Cocktail Party
The idea of thowing a fantastic cocktail party seems to turn people into nervous wrecks, but it's really quite simple. Read through this page, bookmark it or take notes and you will be throwing cocktail parties on a regular basis.
Table of Contents
Invitations
First things first are invitations
Now you have to find the perfect invites to send. You can make them yourself on the computer, invite people verbally or by email.
However, I have found some fun ones for you. Courtesy of Cafepress, there are some really cool postcards and greeting cards that you can adapt for your invites.
Invites on CafePress
- Junk Mail Postcards
- Let DIY Network show you how to turn your junk mail into great party invitations.
What Should People Bring?
You will still need to make sure you have some back up supplies (in case of no shows) and plenty of ice.
Food
Of course dips are synonomous with parties. A quick and easy one that I make is a corn relish dip.
Corn Relish Dip
1 tub cream cheese (500g)
1 small jar corn relish (250g)
Blend them both together - I just use a stick blender for ease. Easy, quick and delicious, what more could you ask for?
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Party Dip Recipes
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Here is a collection of some of the best recipes I have come across for dips that you can make for your next party or cookout.
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Essential Party Dip Recipes
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Find fantastic favorite dip recipes for appetizers both hot and cold. I've listed my favorite party dips that I've found over the years at sites on the web and included my own tips and ideas for serving them. Photo of Ar...
- Cream Cheese Based Dip Recipes
- Cream Cheese makes a fantastic base for a number of quick and easy (not to mention delicious) dips. From Avocado to Tuna here is a collection of delicious and simple dips for you to make.
Finger foods are something else to offer. Mini quiches, pinwheels, finger sandwiches, dim sims and spring rolls all go down well.
Here are some more ideas
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100 Appetizers!
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It's happened to most of us. You start talking about getting together. Perhaps it's football season, (like now) and you have a friendly rivalry. The next thing you know, you've got people coming over, cuz you have the HUGE flat screen HDTV! What do...
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Retro Party Food
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Retro is apparently the way to go when it comes to Cocktail food. I was reading in the paper just the other day that cheese and onion on a stick was back in vogue. Apparently 70s food is very 'in' for your next party. Let's have a look at what 70s f...
More Party Food
- What the Food Rules of Your Cocktail Party Should be
- Whatever the cocktail party food of choice you need to be sure that you enjoy yourself at your cocktail party as well. It will not be too entertaining if the host is nowhere to be found, it could in fact make some guests feel ...
- Cocktail Party Food
- Last night we had a great time visiting with old friends and getting to know some new ones. It's nice to feel connected to our neighbors and the parents of our kids' classmates. Jessica put out quite a spread of delicious food and ...
- Parmesan Black-Pepper Biscotti
- The blurb on Epicurious claimed these would be fabulous cocktail party food, especially with red wine. After several days of eating these, I can confirm that they are indeed great with red wine, but also beer, water, and while painting ...
- Appetizer Potluck - Mini Pear-Prosciutto Bites
- This month, in order to get us all in the holiday spirit, the theme was cocktail party food. Bite-sized morsels of yumminess that can be eaten with one hand. There are a million recipes that jump to mind when I think of tasty nibbles ...
Music
For dance music you can't go past the 70s and 80s to get everyone's feet tapping.
Let's get this party started
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, THE COCKTAILS
Check out Lou's Cocktail Lounge for some fantastic cocktail recipes or buy yourself a great cocktail book.
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Lou's Cocktail Lounge
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Whether you're looking to enjoy a quiet cocktail or two or are ready to throw a cocktail party you've come to the right place. Slip on a cocktail dress and lets throw a few things into a cocktail shaker and see what happens. An appreciation of delic...
Amazon Cocktail Recipes
The Morning After
Hangover Cures
I remember reading once that Martha Stewart always gave her guests a couple of asprin to take home after a party.......not sure if it's true, but what a cool idea.
Your Invitation
Your Say
Tell us about your cocktail party.
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Reply
- LaraineRose LaraineRose Nov 4, 2008 @ 5:32 am
- My cocktail parties are pretty tame now. Usually nobody wants alcohol in the punch. This is a nice lens though and a lot of good ideas. I've lensrolled you to my Maureen O'Hara lens. I'm sure that she still likes cocktail parties.
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