Belated Friday five.

Five Oscar-themed food items I would have served at the Oscar party I almost invited you to, except that I'm still coughing up various lungs and have three papers to write and haven't cleaned my apartment in weeks, in no particular order:

• blood oranges (or alternately, red velvet cake)
• baby carrots (or alternately, Alaskan smoked salmon)
  
• Caribbean jerk tofu
• twigs and berries (or alternately, Alaskan smoked salmon)
• cheese (think I would attempt ratatouille? you must be crazy!)

Now taking bets on whether I cry my eyes out during the "tribute" segment of the show (or alternately, during Jon Stewart's performance).