Showing posts with label hostess series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hostess series. Show all posts

Hostess with the Mostess part sept

The winner of my Shabby Apple giveaway is Lindsay of Delighted Momma, congrats girl!
Happy Monday! How was your weekend? I mentioned on Friday that Sean and I would be getting frozen yogurt and seeing an outdoor movie, however, we stayed indoors, rented a movie but still got frozen yogurt. Word of warning, don't get in between me and my Yogurtland. 
Their salted caramel pecan is ah-mazing and Little Caesar's pizza makes for a quick buy for dinner.

I am almost finishing up this Hostess with the Mostess, a series on how you can be the perfect hostess for a party. I have been pretty covered all the aspects of  party, if any of you think I have left something out, please let me know. 
To re-cap, I have discussed the theme, decorations,  drinks, appetizers, the main course and a 4th of July inspired party

For this next installation of Hostess with the Mostess, 
I am talking about the sweetest part of any meal, the dessert.
For me, when planning a party, you can to pair the dessert with the meal, if you have a light meal, keep the dessert on the light side with a sorbet or granita.
If I were having hamburgers and hot dogs at a party, I might make an apple pie or have chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches, a staple my mom would make when I was growing up.
Desserts are fun for me to make, I am more of a baker than a cook and if you knew me then you would know I will always ask what dessert can I bring. 
What makes a good dessert for your party is to keep it simple, brownies, cookies, cupcakes. Have the desserts in individual servings for your guest. A cake is not a good idea that everyone has to cut up for themselves, or everyone will stare at everyone else wondering who is going to the first person to cut into that cake. 
Here are a few dessert ideas for chocolate fans.




If you are going for a lighter dessert, fruit is always a great choice!
Source: hwtm.com via Mary's on Pinterest


Source: google.com via Julia on Pinterest


Maybe the humidity still has everyone sweating at 9pm and to cool off, you offer some chilled desserts.

You could pre-slice this dessert before your guests come, leave them in the frozen until it is dessert time

Frozen banana bites are yummy

You could make popsicles

Or a granita

If you want to include ice cream, you can pre-scoop ice cream into cupcake liner, place them in the cupcake pan and leave it the freezer until serving time.

What I enjoy about desserts is the possibilities are endless and I'm sure for the party you are hosting, you will enjoy pairing your dessert with the theme and menu of your party.


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Hostess with the Mostess part six


Did you enter my $75 Shabby Apple giveaway? It closes on July 26.
For this next installment of Hostess with the Mostess, today I am discussing the main course for your party. The most important thing as a hostess with a mostess for me is to enjoy your party as the hostess. You don't want to make main courses that are too time consuming or will keep you slaving away in the kitchen, while your guests enjoy the party without you. 

How do you do this?
1. When preparing for a party, do as much of the prep work you can ahead of time. 
2. Make easy main courses
3. Fit it to the theme of the party
4. Don't keep returning to the kitchen to prepare the main course over and over again, it is your party, so enjoy it!

Here are some great but easy main courses you could have for your summer party.
Kabos
You can make them meat and veggies or you can make them just veggies. The possibilities are endless with kabobs and you can prepare all of them in advance. 
Then you just have to grill them for your guests.


Pasta
This is another easy main course that can have multiple possibilities. You can heat up the sauce a slow cooker, then boil a large pot of pasta and then people make their own pasta creations. The sauces can be with meat or meatless, red or white, with grilled veggies in the sauce, the choice is up to you!



Or if you want, you could make a huge pan of lasagna and let people dig in.

Tacos
Make a great party food because everyone can make their tacos as they like. You can definitely do all the prep wore before, chop the lettuce, dice the tomatoes and onions, shred the cheese and make the guacamole. Right before your guests arrive, you can cook the meat, warm the tortillas and let your guests make their own taco creations.


Just a few main course suggestions for your summer party helping you become a hostess with the mostess.
Do any of you have a go to main course dish you make if you have a party?

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Hostess with the Mostess - part cinq

For this next week of the Hostess with the Mostess, I'm talking about decorations whether it be centerpieces or little mini arrangements sprinkled around your venue. 
Just to re-cap this series so far, I have discussed drinks, appetizers, 4th of July and theme. 
Now for the decorations, make it match your theme of course, whether it be a color, a number, an initial, an idea or a holiday.
These are a few floral centerpieces or mini arrangements I found on Pinterest.
Pink flowers with coffee beans

Flowers in old tea canisters

Wildflowers in mason jars

Flowers with lemon slices in the vase
Source: bit.ly via Clarisa on Pinterest


You can a variety of materials for the decorations, not just flowers. I love this use of candy.

Candles and vegetables - centerpieces like this would be best matched with a dinner party or evening function


 Candles stuck inside coral reef for a beach themed party

These floating candles in mason jars would be so cute sprinkled throughout the venue area

Succulents would be a great but subtle decoration and can be pretty cheap too.

Another succulent option



 Fruits and nuts are totally acceptable decorations for a fall party


A single stem of leaves in different sized jars is a fun way to decorate

For a holiday party, I love the use of Christmas tree branches and pinecones.


My personal preference for party decorations is keep it simple, don't over do it and bring the nature into the party, use elements from nature.

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Hostess with the Mostess part quatre

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Ahh Monday, you always coming rolling around again just like clockwork, after Sunday is Monday, it never changes. I have enjoyed Mondays a bit more with the Hostess with the Mostess series because I like to entertain, I love to have people come to my house and have a great meal and just be surrounded by good people. God has definitely given me the gift of hospitality and I have loved sharing with you all. 



In this series so far, there have been drinks, appetizers, and last week a Fourth of July edition. Today I will be discussing the theme for your party. 
To help set the mood when you are hosting, it helps to have a particular theme in mind along with the place where the party is being held, whether at a country club, in your background or a park. 
If you are going for an up-scale party, you might want to consider wine, cheese and fancy appetizers.

or 

You could use a color or a combination of a few colors as the theme to your party.
Such as red, turquoise and white
Source: via Kathy on Pinterest

Or purple

You could use just an initial as the theme for your party.

There are an unlimited number of themes you could pick to plan a party. I am going to plan one for you with the theme of the color yellow in a backyard setting for a casual get together with friends.

These would be my centerpieces


A few of the yellow details you would find at my party.


Baby food jars with a tea light inside for a mini lantern
A fabric banner

A yellow tub to hold drinks


Speaking of drinks, I would have to serve lemonade at a yellow-themed party
Source: sheknows.com via Meg on Pinterest

And this very yummy sounding pineapple-lemonade punch


Which I would love to serve in these citrus-shaped lids on a mason jar


Corn would be a good side dish
Source: google.com via Mira on Pinterest

And grilled pineapple
Source: sheknows.com via Meg on Pinterest


This would be a cute dessert table set-up with decorations

Or this one with the Chinese lanterns stocked up on top of each other

Just an idea for you all if I was having a yellow-themed casual backyard party with some good friends.

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