History of the Birthday Party
and
Recipes
History of the Birthday Party
and
Recipes
The earliest birthday parties were held because people believed evil spirits were particuarly attracted to people on their birthdays.
At first it was only kings who were recognized as important enough to have a birthday celebration. To protect them from harm, friends and family would to come be with the birthday person and bring good thoughts and wishes.
Giving gifts brought even more good cheer to ward off the evil spirits. As time went by, children became included in birthday celebrations. The tradition of children's birthday parties first started in Germany, Kinderfeste.
The largest private birthday party to ever happen was in 1970 for Colonel Harlan Sanders' 89th birthday. The event was attended by over 35,000 people.
What's a party without food? Below you will find recipes for several dishes/desserts.
7 Layer Mexican Dip
2 (9 oz.) cans Frito Bean Dip1
(8 oz.) avocado dip
1 pt. sour cream with 1 pkg. dry Taco mix (mix well before spreading)
1 (8 oz.) Pace Thick and Chunky Picante (any mild, medium, or hot)
1 can ripe olives (mince well)
1 jar green olives (mince well)
1 bunch green onions (chopped fine)
1 lb. grated mild American cheese
Mince in food processor
Pasted from http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,191,156176-237205,00.html
Seven-Layer Slaw
1 small cabbage head -- shredded
1/2 medium cauliflower, head -- chopped
6 ounces pecans -- broken
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups frozen peas -- thawed
8 ounces sliced mushrooms
1 bunch green onions -- sliced
1/2 cup parmesan cheese -- grated
2 cups coleslaw dressing -- creamy
Chop the cabbage medium-fine in a food processor; there should be 3-4 cups.
Coarsely chop the cauliflower in the food processor.
In a medium heavy frying pan, toast the pecans in the butter over medium heat until browned, about 10 minutes; remove from heat and cool.
In a straight-sided glass bowl, layer as follows: chopped cabbage, chopped cau
liflower, half the toasted pecans, peas, mushrooms, onions, cheese, coleslaw dr
essing, and rest of the pecans. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Pasted from http://www.recipesource.com/fgv/salads/19/rec1972.html
7 Layer Salad
Ingredients:
6 cups shredded lettuce
1 package (10-oz.) frozen peas, thawed
2 cups shredded carrots or sliced fresh broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms or zucchini
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon Morton® Nature's Seasons® Seasoning Blend
1 tablespoon sugar
3 oz. grated Romano cheese
2 cups mayonnaise
2 medium tomatoes, chopped or sliced
3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
5 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
Preparations
In a large glass bowl, layer first 4 ingredients. Sprinkle with Morton® Nature’s Seasons® seasoning blend and sugar. Top with Romano cheese. Spread mayonnaise over top, sealing to side of bowl. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Before serving, garnish with tomatoes, eggs, and bacon. Sprinkle with Morton® Nature’s Seasons® seasoning blend.
Pasted from http://www.mortonsalt.com/recipes/recipeex.asp?recipeid=137
Seven Layer Tortilla Pie
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients
1 tb olive oil
1/2 c chopped onion
1/2 c chopped anaheim chili peppers; seeded
3/4 c chopped green bell pepper
1 c chopped red bell pepper
2 tb minced fresh cilantro
1 ts dried oregano
1 ts chili powder
1/2 ts ground cumin
2 c tomato juice without salt
22 oz fresh shelled black beans
*32 oz dried cannellini beans-prepared according to directions
4 oz reduced-fat monterey jack cheese, shredded
4 oz reduced-fat cheddar cheese; shredded
cooking spray
7 lg flavored tortillas
fresh cilantro sprigs
Instructions
1. Heat oil in a large non stick skillet over medium heat. Add the bell peppers, onion and next 5 ingredients (through cumin); saute 5 minutes or until tender. Add tomato juice and cook approximately 8 minutes or until reduced to 2 1/2 cups.
2. Combine the black beans and half of the tomato juice mixture in a bowl; stir well. Stir the cannellini beans into the remaining tomato juice mixture, and set both aside.
3. Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
4. Combine cheeses in a bowl and toss well. Line a 9" pie plate with foil, allowing 6" of foil to extend over opposite sides of pie plate. Repeat procedure with another sheet of foil, extending foil over remaining edges of pie plate. Coat foil with cooking spray. Place 1 tortilla in bottom of dish. Spread 1 cup cannellini bean mixture over tortilla and sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheeses. Place another tortilla over cheeses, pressing gently. Spread 1 cup black bean mixture over tortilla and sprinkle with 1/4 cupcheeses. Place another tortilla over cheeses, pressing gently. Repeat the layers, ending with the remaining black bean mixture and cheeses.
5. Bring edges of foil to center, and fold to seal. Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand, covered for 10 minutes.
Remove foil packet from dish. Unwrap pie and slide onto serving plate using spatula. Cut into wedges and garnish with cilantro sprigs.
Pasted from http://recipes.chef2chef.net/recipe-archive/56/297363.shtml
7 Layer Casserole
Layer the following in a 2 qt. casserole dish:
1 - 1 cup uncooked rice (use quick-cooking rice)
2 - 1 cup whole kernel corn, drained
3 - sprinkle with salt & pepper; pour over 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce and 1/2 can water
4 - 1/2 cup each finely chopped onion and green pepper
5 - 3/4 lb. uncooked lean ground beef
6 - sprinkle with salt & pepper; pour over 2nd can (8 oz.) tomato sauce and 1/4 can water
7 - cover meat with 4 strips of bacon, cut in half
Cover and bake for 1 hour at 350. Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer, until bacon is crisp.
Pasted from http://www.recipelink.com/cgi/msgbrd/msg_script.pl?getmsg=1&board=31&thread=8046
SEVEN Layer Bars
INGREDIENTS:
DIRECTIONS:
Pasted from http://cookie.allrecipes.com/az/SevenLayerMagicBars.asp
Seven Layer Cookies
INGREDIENTS:
8 Eggs
4 Sticks of Butter (Softened)
6 Teaspoons of Almond Extract
2 Cups of Flour
2 Cups of Sugar
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
Red, Yellow and Green Food Coloring
Dark Melting Chocolate (2 Pounds) 1 For Top Layer and 1 For Bottom Layer
Apricot Preserves or Seedless Raspberry Jam (1 Large Jar) 18 oz. For Two Layers
Large 12" X 18 " Pan with a 1 inch lip
Parchment Paper or Waxed Paper (Parchment Paper works Best)
Pam- Non- stick cooking spray
INSTRUCTIONS:
Mix all of the above ingredients except food coloring and chocolate in a large bowl. Once mixed divide mixture into 3 smaller bowls.
In one bowl add red food coloring. In second bowl, yellow food coloring. In third bowl, green food coloring.
Spray pan with Pam making sure to spray the edges thoroughly.
Spread red mixture in pan first. Spread evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. To remove from pan, place parchment paper on top and flip onto a hard surface. Spread with preserves (Half a jar) Bake Yellow layer. Once baked, place 2nd layer on top of first layer and spread with preserves....then bake green layer and place on top. Melt chocolate in a double boiler and spread on top. Refrigerate. Once hard, remove and flip entire thing onto a hard surface and spread remaining chocolate on top and sides and refrigerate. Cut into small cubes.
Pasted from http://food4.epicurious.com/HyperNews/get/cookie/1284.html