The
Party Center
Hotel Bruce and friends celebrated the launch of our
third issue at Cleveland Public Art on Friday, December 10 with
a few hundred of our closest friends.
Thank you Cleveland Public Art for graciously hosting
our shindig (and to Market Avenue Wine Bar for hosting our after
party). Thank you to the artists and writers who contributed their
time and work, and as always, thank to our sponsors, the Gund Foundation,
the Cleveland Foundation, and all the individuals whose contributions
keep Hotel Bruce free and available to everyone.
If you couldn’t make it this time, don’t
sweat it. We’ll have another party this spring/summer, and
you’re invited! But for now, read on to see what you missed.
Hotel Bruce’s recipe for a swingin’ holiday
party:
- Make some kick-ass food
- Get some cheap but good alcohol (like Labatt Blue and four buck
Chuck)
- Invite a few hundred people
- Hang some cool art on the walls
- Play a few tunes…
…and voila! Instant good time. Read below for
all the nitty gritty details.
Food:
Cut-Out Cookies You’d
Kill For
In my family, it isn’t the holidays until you’ve
eaten yourself silly on these Christmas cookies—Lindsey Bistline
1/2 cup butter
3 ounces cream cheese
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Heat oven to 375°
Combine flour and baking powder and set aside.
Beat butter and cream cheese, add half the flour mixture and beat.
Add
eggs, vanilla, almond, and sugar, and beat. Add rest of flour mixture
and
beat. Form into two large balls of dough and chill in the refrigerator
for
1 hour.
Roll out dough on lightly floured surface with rolling pin. Cut
into shapes, bake on lightly greased cookie sheet for 7 minutes.
Let cool before frosting.
Butter Icing
5 tablespoons butter
3 cups confectioner’s sugar
3 tablespoons condensed milk (evaporated will work, too)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
milk as needed
Blend butter and sugar with beaters. Then stir in milk and vanilla.
You may need to add a splash of regular milk to get the consistency
you desire.
Tapas to Make Your Mouth Water
Here's a party spread that only requires assembly for the holiday
season.
Leave the work to Gust Gallucci! —Corrie
Cerignola Olives
Special Black and Green olives
Genoa Salami
Spicy Pepperoni
Provencale Herb Crusted Pepperoni
Roasted red peppers
Buffalo Mozzerella
2 Large loaves Pugliese
Molto bene!
Also, found at other area stores:
- Organic Grapes (grapes are one of the most heavily sprayed fruits,
so
organic is best)
- Dill Havarti
- White Cheddar
- Smoked Gouda
- Kashi brand TLC crackers (mmm...)
- and don't forget to order your Outrageous Endings dessert tray
(made by editor Marc's mama!)
Texas Caviar
—Danielle
2 - 15.5 ounce cans of black eyed peas with jalepenos, drained and
rinsed
1 - 10 ounce can of diced tomatoes and green chiles
2 ripe avocados, diced
1 small green bell pepper, diced
3/4 cup zesty Italian salad dressing
1 tbs. fresh lime juice
1/4 tsp. salt
Stir. Chill if desired.
Serve with tortilla chips (blue corn are the best!)
Music:
Pad Party mix
A Minha Menina Os Mutantes
Ando Meio Desligado Os Mutantes
Beach Samba Astrud Gilberto
Before We Begin Broadcast
Cybele's Reverie Stereolab
Ganges a Go-go from Bombay The
Hard Way
How's That Grab You Darlin' Nancy
Sinatra
Jan Pahechan Ho Mohamed Rafi
Love You To The Beatles
Miss Modular Stereolab
One Note Samba Stereolab
Pendulum Broadcast
Say Your a Scream Four Corners
She Said She Said The Beatles
String Bean Jean Belle & Sebastian
Summer Wine Nancy Sinatra
Easy Rod The High Llamas
Twiggy Pizzacato Five
We're In Yr Corner Cornershop
Do you have a great party recipe that you’d
like to share?
Send it to info@hotelbruce.com
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