Party Menu Help - Ear Piercing Theme??

[The Oracle]

After decades of not getting my ears pierced, I've decided for this upcoming milestone birthday to finally get it done.

I'd love to throw a party with a menu that's themed after something related - but am drawing blanks.......

I've thought of : Skewered apps ... round things (meatballs)....
and, unfortunately, that's IT.

Before throwing in the towel on this party idea, I thought if anyone has ideas how to pull it off - the 'hounds would.

Any suggestions or feedback is greatly appreciated!! TIA!

[scuzzo]

You could make ear shaped ravioli. Even use premade wonton wraps and cut circles and fold in half. Go wild.

[normalheightsfoodie]

Breakfast where you can have bagels and donuts.

[The Oracle]

UPDATE: You guys are awesome!! The combination of ear + ring ideas are great! I recently got engaged, so could play off and expand the ' ring' components too! The party won't be til January - so, keep the ideas coming, as you have them!!

Thank you SO much!!

Any suggestions on a 'name' for said party?

[LolaP]

Since it is in January, what about something along the lines of "Ringing in the New Year?" Maybe, "EAR-ringing in the New Year!"

[Full tummy]

O.K. You got the ball rolling, haha.

Ringing in the new EAR!!!

Happy New EAR!!!

Please come to my New Ears party, to ring in the new EAR!!

[Emme]

or Ringing in the New Ear!

[Full tummy]

That's right!!!

[The Oracle]

You guys are hilarious! It will be an EAR-full, for sure!!!

[Full tummy]

Make a pizza, using slices of pepperoni or other sausage as the ears (the pizza itself is the head). You can put a face on it, and use a 1/2 olive for each earring???

[LolaP]

Oooh I like that idea!

[Emme]

Elephant Ears for dessert!

[link_930]

This is the cutest topic ever. Palmiers!

[Full tummy]

Hahaha, and pipe some frosting earrings onto them!!! Or use those silver balls in the cake decorating area and adhere them to the palmier, so they look like earrings!!

[LolaP]

Shishkabobs was my first thought. I know they are out a season, but you could do ears of corn. When I was a kid we called palmiers "elephant ears." They are kind of ear-shaped. You could add earrings with frosting. Also, you could just sort of broaden it to a piercing theme and that would include fondue-type things.

[Scrapironchef]

Shiskabob? Yakitori? Satay? Bacon wrapped kimchee skewers?

My local chinese deli has a dish made with sliced pigs ears.

I could see party bags with whole pigs ears for the dog owners who attend.

[funklight]

Dried apricots are reminiscent of ears. You could skewer them with rosemary sprigs. serve them on crostini with a bit of chevre to adhere them to the bread, maybe?

[susan1353]

Anything with a hole: doughnuts, bagels, Cheerios, Life Savers, Swiss cheese...

[weezycom]

ooh, good one!

braised osso buco and remove the bone before serving. Pineapple rings. A little biscuit cutter and you take the middle out of a lot of things.

[southernitalian]

What if it was centered on earrings, rather than the actual procedure? Might make for some pretty desserts.

[coll]

Something with orchiette pasta!
http://italianfood.about.com/library/...

[greygarious]

There's also ring-shaped pasta, usually seen in soups.

[coll]

I know, but EAR shaped= the worst part. Getting the ear pieced for the first time is all about the ear I think. But maybe mix the two pastas together. Now there's an idea.