LOTR Movie Marathon Food

[Soccermom]

Oh, and this isn't food related, but may as well keep it in the same thread. I'm thinking of giving out gifts ala Lady Galadriel (in lieu of party favors) and so any great ideas on that front are appreciated as well. :-)

[falafel]

Oh, and this isn't food related, but may as well keep it in the same thread. I'm thinking of giving out gifts ala Lady Galadriel (in lieu of party favors) and so any great ideas on that front are appreciated as well. :-)

Giving everybody elven cloaks ought to reduce the nerdiness factor of your party.

[Soccermom]

Giving everybody elven cloaks ought to reduce the nerdiness factor of your party.

I don't have time to sew cloaks, lol. And I came to terms with my nerdiness long ago, ha ha.

[mtnbiker]

Let's see.... a diploma for 'brains', a plastic heart for 'heart', and a big medal for 'courage'. Oh, wait, that was a different movie.

Ok, how about hairy feet (ask marsupial for ideas), cheap rings (or ring pops), a big stick for a wizard staff, a second-hand bowling ball for a palantir, or plastic orc armor.

[Eddie]

Let's see.... a diploma for 'brains', a plastic heart for 'heart', and a big medal for 'courage'. Oh, wait, that was a different movie.

Ok, how about hairy feet (ask marsupial for ideas), cheap rings (or ring pops), a big stick for a wizard staff, a second-hand bowling ball for a palantir, or plastic orc armor.

You're onto something - make people pick what race they are from and then pass out the applicable costume item: pointy ears for elves...a beard for dwarfs...

[mtnbiker]

You're onto something - make people pick what race they are from and then pass out the applicable costume item: pointy ears for elves...a beard for dwarfs...

Ha ha, that's good. Snaggly plastic teeth for orcs (or West Virginians)....

[Gidget]

Maybe you need a President's Day weekend getaway to CA. We have a comfy air mattress.

(oops, posted as Surfah, he never logs out, grrrr)

Anyway, like I said any mattress to myself at this point would be the comfiest. I love my husband but I am getting huge. I am due for a LOTR marathon, I think I am gonna try to fit them in before this baby comes. Sounds fun.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Something this cool would be enough for me to watch the LOTR movies. I hope you have a great weekend Soccermom.

[il Padrino Ute]

Yes, I'm a LOTR fanatic. . .thanks nikuman. And we are having a president's day weekend movie viewing marathon with our LOTR loving friends. Fellowship Friday night, Two Towers Saturday night, and Return of the King Sunday night. I'm trying to plan food to go with each night.

For the final night, I thought a feast. . with cornish game hens. nikuman suggested doing the first night ala hobbit feast. When should I do the lembas bread though? I was thinking that would be best for Two Towers.

Really?



No, seriously. Really?

[TripletDaddy]

This sounds like a really fun time. I love the LOTR movies.

A couple of summers ago, I was folding some laundry in the morning. To pass the time, I popped in Fellowship extended DVD. The next thing I knew it was 9 or so hours later and I had watched all 3 DVDs. I did finish folding the laundry so that was cool.

[Soccermom]

Really?



No, seriously. Really?

Yeah, really. And my 10 year old and almost 13 year old are super excited too! Nerds in embryo they are! Babysitter for the young ones, lest they have orcmares. Ha ha.

I can't wait! Gonna be greater than awesome!

I even ordered LOTR extended edition on blu-ray. It could only be more perfect if we had a movie theater sized screen in our house!

[Soccermom]

So the marathon was a success, in case anyone was wondering.

For the Fellowship, our friends made the main course. . shire food. Steak and ale pie and potatoes. Yum! I made lembas bread and wrapped it up in some mallorum leaves I made (from a website I found) and I also gave each person a "gift" during the Lady Galadriel scene. Yes. Dork status confirmed. But the other dorks in attendance loved it!

For Two Towers, we ate Gollum food, which is sushi of course! We also had man flesh (pulled pork sliders) and I made ice cream cone cupcakes in honor of the Isengard (eating the tower shaped cupcake symbolized its collapsing). Oh, I also took wuap's idea and made Sauron's eyes deviled eggs.

For Return of the King, I made a sort of 7 course meal. Bacon and cheddar stuffed mushrooms as an appetizer, tomato bisque soup, a green salad with cucumber and feta cheese, cornish game hens, mashed potatoes, bread (from our friends. . . ring shaped cheddar biscuits) and for dessert blueberry pie, apple/pear pie, and peach cobbler.

Yummy food, great movies! I don't care if that makes me a dork. It was fun.

[falafel]

Sounds awesome, SM.