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Refreshments

I am having a One Year Anniversary Open House at the end of the month and I have no idea what I should have for refreshments. I thought about hot cocoa tea and water but I have no idea what I should have to snack on. The open house is from 6-8pm. I am in a small town and do not want anything exquisite, but I don't want the plain ole veggie tray. Any Ideas?

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Permalink Reply by Janae Klindt on October 3, 2012 at 3:30pm

you could several little snack/h'ordurves. I am all about the simple but here are some common party snacks. You could do a meat cheese and cracker tray; meatballs or those little wieners in bbq sauce in a crock pot; spinach artichoke dip with bread and veggies to dip; most grocery stores have frozen pastries like eclairs and cream puffs; since it is fall you could cut apples into little slices and put a toothpick in them and dip them into caramel sauce; little cups with a popcorn and m&m mixture in them; you could do a chicken salad and use thick sliced cucumbers and the bowl; everyone loves a chip and dip of some sort. For a punch, any flavor sherbert and sprite is good; also a hot apple cider is starting to be in season now. If you have a pintrest account there are all sorts of creative ideas for parties. I realize that these are not the most healthy snacks but keep in mind who your guests will be and cater to that.

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Permalink Reply by Natalie Wilmes on October 4, 2012 at 7:59am

Thank you Janae. These are all good ideas. I think I will definitely have the apples and caramel and apple cider. Also the Spinach artichoke dip.

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Permalink Reply by Leda M. Hornberger on October 4, 2012 at 8:13am

with the Holidays just around the corner there are lots of finger treat ideas :))) use your creative side, or get ideas from Martha Stewart ;-) Good luck on your Opening :-) Don't sweat the small stuff, no one is coming for the Food...

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Permalink Reply by Hannah Levy on October 4, 2012 at 12:37pm

Hi Natalie,

How exciting! It seems like you already have some great advice, but here are some of my thoughts to add to above:

fruit infused water. you can add cucumber and mint to the pitcher of water and ice or oranges to make the water more refreshing.

You can make little mini meatballs/turkey meatballs and serve them on a platter with a toothpick in each and a few dipping sauces maybe a BBQ sauce, marinara sauce, and a spicy sauce.

I'm sure if you did want to have a veggie tray, you could find or make a really cool dip to accompany the veggies. I think keeping it simple is best, especially if you might not have a way to keep food warm for 2 hours and want to make sure you have enough to serve your crowd!

Good luck with your open house! Let us know how it goes!

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Permalink Reply by Carrie Patrick on October 4, 2012 at 12:44pm

You can fancy up a very simple thing like cheese cubes by using some more exotic cheeses that people might not have tried - it depends what is available, but if you have a supermarket with a deli section, there can often be some nice artisan cheeses there compared to the standard packaged ones in the dairy section.