Pan-Asian Panoply

Plate it Up
Light, tasty, and Asian-inspired can be your broad guidelines, offering you much latitude for experimenting with various flavors, textures, and tastes. Mix up your combos of sweet, salty, sour. Put together crunchy and cold. Spicy and creamy. Pore over recipe magazines and websites for inspiration on presentation (simple = elegant), how-to's, and different flavors that appeal to the Asian way of eating. Refer to the list of additional resources below for some suggestions on recipes and menus to garner ideas.

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Additional Resources

INVITATIONS ~ If you'd like to formalize the invites somewhat, here are a few resource

possibilities:

Online
• VietFun E-Postcards
  
• 1001 Postcards.Org
  
• Evite

Hard Copy Invites:
Use your craftiness and cut these fundies out, affix them to cardstock cut down to your desired invitation size, and write in or print out the party details!
• Dover Publications Asian Motifs
  
• Dover Publications Oriental Motifs
  
• ChinaSprout Chinese Children's Paintings Postcards
  
• ChinaSprout Contemporary Chinese Cards
  
• EyeDeal Asian Postcards
• Archie McPhee Asian Battle Babes Postcards
  
• Archie McPhee Zodiac Animal Paper Cut Outs
  
• Archie McPhee Opera Mask Paper Cut Outs
  
• Archie McPhee Beach Beauties Gift Wrap
  

TABLES & SEATING & DECOR ~ If you haven't already invested in a pricey outdoor dining set, here are a few options for inexpensive setups that will suit your Pan Asian Panoply aesthetic.

• Crate and Barrel carries a very portable low dining table in a bag that is super easy to tote and use and port away.
• Ikea offers the following floor cushion options:
  • The Alseda Rattan & Banana Leaf stool and the Hultet stool hearkens of the east in material and aesthetic.
  • The Alvine Sitta is an easily portable floor cushion with a handle for carrying.
• West Elm and Pier 1 offer a wide array of cushions expressly meant for sitting atop.
• Oriental Trading Company." is a great resource for paper lanterns, drink umbrellas, and various other Asian-inspired goodies. Search on "oriental
• Lovely Paper Lanterns
• More Paper Lanterns
• Shoji Decor

RECIPES & MENU IDEAS & FOOD RESOURCES

Starterts, Mains & Sides

• Grilled Beef and Noodle Salad
• Cold Sesame Noodles
• Rice Noodles with Cilantro Pesto
• Grilled Tofu and Sauteed Asian Greens
• Asian Pear and Watercress Salad
• Watercress Vichyssoise
• Vietnamese Chicken Salad
• Pho
• Asian Spring Rolls
• Vietnamese Spring Rolls
• Cucumber Ribbon Salad
• Green Mango Salad
• Asian Summer Salad
• Vietnamese Green Papaya Salad
• Lime-Marinated Swordfish
• Grilled Lemongrass Chicken
• Garlic Lime Chicken Breasts
• Striped Sea
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