https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 03:47:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best/page/2#post-639285 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:07:27 +0000 T.H.O.U. 639285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sea_bass: You can make the meatballs with pineapple and BBQ sauce in the crock pot too that is super easy. </p> <p>We do a package of either meatballs or little smokies with a can of cubed pineapple (drained) with about 3/4 bottle of bbq sauce (something sweet). The proportions don't have to be exact which makes it easy. Plus, throw it all in a crock pot, let it warm while at church and then set out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best/page/2#post-639165 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:37:56 +0000 Boheme 639165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Subscribing to this too. Now I'm so hungry! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-639127 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:28:39 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 639127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Crowd pleaser- honey baked ham w/ assorted mustard and biscuits- sweet.potato, cheesy chive or rolls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-639091 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:17:51 +0000 blackbird 639091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah i totally made cookie dough a couple weekends ago, used my round scooper and dropped them into a plastic bag and froze them. Break and bake style! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-639032 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:05:06 +0000 sea_bass 639032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will update with what I make when the time comes! </p> <p>:-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-639020 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:01:08 +0000 Ash 639020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sea_bass: :) I am totally subscribing to this. It will come in handy some day!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638979 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:53:54 +0000 sea_bass 638979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNYC: Sounds GREAT!!</p> <p>@Ash: How did I not know this?! Incredible. That will make everything so much easier as my oven will be free the morning of... Excellent! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638968 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:52:02 +0000 Ash 638968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sea_bass: make em and bake em a month ahead. We had a dessert bar at our wedding and my mom made a ton of the cookies a month before... then we pulled them out the night before. It was perfect. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638966 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:52:02 +0000 LindsayInNY 638966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My go to appetizer:</p> <p>Sausage Wontons!</p> <p>1 lb. sausage - cooked (can buy in a tube-like thing, package like ground beef, I used veggie sausage once and you couldn't tell!)<br /> 1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese<br /> 1 cup shredded pepper jack (I've used monterey jack before too)<br /> 3/4 cup ranch dressing (low-fat works just as good!)<br /> 1/2 cup chopped red pepper<br /> 24 wonton wrappers (usually in produce area by vegetarian stuff - by tofu, egg rolls, etc.)</p> <p>Heat oven to 350 Degrees. Press wonton wraps into muffin tin forming cups, bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and place wonton wraps on cookie sheet. Mix all remaining ingredients. Spoon mixture into baked wonton wrapppers, bake 5-10 minutes.</p> <p>I've made this a day in advance and then save the final 5-10 minutes in the oven for just before serving! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638952 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:48:03 +0000 sea_bass 638952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: Oh does that mean baking them a month ahead as well? Or just making the dough? I didn't know that could be done. That would free up my oven the day of big time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638947 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:46:42 +0000 sea_bass 638947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Plus I need an excuse to get through all the booze left over from our wedding!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638945 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:46:18 +0000 Ash 638945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sea_bass: And even if you want to make cookies, you can make those a month or so ahead and freeze them. Pull em out the day before and they'll be ready the next day. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638942 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:45:56 +0000 sea_bass 638942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Haha yes everything is very near to us and Id hope people would be forgiving if it is wildly shambolic, given we will have a newborn! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638922 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:41:46 +0000 blackbird 638922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sea_bass, worst case scenario, you send DH to the store :)</p> <p>(PS i'm throwing my DH's 30th birthday party 1 month after the baby is here. I've been told it's pretty feasible as long as I have it catered or buy the food and have someone pick up the cake and ice for the beer. Reminds me, I need to buy beer...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638911 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:40:12 +0000 sea_bass 638911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: They looks GREAT!<br /> @Ash: Yes exactly. With getting ready , new baby, house etc. The more prep I can do in advance, the better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638902 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:38:39 +0000 Ash 638902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: that dip is delish!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638897 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:37:52 +0000 Ash 638897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a good idea would be to make crock pot items... like the meatballs mentioned above and dips, sloppy joes, baked potatoes. :) Then you don't have to prep as much the day of. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638883 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:35:40 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 638883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really love this dip - it's so yummy and I usually don't have leftovers. </p> <p><a href="http://www.franksredhot.com/recipes/franks-redhot-buffalo-chicken-dip-RE1242" rel="nofollow">http://www.franksredhot.com/recipes/franks-redhot-buffalo-chicken-dip-RE1242</a></p> <p>Monkey bread is also super easy and quick to make:<br /> <a href="http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/grands-monkey-bread/7a1e41b1-4708-4028-8ce6-fcb5baebbc19/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/grands-monkey-bread/7a1e41b1-4708-4028-8ce6-fcb5baebbc19/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638882 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:35:31 +0000 sea_bass 638882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: That sounds really nice! YUM! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638874 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:34:35 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 638874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With that many people you could do a double buffrt line with the same treats on both sides of the table. </p> <p>My Go-To Make Ahead Mediteranean Pasta Salad</p> <p>Penne, Farfalle or Orzo pasta<br /> Tomatoes (halved cherry or chunky dice larger variety)<br /> Cucumber (remove skin if you like, chunky dice, remove seeds for drier salad)<br /> Red onion, thin sliced<br /> Kalamat olives, pitted (halve or whole)<br /> Scallions, chunky dice<br /> Annie's Organic Caesar dressing<br /> Balsamic Vinaigerette dressing<br /> Feta cheese crumbles<br /> *sometimes I add in sliced sun dried tomatoes (drain oil, rinse) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638872 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:34:21 +0000 MsLipGloss 638872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sea_bass: Yanno, if you wanted to do sandwiches (or mini rolls), you could do shredded bbq beef or pork in a crock pot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638870 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:33:56 +0000 sea_bass 638870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@buffalove: Oh great to hear you did it too. I could do semi catered. There is a middle eastern catering place near me would I could get to deliver a bunch of savoury stuff in the morning. I just wouldn't want to do fully catered due to the $$$.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638860 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:31:49 +0000 sea_bass 638860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought these looked good too... </p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/turkey_stuffing_and_77957" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/turkey_stuffing_and_77957</a> </p> <p>Maybe to christmassy but I could do other savoury ones as I would just have to throw them in the oven the morning of... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638856 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:31:16 +0000 buffalove 638856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>snacks: chips &amp; salsa/guac, veggies &amp; dip/hummus, cheese &amp; crackers (keep the cheese plate in the fridge til you get home), nuts. lunch: cold cuts (have them all laid out ready to make sandwiches), pulled pork in the crock pot, cold chicken salad, pasta salad, fruit salad.</p> <p>I hosted DS's baptism at 2 months old but I took the easy way out and got the lunch catered! :) I had bowls of chex mix and M&amp;M's out before we left for church, the cheese and fruit platters were in the fridge ready to go, and for things like chips &amp; dip, I had the chips out and dip in the fridge. I also had all drinks set out, wine &amp; beer chilled, and the coffee maker ready to be turned on. We made cookies ahead of time and froze them until the day before, and my father in law made the cake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638854 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:30:59 +0000 sea_bass 638854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Yes.. I think this is a great idea...! </p> <p>I am excited!! </p> <p>I hope I can actually do this and its not all pie in the sky, so to speak! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638846 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:29:36 +0000 MrsBrewer 638846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Yum!!! Cream cheese and pineapple sounds really good!!! I wouldn't have thought to try a sweet one like that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638842 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:28:50 +0000 blackbird 638842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the middle eastern menu has me salivating. That sounds amazing! Stuffed olives, YUM!</p> <p>The grocery store by me has an olive bar--maybe see if some of the ones around you do, too? You could stock up on some major variety </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638838 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:28:17 +0000 MsLipGloss 638838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sea_bass: Hummus is also an option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638828 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:27:03 +0000 sea_bass 638828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: oh that sounds great! </p> <p>@yoursilverlining: I love the middle eastern idea! </p> <p>Thank you ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/make-ahead-party-food-share-your-best#post-638827 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:26:59 +0000 MsLipGloss 638827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I was totally going to suggest meatballs!</p> <p>@MrsBrewer: I love tortilla roll ups! A suuuper easy one is to mix cream cheese with crushed pineapple, roll, and slice.</p> <p>@Sea_Bass: You could also do a block of cream cheese covered in a jar of cocktail sauce with thawed mini salad shrimp on top, with crackers. It may sound a little strange, but it tastes ahhh-may-zing! </p>