We decided to offer our friends a break from turkey leftovers on the Saturday following Thanksgiving by inviting them over for Cuban food. (Our friend Victor is Cuban and gave us a great Cuban cookbook so we had to try it out.)There is a small chain of restaurants called Asia de Cuba that offer Asian/Cuban fusion. We didn't really do fusion, but it was Cuban cooked by an Asian, so close enough. Because we had cooked a large meal for Thanksgiving, we made this one a potluck with everyone assigned a different dish.
Dinner Assignment List
- Appetizer: Dip de Frijoles Negros "Black Bean Hummus" (Thomas)
- Appetizer: Crab and Shrimp Ceviche (Brian)
- Side Dish: Platanos en Tentacion "Fried Sweet Plantains" (Kathi & Andy)
- Side Dish: Congri Oriental "Red Beans and Rice" (Ed & Laura)
- Salad: Ensalada de Aguacate "Avacado Salad" (Brandon & Shannon)
- Main Dish: Tamal en Cazuela "Cornmeal Pork Stew" (Ray & Andrea)
- Dessert: Fat Apple Pies (Rob)
- Drinks: Mojito (Leslie)
People came over a little early and we took the kids and dogs over to the school yard nearby so we could burn off a few calories before the feast.
After a few hours of playing, we headed back to the house for Mojitos and appetizers while the finishing touches were put on the entrees and side dishes. We then sat down at our table (we had to install both table extension leaves which made the table about a mile long) for the main course.
After eating ourselves silly, we moved to the living room to watch a movie. The other requirement for coming to dinner was to bring your favorite 80s movie. From the collection of high quality 80s movies, we would pick one out of the hat... awesome (as Spicoli would say). We ended up watching Fast Times at Ridgemont High which was the launching pad for a lot of very talented actors such as Sean Penn and Forest Whitaker. If you're really on the ball, you can even notice Nicholas Cage in it for about 3 seconds.
Since we had a number of great movies in the house for this event, Sunday was also filled with great 80s movies for Andrea and I. I got to see Valley Girl for the first time ever (great movie starring once again Nicholas Cage - although back then he was Nicholas Coppola) and Can't Buy Me Love which we now own in case you ever want to borrow it.
After eating ourselves silly, we moved to the living room to watch a movie. The other requirement for coming to dinner was to bring your favorite 80s movie. From the collection of high quality 80s movies, we would pick one out of the hat... awesome (as Spicoli would say). We ended up watching Fast Times at Ridgemont High which was the launching pad for a lot of very talented actors such as Sean Penn and Forest Whitaker. If you're really on the ball, you can even notice Nicholas Cage in it for about 3 seconds.Since we had a number of great movies in the house for this event, Sunday was also filled with great 80s movies for Andrea and I. I got to see Valley Girl for the first time ever (great movie starring once again Nicholas Cage - although back then he was Nicholas Coppola) and Can't Buy Me Love which we now own in case you ever want to borrow it.
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