Our July Cinema Brittahytta was the 2005 movie version of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! 29 of us and one dog enjoyed the normal summer weather and the social time, even if not everyone stayed for the entire movie. Don’t panic – here is your Hitchhiking Hostess with a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster and
Tasty Towel cookies!
Lyle usually brings something extremely clever as well as delicious, and he did not disappoint this time! Not only did he bring a tasty Two-Ginger Classic Gingerbread Cake, but he wrote and printed his own entry about it ready for inclusion in the next version of the Hitchhiker’s Guide!
Jerry was so nice to make me a deliciously devilish chocolate cake with fudge frosting since it was my birthday! We took it out back for me to blow out the candles. I haven’t had so many singers around for awhile to sing me such a lovely Happy Birthday as this. You can probably guess that a lot of these friends I’ve met while singing in various excellent choirs. It’s always fun for me to sing with them, but it’s even more special to hear them sing _for_ me. 🙂
If you can’t read the chalkboard in the photo, this was the menu for Brittahytta Bar & Grill. You can read the separate how-to posts for both the Tasty Towel cookies and the Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters, including a bartender action video!
Don’t Panic!
There’s plenty of hoopy frood food for both strags and hitchhikers!
Make Your Own Snow Cone
Cinema Brittahytta Kettle Corn
Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters
Grill Your Own Planet Pizza
White Bean Hummus Kavula
Cheeses & Crackers
Four Bean Salad
Fresh Fruit Salad
Peach Corn Salad
Tasty Towels
Homemade Vanilla Custard Ice Cream
I haven’t made my homemade ice cream in a couple years, so it tasted REALLY good! Since it makes 6 quarts, even after so many people enjoying it that night, I still have about 3 quarts left to enjoy, and I’m trying to make it last…yum! :-9 The peach corn salad also hasn’t made an appearance in a few years, and it was scarfed down so fast! Everyone commented how much they liked it, so I’m glad I figured out something good, since I couldn’t find the recipe I had found before. 😉 Many people grilled their own pizzas, but I blew it and cleaned up before I realized I 
never got any pizza photos at all…darn! The homemade whole-wheat sourdough crusts were as popular as last year for Forbidden Planet, but I didn’t go as overboard on so many toppings this time and used a couple smaller tables by the grill.
At least I remembered to take one photo of the Cinema Brittahytta custom popcorn boxes with people behind them! Several people made snow cones when they first arrived, some adults spiking theirs, but I didn’t get photos until I made my own after everyone left. Since the snow cones were so popular last month, I was better prepared this time, purchasing actual cone cups with spoon straws, and putting the syrups into smaller squirt bottles with custom labels.
Thanks to everyone who helped me celebrate! The movie was still funny, the company was fun, and I was able to enjoy my birthday doing one of my favorite things: creative theme parties! 🙂
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