This week I want to offer up some more tips and suggestions to make your holiday great! I know, you already have that under control… but I will try my hardest to offer up maybe something you haven’t already thought of…
Happy Friday faithful readers! Did you have a good week? Any thoughts about my tips and suggestions from last week? Any success stories? I’d love to hear about them!
This week I want to offer up some more tips and suggestions to make your holiday great! I know, you already have that under control… but I will try my hardest to offer up maybe something you haven’t already thought of…
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Happy Friday, faithful readers! My apologies for the lapse in posts this past month! It is becoming a very busy time here at moxy. central! The Halloween party was a great success. Great food, plenty of drink, and no shortage of wonderful company! We are already planning for next year!
Well, the holidays are upon us... I would like to say they crept up on us, but really they came crashing down on us like a giant snowball! This week I would like to offer some tips and reminders for making this a great holiday season, and how to get some wonderful bargains in the meantime! Organisation isn't just about a tidy house, is it? The annual trip out west actually started when I got hired as an assistant for a humongous Halloween party... the skills paid off, and now I help out every October! It begins months ahead. The hostess usually has ideas for next year’s party invitations before this year’s party is over, so work on those awesome invites when you have open time. What is this “open time,” you ask? Try getting crafty while the TV is on!
I’m not going to kid you, this party is a lot of work (and a whole lot of fun…), so if you have the resources, be sure to line up a helper! My “employer” purchases plane tickets well in advance, so as to get the best deal. She figures the money spent on a plane ticket is well worth her peace of mind! Before my arrival (like TWO MONTHS before), she starts to cook stuff that freezes – pumpkin soup, beef stew, pumpkin mole, cheesecakes… By starting several weeks ahead, she can just plan to cook one item for the party each weekend, and not make herself crazy. Again, if you like to watch TV, you can be cooking while watching the toob! My part comes in a week to a week and a half before the party. Flying into Phoenix (I am not complaining!), maybe taking a day to settle in, then diving into a week’s worth of food prep! Usually 40+ invites go out for this monster of a party, and attendance averages 40 adults, 18 kids (at the high end, 50 adults, 24 kids). Food ranges from kid-friendly to adult-friendly, as do the beverages -- 10 appetizers, a rotating cast of 4 or so entrees, 6 or so sides, and an impressive 10 desserts! Plus a variety of beverages, “spirited” (with alcohol) and “unspirited” (without), including a spooky sangria, and a “witch’s brew.” I usually just follow the boss’s lead. I have a stack of recipes to go through, most are already arranged by day to accomplish, depending on what can be prepared ahead, and what has to be made the day before or the day of. Some cakes and cheesecakes can be made ahead of time and frozen. Fresher things like the Texas Chainslaw Massacre or shrimp ceviche, have to be made the day of or they will not hold up. Also, parts of recipes can be pre-made, even if the recipe as a whole needs to be made day before or day of! So, for this week, I will be preparing all these delicious tidbits, and next week, I will show you our progress, lots of pictures, and let you know more about how all of this comes together! See you next week! |
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