superhero Party Food

Below are the recipes mentioned on the Superhero Party page.

the flash

This recipe is by Kelson Vibber and Katie Foreman at Speedforce.

Ingredients

• 4 oz Izze Pomegranate soda (or other red soda that goes well with cranberry)
  


• 2 oz cranberry juice cocktail
  


• 2 oz vodka (for non-alcoholic version, replace this with more cranberry juice)
  


• 1 Lemon

Method

1. Peel zest from entire lemon in one long spiral with vegetable peeler.
   


2. Cut jagged bits into lemon peel to give it a zig-zag or lightning bolt look.
   


3. Cut lemon peel strip in half crosswise (use one half for each of two drinks).
   


4. Mix all liquid ingredients cold and pour into glass.
   


5. Place lemon peel decoratively in glass.
   

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Russian Black rye bread

This recipe is by Kevin at Food o'del Mundo. A great site with lots of family recipes.

Ingredients

• 1 pkg Yeast (2.5 tsp)
  
• 1 1/3 Cup Rye Flour
  
• 2 Cups Bread flour
  
• 2/3 Cup Bran
  
• 1 Tbsp Caraway Seeds
  
• 1 Tsp Instant Coffee Granules
  
• 1 Tbsp Minced Onion
  
• 2 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
  
• 1 tsp Salt
  
• 1 tsp Sugar
  
• 4 tsp White Vinegar
  
• 2 Tbsp Molasses
  
• 3 Tbsp Oil
  
• 1 1/3 Cup Hot Water

Method

1. Layer into a bread machine in the order listed above.
   

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superhero control panel

There instructions are from Ellie and Abbie from Bright Eyes + Blue Eyes (click link to see original post). Check out the rest of their site.

"We had a superhero birthday party for in August, which was lots of fun. All the guests came dressed as superheroes and we played superhero games.

We also did a superhero craft project, which turned out to be a hit. The kids have been playing with their "control panels" for the past two months.

Here's how to make the control panels. I'll give the instructions for one control panel. Multiply the supply list by the number of guests at the party.

We really enjoyed this fun, inexpensive, superhero craft that encourages creativity and imaginative play."

You will need

• 1 Jello Box
  
• 1 Straw
  
• 1 small styrofoam ball
  
• silver spray paint
  
• foil tape
  
• glue
  
• black craft foam, cut into a square slightly less than the size of the jello box
  
• various small wooden shapes (pre-packaged at Michael's)
  
• various shapes and sizes of craft foam (buy sheets of various colors and cut out shapes)
  
• markers
  

Directions

Note: We did steps 1-4 the day before the party. On the day of the party, we had the blank control panels ready, along with all the materials needed for decoration.

1. Take the bag of jello powder out of one 6 oz box of jello. You don't need the powder for the project but you do need the box. Glue the top of the cardboard box shut. (Use rubber bands to hold the top down while the glue dries.)


2. Poke a hole in the styrofoam ball. Insert straw. We used glue to secure the straw.


3. Spray-paint the box silver on all sides. Spray-paint the straw/ball combo (aka antenna) on all sides. (This took several spray-painting sessions.)


4. Place the antenna on the back of the box. Secure with a big piece of foil tape. We did a big square of tape that covered the entire back of the box.


5. Glue the square of black craft foam onto the front of the control panel.

Now you have blank control panels that are ready to be "programmed and configured." (Be sure to use these terms with your small superhero: this is a very technical business.)

Ask the superhero to decorate the control panel with his or her choice of buttons and dials. Be sure to create funtions for each button. (i.e., this one generates a force field, this one shoots a laser, etc...)

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Matt James is a professional event planner and owner of event agency Left Field Productions, which has produced events for Elton John, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kevin Spacey, Stella McCartney, David LaChapelle, John Waters, and Elvis Costello & Diana Krall. Since 2004, Left Field Productions has won 30 industry awards for excellence including Production Company of the Year.