Our theme is fire and ice. We want to mix spicy and non-spicy food to go with the theme. For cocktail hour we are serving shrimp cocktail with a spicy and mild sauce, pull pork sliders w/ jalapeno or regular coleslaw, bacon wrapped water chesnuts, buffalo chicken egg rolls, & two different soup shooters - gazpacho (spicy) and strawberry. The main dishes will be: 1) Chicken breast topped with watermelon fire & ice salsa and 2) smoked prime rib (we are still debating other main dishes). The reception place does not have a kitchen so the food has to be prepared offsite (about a 30 minute drive). We are trying to combine tradition with edgy for the fire and ice theme.
Any suggestions for side dishes?
Re: Fire & Ice Food Ideas
Also, we are doing a plated, seated dinner.
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How about:
jalapeno or regular cornbread
fries with ketchup or curry ketchup (or chipotle mayo)
wasabi mashed potatoes vs. garlic mashed potatoes
I don't know if this would work (probably not, and depends on what kind of staff you have) but I love when they do "tableside guacamole" at restaurants and come to your table and ask how spicy you want it.
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Wow! There are some really great ideas! Thanks for all the input:)