( Gourmet Popcorn with Black Olive from Olive & Olives- perfect for snacking while watching the Oscars: Recipe is below)
Tonight’s the Night for Glitz and Glamour as the Hollywood “A-listers” make their down the Red Carpet for the 87th Annual Academy Awards Presentation. On this day we have the 22nd daily Love blog in our Riverside#FebruaryMonthOfLove Series. This is the 2nd Part of our 2-part “Love the Oscars” Blog. Yesterday we covered getting your hair all glammed up. Today, we look at how to host an elegant and hassle-free Oscar Worthy Dinner that will impress your loved ones! We will showcase the three Riverside Businesses who have been nominated by the BIA for the Best Oscar Dinner Awards.
We begin with an overview of the evening menu, followed by the the BIA Best Oscar Dinner Awards and complete the blog with the easy to follow, gourmet Oscar dinner recipes .
1) The Oscar Party Hassle Free, Gourmet, Impress your Loved One’s Menu:
- Take your popcorn up a notch, and wow your loved ones with Olive & Olives Gourmet Popcorn with Black Olives
- Follow this up with some Quail Egg Tapas while watching the pre-show
- Serve up an elegant Orange & Olive salad during the opening monologue
- Feast on a gourmet roasted, BBQ’d or smoked meat entree – pre-pared fromButchers of Distinction at 738 Queen St East
- Finish it off with some gourmet ShortBread from Mary Macleod 639 Queen St E. These cookies are good enough to be in the Oscar Nominee’s Swag Bags – Mary Macleod’s is reputed to be where Mick Jagger buys his shortbread.
2) Riverside BIA Best Oscar Dinner Awards
May we have the envelope please:
The Best Producer of Appetizers Award goes to: Olive & Olives at 779 Queen St East – Olives & Olives work with producers who create truly authentic and exceptional extra virgin olive oils of the finest quality.Olive & Olives, was the first store in the country devoted to extra virgin olive oils, A tasting kitchen at one end and a large olive tree inside make it one welcoming destination for those with discerning tastes for the best olive oils and olive-base products. Visit Mia and her team at Olive & Olives in Riverside – ask them for an tasting of their artisan Olive Oils and Fruit Vinegars. On the shelves are rows upon rows of olive-based products including olives (in jars, not bulk), olive oils and vinegars.
The awards for Best Actor in a leading Main Course Role AND Best Actor in a Side Dish Role goes to the team at Butchers of Distinction at 738 Queen St East. They offer a range of ready-to-heat and serve foods prepared in their own kitchens from their own produce. Roasted smoked and bar-b-qued meats; salads and side dishes ready to eat; marinated cuts of our prime meats and poultry are ready to cook and a range of pies, prepared dishes and stock and soups need only heating. You will find something to please all the stars at your dinner!
The award for Best Actress in a leading role for the Grande Finale goes to Mary MacLeod Shortbread. There really is a Mary and she founded Macleod’s Shortbread in 1981. She began baking her signature Chocolate Crunch shortbread from a small shop under the marquee of the Capital Theatre in Toronto. Her shortbread was an instant hit and after 30 years it’s still a Toronto, and now, international favourite. A true original, hers was the first business in Canada devoted exclusively to making artisanal shortbread.
Riverside’s Award Winning, Easy to follow, Gourmet Oscar Night Recipes:
Popcorn with Black Olive
Popcorn with Black Olive
Ingredients
3 tbs. of filtered extra virgin olive oil
½ cup of popping corn kernels
24 dried black olives without pits
2 tbs. of arbequina extra virgin olive oil fr
Fleur de sel
Preparation
Heat extra virgin olive oil in a deep pot and add kernels.
Pop the kernels and serve with olives. Drizzle with arbequina extra virgin olive oil.
Add fleur de sel and toss together.
Suggestion: season with your favorite spices.
Quail eggs tapas
Ingredients
1 quail egg (if you can’t find quail eggs, substitute a small chicken egg)
1 slice of piquillo pepper
1 small slice of serrano ham
1 slice of bread
Extra virgin olive oil
Preparation
Grill the serrano ham under the broiler until slightly crispy and put aside.
In a frying pan, fry the egg in extra virgin olive oil without turning it over.
Put the ham, pepper and egg on a slice of bread.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Orange and Olive Salad
orange & olive salad
Ingredients
5 large oranges
¼ lb black olives, pitted
Radishes (for garnish)
For the sauce
8 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp. lemon juice
Pinch of ground cumin
Pinch of salt
Preparation
Peel the oranges, remove the white membrane, and cut into quarters.
Cut the olives into julienne.
Arrange the orange quarters in a salad bowl and sprinkle olives on top.
Beat the extra virgin olive oil with the lemon juice, the cumin and the salt. Pour over the salad and serve at once.
Happy Entertaining – Check back tomorrow for Day 23 of our Riverside #FebruaryMonthOfLove Blog