Election Party 2012... Rombot versus Bronco Obama

This post is nearly 2 months late, but let's look back on a very exciting night... the US election!

So, I've been feeling less and less American as I spend more time in the UK. However, there are certain things that I will always cling onto and enjoy. One of them is the Presidential Election.

I don't know why I get so excited about the elections, maybe it's the fact that it's the only elections I get to vote in, or maybe because it's something that I get to do here that most people I'm friends with don't get to do, sort of a ritual I get to participate in when most of the time it's me left out of these democratic processes... or maybe it's just because I get to have another excuse to throw a party. Who knows?


So, we threw an election party at our home which was mainly a standing dinner and beer pong tournament (never really seen or played by a lot of Brits). The beer pong teams were the Bronco Obamas vs the Rombots and like the election, the Bronco Obamas won! We had a good time... until nearly 4am! Once Ohio declared that Obama has won I finally fell asleep.

As per usual we kept everyone well fed. Rob made traditional Boston Baked Beans and baby-back ribs. We also made some slider burgers and drank Coors Light. It was all very VERY American. I also baked some red and blue cupcakes for the red and blue states! I used my normal chocolate cupcake recipe with the vanilla frosting. Then finally, the creme-de-la-creme of the desserts... Pecan Pie!

I spent nearly a day looking for Pecans, there was a shortage in all our local shops so when I finally found some I made a Pecan Pie chucked full of nuts! I was delicious. I used the BBC recipe here. Then I melted butter and brown sugar together until it was a syrup and poured it over the top. I also used my own homemade pastry instead of store-bought! The pie was so sweet but absolutely amazing with ice cream or custard.

It was a great evening and so much fun to share a bit of unusual americana with my friends. We have Thanksgiving every year but an election only comes every four years and no matter the occasion a party is alway appropriate!