New Year's Eve Dinner

Guest are coming.  My husband has prepared several vodka drinks at the bar with a minimum of mixes.

What's on for dinner?

Grilled Tri-tip with Korean BBQ Marinade.
Grilled Seitan and grilled portobello mushroom with Korean BBQ.
Baked Tofu Squares (plain grilled chicken would also work) with dipping sauces:  sweet and sour, honey mustard, thai peanut, creamy dill.
2 Fondues:  Traditional Swiss & Welsh Rarebit  with sourdough bread and veggies
Brushetta with tomato topping
Hummus and Crackers
Fruit Platter (Bosc Pears, Apples, Oranges, Kiwi, Strawberry)
Veggie Platter

Recipes I will post later!  You will want the hummus recipe since everyone always raves about that.

The recipes...

Korean BBQ Marinade  (This awesome recipe is from Vegetarian Times.  My husband also used it on the beef he cooked)  I used this to mariande a portobello mushroom and some seitan.
1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup mirin (or sake or sherry)
6 cloves minced garlic (approx 2 tbs)
1 tbs sesame oil
1/2 cup water
Mix all together in saucepan and simmer over medium 5-6 minutes until sugar dissovles.  Add ground black pepper to taste.
Cool.  Meat or seitan could be marinaded overnight, but vegetables 30 minutes to a couple hours.

Thai Peanut Sauce:
1/3 cup peanut butter (natural)
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbl lime juice
2 cloves garlic minced
2 tbl rice vinegar
1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1-2  tsp water
Combine all but cornstarch mixture in sauce pan over med-low heat.  ONce heated add the cornstarch mixture to help thicken it.  If it gets too thick, you can always add more water.

Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
1/4 cup honey
1/3 cup mustard

Easy Dinner - Frito Bowls

Here's what we are having tonight.  This is an easy quick dinner and can also be a way to use up some leftover pinto beans.

Fritos (regular chips or scoops if you prefer)
1 32 ounce can of chili beans  (or 1 15 ounce can if you only need to feed 2-3 people or use left over pinto beans)
chopped lettuce
chopped red onion
shredded cheddar cheese
diced tomatoes
diced avocado
sour cream

Chop the vegetables and grate the cheese ahead.
Heat the beans over medium heat.
Put a handful of chips in a bowl.  Spoon on some beans.  Let diners add toppings of their choice.