{"id":752,"date":"2013-11-17T19:50:21","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T19:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barbaraseleganttouchstaffing.com\/blog\/?p=752"},"modified":"2014-11-16T15:26:45","modified_gmt":"2014-11-16T15:26:45","slug":"ho-ho-ho-planning-a-holiday-appetizer-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barbaraseleganttouchstaffing.com\/blog\/ho-ho-ho-planning-a-holiday-appetizer-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Ho, Ho, Ho,  how to plan a holiday appetizer party !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barbaraseleganttouchstaffing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/027.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.barbaraseleganttouchstaffing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/027-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"027\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barbaraseleganttouchstaffing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/027-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.barbaraseleganttouchstaffing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/027-1600x1200.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The holiday season will soon be here. Sleigh rides, snow ball fights, the hustle and bustle of xmas shopping. A special time of year to spend with our family and friends. I am sharing a few tips with you on how to take the stress out of your holiday parties. We all have such busy lives ,these ideas will give you more time with your friends and less time in the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Have guests bring an appetizer or dessert to share to take some of the load off you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Buy three or four quality store-bought appetizers that are easy to prepare.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Pick a few of your own recipes<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few menu ideas for you that may help cut your preparation time in half:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Buy simple blocks of cheese, olives, and nuts to arange on your table.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Cooked shrimp arranged on a silver platter makes for a beautiful display for your table.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Store-bought deli meats displayed with some marinated vegetables always seem to be a crowd pleaser.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Place pre-made meatballs in a crock pot and add your favorite sauce.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Buy store-bought vegetable trays. It may be more expensive but it will save you time in the end.<\/p>\n<p>Here are also a few more things to consider while in the planning stages of your party<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Do menu and shopping list a few weeks in advance.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022I try to get most of my prep work done the day before my party. It takes some of the stress away the day of the party<\/p>\n<p>\u2022I also make a list of things I need to do the day of my party. Sometimes I enlist help from my family or friends, who come over earlier to help before the party begins.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022You also can hire a local agency that provides servers who can completely move you away from the kitchen. These people will help arrange your food, pickup, and cleanup everything before they leave. I don&#8217;t think enlisting this type of help is unreasonable if you can enjoy yourself for a change. Do you have any time saving tips or recipes you would like to share?<\/p>\n<p>By Barbara Gilleece<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday season will soon be here. Sleigh rides, snow ball fights, the hustle and bustle of xmas shopping. A special time of year to spend with our family and friends. I am sharing a few tips with you on how to take the stress out of your holiday parties. 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