Murder She Drank Party

I’ve been wanting to throw a Murder She Drank party for a few years now and we finally made it happen!

Years ago, I started occasionally playing Murder She Drank on Twitter with random strangers (and one of the MSD founders, Kathy Zadrozny who I know from the Letter Writers Alliance.) It was SO fun to watch old episodes of Murder She Wrote and laugh with each other about the fashion, the hair, the storylines, and the guest stars. When I would tell people about the game, everyone thought it sounded so fun but no one ever joined in online, so I figured I needed to just invite people to play in person.

For Valentine’s Day this year, we decided to dive in and throw the party. I printed out paper invitations (my favorite part of throwing a party!) and invited a few friends over for a cozy night of soup, snacks, cocktails, and Jessica Fletcher!

Naoto made his famous chicken noodle soup and a vegetarian chili and we crammed extra furniture in the living room so everyone had a place to sit (somewhat) comfortably. We watched two classic episodes of Murder She Wrote: “Murder By the Bus” (Season 1, episode 19) and “One Good Bid Deserves Another” (Season 2, episode 17.) Both episodes were perfect for Bingo!

I made two signature cocktails, The Bestseller, which is a spin on a Sidecar and was our “welcome cocktail” as people joined the party, and a punch, the Cabot Cove, which was served throughout the evening (along with wine and beer.) Both were tasty and batched well for our small crowd.

Even the people who claimed not to be fans of Murder She Wrote had a good time! We want to try to do it again this summer with a backyard viewing of the Murder She Wrote/Magnum P.I. crossover episodes. Maybe Naoto will dust off some of his Hawaii cookbooks for the occasion?