Friday Night Appreciation Party: Delicious Menu Ideas & More!

[pamperedlinda]

Friday night I'm having a Past Host and Preferred Customer Appreciation party at my home. I'm expecting anywhere from 15-30 people. Time is 6:30-8:00. My menu is:

Bread Bowl Artichole Dip
Satay Chicken Pasta Salad
Spinach Carbonara Pizza
Rum Cake (recipe in the Crown Pan)
Taffy Apple Tartlets

I feel like I need somehting else - do I? If so, what? should I have chip and salsa? Any better ideas?

thanks!

 

[pampered.chris]

i am having my show tomorrow night and am making 5 recipes, and then I am making a beer bread and dip and having margaritas as well as kool aid and crystal light. I am not going to make anything else.

 

[pamperedlinda]

What kind of dip are you making for the beer bread? Are you going to serve the bread hot from the oven or are you making it earlier in the day?

 

[Humble Beginnings]

How about the Traimisu Triffle, made it last night it is very very good! Feeds plenty, or the warm caramel nutty brownies.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Hey Linda!

Speaking as a former caterer.....the one thing I noticed is that all of the things you have planned are starch based. To round it out, you might want to do something non-starch - a salad (non-pasta) or a protein.

The chicken,avocado, grapefruit salad, or a veggie tray w/ dips. The new Baked Mediterranean Cheese spread was a big hit at our Fall Kickoff, and you could serve it with veggies....

 

[GourmetGirl]

I would say something chocolate! There's a reason we have an entire theme show based around it - we make some gooooood recipes with chocolate!

 

[pamperedlinda]

Thanks Becky.

I was really trying to stick with and feature the new recipes from the SBRC. I'm going to double the pasta salad since I think that's the least expensive to double and will stretch the farthest. I have double ovens in my kitchen, but am trying to also not have to bake everything at once.

Veggies and dip are probably a good round-out. Which of our seasonings makes the best dip?

 

[PamperedDor]

Linda -

I am partial to the dill with veggies as a dip.......

 

[ljeffries]

The dill is great with veggies - I add a little more than the recipe on the container calls for.

 

[KellyTheChef]

I agree! Our dill seasoning makes the best dip!

 

[pampered.chris]

What kind of dip are you making for the beer bread? Are you going to serve the bread hot from the oven or are you making it earlier in the day?

I am making the bread tonight (in the oven now) and I will cube it up tomorrow. I am making a TS dip b/c it is my favorite the spicy cucumber dip.

I would love to serve the beer bread warm, but it is really hard to cut it when it is hot and I will be baking so many other things tomorrow.

 

[lacychef]

I would say something chocolate! There's a reason we have an entire theme show based around it - we make some gooooood recipes with chocolate!

LOL...that's what I was going to say! Gotta have chocolate:chef:

 

[PamperedCaniac]

Friday night I'm having a Past Host and Preferred Customer Appreciation party at my home. I'm expecting anywhere from 15-30 people. Time is 6:30-8:00. My menu is:

Bread Bowl Artichole Dip
Satay Chicken Pasta Salad
Spinach Carbonara Pizza
Rum Cake (recipe in the Crown Pan)
Taffy Apple Tartlets

I feel like I need somehting else - do I? If so, what? should I have chip and salsa? Any better ideas?

thanks!

That sounds like enough to me! Especially with the Taffy Apple Tartlets because they are very rich, and I mean super rich! So with that and the rum cake you are good with sweets... you have salty with the pasta salad, hearty witht he bread bowl, and a flavorful/spice filled item with the pizza. Love the dill dip though, but you are still good with this!

 

[cathyskitchen]

Thanks Becky.

I was really trying to stick with and feature the new recipes from the SBRC. I'm going to double the pasta salad since I think that's the least expensive to double and will stretch the farthest. I have double ovens in my kitchen, but am trying to also not have to bake everything at once.

Veggies and dip are probably a good round-out. Which of our seasonings makes the best dip?

The Southwestern makes a great dip for veggies!