Coming up with something to bring to a holiday party can be so stressful. On the one hand you want to bring something festive while showing your friends how much you care. On the other hand, there's just *no time*!
Here's 5 easy crowd pleasers to bring to any holiday gathering if time is running out:
1. Assorted cheeses, olives, and crackers
2. Shrimp cocktail
3. White bean dip (White beans, garlic, red pepper flakes, olive oil, salt. Throw in a blender and mix.)
4. Spiced nuts (Combine 2 T melted butter, 1 c pecan halves, 1 c whole almonds, 1 c dry-roasted unsalted peanuts, 1 T Worcestershire sauce, 1 t chili powder, 1/2 t garlic salt, and 1/4 t cayenne pepper.)
5. Holiday Punch (2-48 oz. cans pineapple juice, 1-40 oz. bottle cranberry juice, 2L soda water or seltzer, 2 pints strawberry, raspberry or lime sherbet, a pitcher to put it in. Add 1 shot of Vodka per glass and add punch. Or skip the sauce altogether. It tastes damn good without it.)
As an added bonus, here's 5 things you should NEVER bring to a holiday party:
1. Hummus - I know we all eat it, but c'mon! It's the holidays, people!
2. Bagels
3. Jarred salsa
4. Pizza from Dominos
5. An insatiable appetite to drink alcohol
If all else fails, thank your lucky stars if there's a Trader Joe's nearby.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I posted a comment to this last week but I guess it never went through :( I think it said something about me doing the spicy roasted nuts back in the day in northern cali. Sarah and I would get a bag of mixed nuts from the bins at a costco-like store. Then I would roast them with spices, butter and brown sugar. Yumm!!
ReplyDeleteAnd what's so bad about bringing hummus to a holiday party? :P