Housewarming Madness!

This past weekend we decided to have a party. I'm a big fan of housewarmings as they bring different groups of friends together and also serve as the official opening of the doors and welcoming to your friends at your new home. We ended up with about 20 friends in attendance starting from around 7:00pm until right before 4:00am.

There was no official theme but we did have some motivation. Serving some classical "party" food while introducing some dishes to share our cultural background. Some of these dishes are things that probably some of our guests wouldn't have had the chance to try otherwise. They also made for a very eclectic menu which required a lot of shopping, planning, prepping and scheduling.

In this post we'll outline the final menu, our schedule, Murphy's law, recipes and any other interesting facts that might come to mind!

Menu
Appetizers:
A1. Mel's famous (in the South Bay at least!) Pico de Gallo
A2. Guacamole (first time making this)
A3. Edamame

Main dishes:
M1. Pork Satay with Peanut Sauce (Malaysian Style!)

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M2. Churrasco con chimichurri (variation on your typical chimichurri)
M3. Cold Sesame Noodles (see previous posts)
M4. Empanadas Argentinas
M5. Piononos
M6. Couscous (thanks to Boris & Fam!)

Desserts:
S1. Oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips and walnuts

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S2. Cheesecake (bought it because no one can compete with Zanze's Cheesecake)

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S3. Mango Mousse (Sheng Kee bakery always for the win)
S4. Pumpkin Pie (home made by our friend Kathleen)

Drinks:
D1. Passion Fruit Sangria (one more from the Mel's famous list)
D2. Mint Chocolate Martinis (which ended up being more like a whit russian)
D3. Classic Mojito (cannot have a party without a rum drink when you are Puerto Rican!)
D4. Soy Milk with Pearls

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