Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
I bet it was really tasty~
fish n chips with cole slaw
coworker has a tree and when he’s ambitious he makes homemade jam
I have wonderful memories of my grandma making fig preserves. She had a lovely fig tree in her backyard.
I have never done any canning. How long do canned foods last? I always feel like if I have too much food it will go bad. We can’t eat it fast enough. That’s why I don’t buy in bulk. I tried to before and the food expired before we could eat it.
Nice balance! Veggies and desert. My kind of eating. Yum!
I think the way to go there is to stick to foods that can easily be replenished so late comers are not greeted with sad looking half empty bowls and the least popular items (speaking as a late comer to such parties I know that this can really feel unwelcoming).
So I would go with trays of finger sandwiches, relishes, veggie and fruits along with a few fun items like chips and dips. And since there is cake I don't think I'd add too many other dessert choices.
I do like those flatbread pinwheel sandwiches, so pretty and easy. And Ms Madge's sammies sound delish, and the shrimp too! And the stuffed baby tomatoes, mushrooms or peppers are fancy and can be made ahead.
An iced brownie for dessert.
MsMadge,
We have some fig jam, it is very good, goes on everything.
black raspberry sorbet
if you’re near a Costco they have a shrimp 🍤 cocktail platter that’s very good
Have a wonderful party.🎉🎊🎂🎈🎶
Egg rolls, taquitos, tortilla rolls, beans and cheese quesadilla wedges, chicken wings, omelet muffins, stuffed mini bell peppers, cucumber slices with cream cheese or humus topped with an olive or chopped tomatoes, skewers of roasted meat, mushroom, onions, pineapple cubes, etc., and mini sandwiches.
Have a great party!
Do tell us what you end up making.
One thing I do because of the heat is place my serving bowls in larger bowls, fill the larger bowl with water and freeze. This way I am serving from an iced bowl that is in a block of ice. Scatter some mint on the ice and it keeps the flies away. Great for salads of any kind.
🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM🎂
The food service could be a problem in this heat.
I suggest that the invitations read: Food served between (a two hour period max).
Birthday cake served @ (specific time).
Let people adjust their schedules for the party, not the other way around. Imo.
It should be an honor to attend.
So what it is for, is Moms birthday, all the people we know have different schedules and cannot all come at the same time. So I thought maybe like an open house sort of thing, where folks can drop by and have a snack and visit Mom for a bit as their schedule permits. Just an idea, not sure if it is a good one. But that is what I am thinking, and so I was thinking if I could just do finger foods or if I should just have a desert bar.
I am lost here so I appreciate the help.
Lil smokie links (tiny hot dogs) in a crock pot, sauce of Durkee's dressing (Honey mustard) and Cranberry sauce (equal parts).
A vegetable plate with celery (filled with cream cheese or peanut butter), sugar snap peas, baby carrots, radishes.
Oh, and one of my favorite, roll up ham and salami with cream cheese inside.
Bruschetta works well too, and it’s pretty on mini-slices of Italian bread.
Mini quiche or mini pizza, antipasto platter with assorted breads and rolls, hummus and pita chips, rolled flatbread sandwiches, devilled eggs, fruit kebabs....
Nhwm- both healthy and un
Easy cooking if need cooking
Appreciate all your contributions
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Healthy or unhealthy? To cook or uncooked? Quick or time consuming?
Thank you in advance.
I had salad, black beans, garlic bread and a bit of cherry cobbler.