How to Make Hosting Easy this Holiday Season
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If you are hosting anything this holiday season, these tips will make hosting so easy!
I love to host a party and I have found some easy ways to make hosting even better this holiday season!
HOW TO MAKE HOSTING EASY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
I love hosting parties with our loved ones. It brings me lots of joy to have our favorite people gathered together. I have learned a lot from hosting get togethers and I wanted to share some easy tips for hosting this holiday season!
If you plan to entertain at all this season, try out some of these ideas to make hosting a breeze!
FOOD IDEAS
The star of any event is always the food, right? I have some fun and delicious ideas to serve up this holiday season!
APPETIZER & DESSERT
Jus Rol dough is changing the game for holiday parties this year! They have puff pastry dough, pie crust, and pizza crust.
The puff pastry dough is ready to bake. Unroll the baking paper, form into any shape, and bake any sweet or savory pastry! It’s non-GMO, with no artificial flavors or colors, high fructose corn syrup, or bleached flour.
The pie crust takes the guesswork out of the dough for pie baking! It’s flaky, lard free, 25% thicker than other pie crusts, and fits a 9” pie pan.
The round and thin crust pizza dough can be placed right onto a baking sheet with the baking paper for easy clean up or take the baking paper off and place on a pizza stone. It will give your pizzas a nice and crispy crust!
The family size pizza crust fits nicely on a rectangular baking sheet. It’s not too thick or too thin. The baking paper makes for easy clean up! Use this for pizza, calzones, or breadsticks!
I love serving pizzas as appetizers. Just cut them up into small pieces with all different toppings. I used the flatbread dough to make a simple tomato and arugula flatbread. I drizzled with some fig glaze and it’s the perfect appetizer or side dish for a party!
MAIN DISH
These Dorot Gardens herbs are the ultimate kitchen hack! They are pre-portioned fresh, frozen herbs. These are a time saver and make meals taste so flavorful.
I like using them for daily cooking, but they are especially helpful when cooking meals for a crowd because they are so convenient They require no chopping or peeling which cuts down on the mess. Since they are pre-portioned, there’s no measuring either as each cube is equal to a different measurement such as 1 cube of the garlic is 1 clove of garlic, 1 cube of ginger is 1 tsp of ginger, or 1 tray of onions is 3 chopped onions.
To use, simply pop the cube into whatever you’re cooking! It’s that easy! I made chicken soup with the garlic and added a cube of ginger to give a little bit of spice. So delicious and so easy to use!
RECIPE BOOK
Looking to try out some new recipes this holiday season? This book called Bar Menu has you covered! There are over 100 recipes and each have a drink idea. There are also over 30 cocktail recipes!
The recipes are full of fresh flavors and ingredients to take any bar food to the next level! These are sophisticated yet delicious recipe ideas, perfect for holiday entertaining! You will definitely impress your guests with these recipes.
The color photographs throughout the book make it beautiful and a great coffee table book to display! Grab a copy, HERE.
ALMOND BOARD
We have all heard of a charcuterie board, but what about an almond board?! I came up with this simple and delicious idea using Recipe 33 infused almonds! The idea is to put out a little sampling of each of the 5 flavors for guests to taste! They are all so tasty!
Recipe 33 infused almonds are flavored almonds that are made without additives and aren’t messy. The flavor is infused into the almond through a proprietary process.
They’re made with real ingredients and each have 5 ingredients or less! The Black Truffle Almonds are made with Italian winter black truffle, the Smoky Serrano Almonds are made with dried peppers, the Garlic Dill Almonds are made with garlic chips and dried dill, the Lemon Rosemary Almonds are made with lemon wedges and dried rosemary, and the Cinnamon Vanilla Almonds are made with cinnamon stick and dried vanilla bean pods. There is an almond flavor for everyone!
Try this almond board for your next holiday party! Use code TryRECIPE33 and save $2 on any 4oz bag--grab them, HERE. These mess free almonds will be a hit!
DRINK IDEAS
READY TO DRINK COCKTAILS
These ready to drink canned cocktails from Zing Zang are so perfect for easy hosting! They come in 2 varieties, Bloody Mary with Vodka and Mango Margarita with Tequila. Just set them out and let guests pick their favorite! No need for a full bar set up and they taste delicious!
The Zing Zang Bloody Mary with Vodka Canned Cocktails are made with the #1 selling bloody mary mix and 6x distilled vodka. These would be perfect for a brunch event! They are 9% ABV which is equivalent to 2 cocktails per can.
The Zing Zang Mango Margarita with Tequila Canned Cocktail are made with mango, lime, and key lime with tequila. They have no high fructose corn syrup, artificial dyes or preservatives. These would be fun for a taco party, happy hour, or appetizer party! They also are 9% ABV which is equivalent to 2 cocktails per can.
Find these canned cocktails in a store near you, HERE!
INVITATION
Every year, we do a cookie baking party day! It’s so fun and something to look forward to each holiday season. This year, I made these cute invitations on Punchbowl! I easily sent these online invitations in 3 steps!
First, you choose an invitation from the holiday invitation collection and add in all the details of the party. You can change the colors and fonts too! There are also fun features like potluck list, poll which I used to see what food I would serve, or adding a co-host so I added John Paul!
Next, add your guest list by importing phone numbers or emails from your phone.
Lastly, hit send and deliver your party invites by email or text!
These party invites from Punchbowl make hosting such a breeze from inviting your guests to figuring out RSVPs. There are lots of party themes to choose from so I’m sure you’ll find one that works for your parties this season! Also, during the free trial, new customers can send out invites for free!
I hope these tips give you lots of ideas for all of your holiday entertaining this season!
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XO
-LA
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