of Light

Ratatouille Teppanyaki Style
Everything Everywhere All at Once

Fablemans Movie Popcorn

Chocolate Coated Strawberries

Hummus with Blue Corn Chips

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Course Snack
Servings 2 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 1 – 15 ounce Can of Chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, or more as needed, plus more for garnish
  • 1/4 cup Lemon Juice
  • 2 tablespoons Fresh Parsley, roughly chopped, plus more for garnish
  • 2 cloves Garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Asian Toasted Sesame Oil
  • 1/8 teaspoon Ground Cumin
  • Fresh Black Pepper
  • 3 tablespoon Water
  • Smoked Paprika, for garnish

Quick Salsa to Serve on the Side

  • 1 cup Tomatoes, chopped
  • 1/2 cup Basil, chopped
  • 2 Green Onions, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons Olive oil, extra virgin
  • 1 tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar

Instructions
 

Hummus

  • In a blender, combine all the ingredients except for some of the parsley and paprika which should be set aside for garnish.
  • Blend the mixture on low speed until smooth. While blending continue to scrape down the sides often to incorporate all the ingredients.
  • If the mixture is a little dry, add more oil.
  • Garnish with smoked paprika, parsley and a drizzle of olive oil

Quick Salsa to Serve with the Hummus

  • Simply cut tomatoes, green onions and basil. Mix together tomatoes, basil, green onions with some olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.

Notes

I like to serve my hummus with Blue Corn Chips and some salsa on the side. 
Another great combination is to serve grilled prawns with your hummus.
Keyword #chickpeas, hummus
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Spicy Chicken Wings and Potato Wedges

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Prep Time 1 hour
Course Appetizer
Servings 1 serving

Ingredients
  

For the Chicken Wings

  • 12 Chicken Wings, organic free range
  • 6 tablespoons Olive Oil, extra virgin
  • 6 Garlic Cloves, finely sliced
  • 2 teaspoons Hot smoked sweet paprika
  • 2 tablespoons Sherry Vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Onion Powder

For the Potatoe Wedges

  • 4 small Potatoes
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil, extra virgin
  • Salt and Pepper

Instructions
 

Spicy Chicken Wings

  • For the wings, preheat the oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit.
  • Season the wings with salt and pepper. Place the seasoned wings onto a baking tray and roast in the oven for 20 minutes, turn wings over and roast for 10 more minutes, or until they are golden-brown and cooked through.
  • Prepare the dressing. Heat a frying pan, add the olive oil and garlic and cook for a couple of minutes over a gentle heat. Add the smoked paprika, onion powder and sherry vinegar.
  • To serve, put the wings into a serving bowl and drizzle with of the warm garlic spicy dressing.

Potato Wedges

  • Cut potatoes into wedges. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit.
  • In a bowl mix potato wedges with olive oil, salt, pepper. Place the potato wedges on a baking sheet.
  • Bake turning the potatoes occasionally. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until they are golden and crispy.
Keyword #crispysmashedpotatoes, chickenwings, potatowedges, spicychickenwings
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Baked Fish

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Prep Time 45 minutes
Course Dinner

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tablespoons Butter
  • 3 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 1 Lemon, sliced thinly
  • 2 Tomatoes, sliced thinly
  • 1 ½ lb White Fish Fillets
  • 1 tablespoon Parsley, minced
  • Salt and Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Layer tomato slices in a baking dish, salt pepper, sprinkle with olive oil.
  • Season the fish with salt and pepper place on top of the tomatoes.
  • Layer lemon slices on top of the fish.
  • Melt butter and add garlic before spooning onto the fish.
  • Bake the fish for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
  • Garnish with parsley. Serve with tartar sauce.
Keyword bakedfish, fish
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Tartar Sauce

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Course Sauce

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 cup Mayonnaise, home made or store bought
  • 2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
  • 1 teaspoon Capers chopped
  • 2 teaspoons Gherkin Pickles, chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon Onion Powder,
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Mix well.
  • Refrigerate until needed.
Keyword mayonnaise, pickles, tartarsauce
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Vegetable Teppanyaki (Ratatouille)

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Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Red or Green Bell Pepper, cut in 1 inch cubes
  • 1 cup Red Onion, cut in 1 inch cubes
  • 1 cup Asian Eggplant, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1 cup Zucchini, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • Sesame Seeds, for garnish

Marinade

  • 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
  • 3 tablespoons Soy Sauce
  • 1/4 cup Mirin
  • Splash of sesame oil
  • Splash of hot sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Rice Wine Vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Maple Syrup
  • 2 Garlic Cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger, grated

Instructions
 

  • Prepare and chop the vegetables and place in a large bowl.
  • In a separate bowl mix together the marinade.
  • Pour marinade over vegetables and let sit for an hour.
  • In a large wok or non stick pan cook the vegetables until they are browned.
  • Garnish with sesame seeds.

Notes

This vegetable teppanyaki dish is delicious served over rice.
Keyword ratatouille, teppanyaki, vegetableteppanyaki
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound Fresh Strawberries
  • 10 ounces High quality chocolate, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Butter
  • Splash of Vanilla or orange zest

Instructions
 

  • Prepare a work surface lined with parchment paper.
  • Rinse and thoroughly dry strawberries. Set aside until you are ready to use them.
  • Prepare a bain marie: In a pot bring water to a boil. Place a bowl filled with the chopped chocolate over the boiling water pot. Continue stirring until the chocolate is fully melted.
  • Take the bowl off the heat and stir in the butter, vanilla and orange zest.
  • Gently hold the strawberries just underneath the leaves and dip them into the chocolate until they are coated with chocolate. Lift the strawberry out of the chocolate and let the excess drip off.
  • Place the chocolate strawberries on parchment paper and allow the chocolate coating to set for approximately 1 hour.
  • Garnish with melted white chocolate. Let set for another hour.
Keyword chocolatecoveredstrawberries, meltedchocolate, strawberries
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