Wednesday, December 28, 2011

New Year's Eve Austerity Ball Menu

That Euro-Area New Year's Eve Austerity Ball Menu (in Full)
31st December, 2011

*** COCKTAILS & HORS D'OUEVRES ***

Blood-Orange Punch
Spanish Sangria (on the Rocks)
Campari OJ Crush
Bloody Marys (xtra Horsradish)
'Clairette de Die' Fizzlers
Die Kinder Punch (for our less responsible guests)


PIIGS in a Blanket
Fried & Shredded Treaties
Clownfish Mini-Skewers
Marmite Butty (Specially for our UK 'guests')
Mixed Nuts


*** SOUPE UND SALADE ***

Strasbourg Stone Soup
or
Portuguese Black-Eye Pea Salad



*** PRIMO PLATI ***

Downward Spiralinis in a Red-ink Sauce
or
Fagottini con niente (al dente, con Pesto alla Draghi)



*** SECONDI PLATI *** 

(Sorry! This course has been cancelled due to budgetary constraints)


*** LES ENTREES ***

Wurstel mit Kraut Fur Alles und Bitter Herbs
or
Fried WienerSchnitzel w/Sauce Lagarde
or
BBQed Fattened-PIIGS w/Cracklin' 


*** DESSERT TRAY ***

Strawberry ShortsqueezeCake
Leftover Elysee Buche de Noel
OATmeal & Crabapple Crumble
Brussels Treacle Tart
Bowl of Southern Lychees


*** 'INDIGESTIVE DIGESTIVE  ***

Flaming Shots of Sambuca
Greek Ouzo
Limoncello
Cowen's Irish Coffee
Maceira (Neat)




 ***PETIT FOURS THREES ***




WE also wish to recognize:
Music and Fireworks provided by The Hedgehogs
Entertainment & French Letters courtesy Mr Berlusconi
Catering underwritten by the ECB 
The British PM for his  helpful advice,
and the Anglosphere Press for their fair & balanced reporting. 

1 comment:

John said...

Can we call this living high on the PIIG?