Donuts with Spiced Chocolate Filling – 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Dune, it’s Dunuts! We complete our Mid-Century Dinner Party with these wonderful treats! DUNE! I watched it because it was a Best Picture Nomination and I liked the cast. It didn’t strike me as my kind of movie. But boy, was I wrong. It was so […]
Cherry “Pop-Tart” Pastries – 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For King Richard, it’s Bing Richtart! We continue along the desserts for our Mid-Century Dinner Party! Tennis. It was a big part of my childhood but not for reasons you’d guess. Ya see, back in the housewife days of the 1970’s Bronx, ladies looked for hobbies or […]
Macarons with Salted Honey Buttercream – 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Drive My Car, it’s Hive MaCaron! Our Mid-Century Dinner Party is turning to the sweets! Is it wrong to say this movie did not DRIVE my movie joy? The story certainly had depth and complexity but seriously… it draggggggged on. The driving was a lot too. […]
Orange & Fennel Chopped Salad – 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Licorice Pizza, it’s Licodiced Pieces! It’s salad time at our Mid-Century Dinner Party! Paul Thomas Anderson gave us this gift of a nutty movie. Licorice Pizza is actually the name of a video store chain in Southern California around the 1970’s/’80’s. The vibe of the film […]
Mashed Potatoes with Bell Pepper & Garlic – 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Belfast, it’s Bellmash! We have the second side dish for our Mid-Century Dinner Party! Kenneth Branagh is an incredible film maker. If you weren’t sure after seeing such films as Dunkirk, My Week with Marilyn, Tenet, etc., then Belfast will push you over into his camp. […]
Roasted Nightshade Veggies with Taro – 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Nightmare Alley, it’s Nightshade Alley! Our Mid-Century Dinner Party is moving to the SIDE-SHOW (ahem)! Truth be told, I dig a little tarot reading and have been known to “know things” out of the blue (never anything especially useful like the wining lottery numbers – haha). […]
Beef Bourguignon – 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For The Power of the Dog, it’s The Power of the Bourg! It’s our first Red Carpet Stew that ties right into our Mid-Century Dinner Party! This film is yet another Netflix offering that allowed you to turn your home into the local cinema! Is it a […]
Leek, Shallot, & Goat Cheese Puffs – 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Don’t Look Up, it’s Dough’d Leek Cup! It’s the second appetizer for our swanky Mid-Century Dinner Party! The whole premise of Don’t Look Up is one that does not feel so fictional. A select few scientists see that the world is going to be obliterated by […]
Cod Fish Salad in Endive – 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For CODA, it’s COD-A! It’s time to chic-out with this year’s theme of Mid-Century Dinner Party! Maybe a touch of a Mad Men vibe… late ’50’s… early ’60’s. FUN! I’m not going to bury the lead. LOVED LOVED LOVED THIS from the moment I saw it! It […]
Announcing the 2022 Red Carpet Menu!
Welcome to this year’s announcement of the 2022 KitchAnnette Red Carpet Menu! This is SOME LIST of movies nominated for Oscar® Best Picture! Although they all HAVE to be in movies theaters for a bit of time to qualify, only a couple of them were exclusively in the theaters. Many of the most popular streaming […]
Black Cherry Chocolate Mousse – 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Judas and the Black Messiah, it’s Judas and the Black Mousse-iah! Oh how I love a Spring Garden Party! This theme is in honor of the late April Academy Awards but I love it regardless! Our last “set it and forget it” dish is the most […]
7-Layer Chiffon Cake with Blood Orange Buttercream – 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For The Trial of the Chicago 7, it’s The Trial of the Chiffon 7! It’s a Spring Garden Party kind of year! Our menu theme this year is perfect for these late April Academy Awards. As I continue the “set it and forget it” table, I turn […]
Cast Iron Skillet Corn Spoonbread – 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Sound of Metal, it’s Ears in Metal! Ready for a Spring Garden Party? That’s this year’s menu theme in honor of the late April Academy Awards. It’s a “set it and forget it” year. You can be sure that this dish won’t be “cast” a-side! I […]
Twice-Baked Peanut Tahini Sweet Potatoes – 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Nomadland, it’s NomadYam! It’s a Spring Garden Party theme in honor of the late April Academy Awards. I’ve enjoyed creating a “set it and forget it” menu, just like you do at an outdoor soiré. Here’s our first side dish! Nomadland felt like a European movie. […]
Bourbon Marinated Flank Steak – 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Mank, it’s Flank! JUMP TO RECIPE This year’s theme is my version of a Spring Garden Party in honor of the Academy Awards being held so late in April. “Set it and forget it” dishes makes Oscar night so much more fun. Let me introduce […]
Fava Bean Purée Tea Sandwiches – 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For The Father, it’s The Fava! The theme this year is my version of a Spring Garden Party in honor of the Academy Awards being held so late in April. Leading with dishes that can be “set it and forget it” totally works for me. Here’s the […]
Chicken Kebabs with Hot Honey Glaze – 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2021 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Promising Young Woman, it’s Promising Drunk Chicken! The theme this year is my version of a Spring Garden Party in honor of the Academy Awards being held in April. I don’t recall them being held this late and thought we should take advantage of that with […]
Recipe Round-up of the KitchAnnette 2020 Red Carpet Menu!
Last year’s menu didn’t get it’s day in the sun thanks to my hand in a cast! (Grrrrrrrr!) But it was a very good one and since I’ve just finally posted all of the videos, I wanted to share them with you in a spotlight post! I’ve compiled all the links, video and blog, to […]
Announcing the 2020 Red Carpet Menu!
Hello Food Fans! It’s been a while since we’ve been together. I’m thrilled to be back with you just in time to announce the 2020 KitchAnnette Red Carpet Menu! This year, award season has begun about 3 weeks earlier than we’re accustomed to. Nooooo! We’re just two weeks into this spectacular new year and BAM! […]
The KitchAnnette 2019 Red Carpet Menu!
What would be more fitting for my 300th post than to share my 25th Red Carpet Menu recipes all in one place. I’m very proud of the menus I’ve created over the years and still can’t believe what started as a one-off celebration to support host David Letterman has led to a cookbook, channel, this […]
Orange Queen Cakes – 2019 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2019 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For The Favourite, it’s The Favourange! The Favourite is a movie that is more cheeky than you’d think before seeing it. The performances by everyone, but especially Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone, were fabulous. Olivia Colman as Queen Anne was a triumph. There’s so much to this […]
Raspberry Trifle – 2019 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2019 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Bohemian Rhapsody, it’s Bohemian Raspberry! The first thing I am amused by is that both dessert dishes for this year’s menu focuses on Queens – the band and the 18th century woman in charge of England! And both are as royal as the other!!! Of course […]
Plum Tomato Salad with Buttermilk Dressing – 2019 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®
It’s the 2019 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Roma, it’s Romas! My dislike of one-word titles is doubled this year, however this one was a cinch… not even a question! If it’s going to be one word, let that word be useful for FOOD! Haha! And what’s interesting in my observation of this year’s […]
Spicy Bacon Bourbon Corn – 2019 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®
It’s the 2019 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For A Star Is Born, it’s The Star Is Corn! Bradley Cooper had a vision. And his vision is up for a few Academy Awards! Pretty good. This movie was probably the best of the four versions. The chemistry between Bradley and Lady Gaga’s characters was very […]
Collard Greens & Potato Casserole – 2019 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®
It’s the 2019 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Green Book – it’s Green Bake! We’re up to the second side dish! And we’re up to the movie that informed this whole menu. While watching Green Book, I knew it would be a Best Picture contender. I knew the menu would be southern cuisine. And […]