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Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Getting ready to cater your New Year’s Eve Party? If yes, we are here to give you a few tips to make your planning easy and stress free! Read below to get started so you have more time to enjoy yourself than laboring at your own party.
Keep Your Serving Simple
For a New Year’s Eve party, you do not need a full out meal. Most guests are more eager to sing and dance during New Year’s Eve. You want the food you serve during your New Year’s Eve party to be delicious, bite size and non-messy. You should pick six to eight unique finger foods. Make at least 10 to 15 pieces available for each guest of the finger foods. If you prefer a dinner party, you can count down the unique number of finger foods available in half. On average, guests going to a dinner party will consume three to five different appetizers. Be sure each person has at least four to five of these appetizers available for consumption.
Have Pre-Made Items On The Menu
When you have pre-made food available it will save you both time and money. Why cook and bake when you can have a cater do it for you? Some great pre-made food items are deli meat, cheese trays, fruits and vegetables.
Make Sure You Have Plenty Of Party Supplies
You do not want guest looking for napkins, plates, cups and utensils. You are a host. You want everything available for your guests to enjoy the night and bring in the New Year right. Make a list of expected guests and get supplies in order in advance.
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Sources: 3 New Years Eve Party Tips.
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Do you want to get your child involved in the holiday spirit by teaching him or her to cook? If yes, we are here to give you a few tips on how to teach your child to cook. Read below to get started.
It is always a good idea to provide your child with the knowledge and tools to learn how to feed him or her self. Some college students to adults do not know how to feed themselves. They end up spending more money on take-out and living lives of unhealthy food habits. Get your child on the right track now.
Make Learning Fun.
Yes, a kitchen can be a potentially dangerous environment, with hot stoves and sharp knives. But reassure your child and you feel relaxed in the environment. If you feel nervous, your child will feel nervous. Supervise your child at all times. Remain smiling when he or she makes an error. Explain kitchen safety. Make together a dish you both will enjoy.
Do not Neglect Terminology.
Properly defining tools and directions to your child will really save you much confusion later. Tell your child what sear and sauté mean. By teaching your child terminology, you help him or her skill build. A child is like a sponge when it comes to learning languages, use this to your advantage.
Use Cooking to Teach Your Child Family History.
When you teach your child to cook, it is a perfect time to talk about diverse subjects such as family culture, family history, family recipes, food politics, world hunger and more. This is the perfect time to teach your child healthy eating habits.
For more tips on teaching your child to cook, read this article from Parents.com.
Or if you need professional catering help to teach your child about cooking, contact Garrison Catering by calling (877)-363-2346 or click here today!
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
It is the holiday season! It is time for the annual office Christmas Party! Are you ready to arrange it? If you are not ready, we have a few great tips on how to cater an office Christmas Party! Read below to learn.
Yes you have shopped all over town for the best office gifts to give co-workers. You have bought decorations. But you have forgotten the most important thing – food catering. If you want your guests to enjoy the office Christmas Party, serve great food.
This can be a challenging task if you have no idea where to start. Here are some tips:
Set a Budget
Setting a budget is important when catering for a Christmas party because it can be a strain on company expenses at the end of the year. To stay in budget, make sure you have a good estimate of attendees and a little extra for surprise guests. Your party is unlikely to have perfect attendance. Do not go overboard with spending on the party. Christmas is about making time to spend with your guests. It is not about being over extravagant.
Set A Date
Make sure you set the Christmas Party on a day best for most guests to attend. An office party on Friday or the weekend would be a great way to end a work-week. Not only will your guests enjoy time together but also they will not have to worry about the rush of the week. Make sure you do not plan the party too close to the holiday because guests will have other parties and family visits the closer Christmas comes.
Plan the Menu
A buffet type of catering works great for office parties in comparison with a formal sit-down party. With a buffet style catering your guests can meet and mingle while picking food and be flexible when seating to chow down.
Cater food saves time by allowing you to have food already prepared ahead of time. All that will be necessary is reheating food right before serving.
For more tips on how to successful throw a catered office Christmas Party read this article from Ehow.com.
Or if you need professional catering help, contact Garrison Catering by calling (877)-363-2346 or click here today!
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Do you have picky eaters in your family? If yes, we are here to give you 7 yummy meal solutions to make sure your picky eater gets the healthy nutrients they need in their meals. Read below for solutions!
Did you know about two-thirds of parents have trouble getting their children to eat and eat healthy? Do not worry; eventually most children get less picky in eating as they age.
Learn to be in Control
Most little children want to control their worlds. A way to do so is controlling what they eat and when they eat for themselves. To get control back in your court, do not force your children to eat or do anything. Simply offer your children nutritious and diverse foods. Show them you enjoy the food by eating it yourself. By doing this, you prevent negative connotations about the food to grow in the minds and taste buds of your children.
Give your Child Praise
Make sure you tell your children that they are doing a great job eating, even if they only take a few bites of something they have never had to eat. If you cater to their emotions and demands by what they eat, this will signal to them that they can have control over you.
Do not worry about the time of day or how much your children eat during a meal.
If your children do not eat three full meals a day, do not worry. If you can get your children to eat, over a course of a week or two weeks, food from every food group, they are still eating healthy. Healthy is the most important part of a diet.
For more solutions for picky eating, read this article from Parenting.com.
Or if you need professional help in preparing healthy and yummy foods for picky eaters, contact Garrison Catering by calling (877)-363-2346 or click here today!
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Wild Mushroom Stuffing
Looking for the perfect Thanksgiving stuffings, rice and sides? If yes, we are here to help you by providing you 16 delicious Thanksgiving recipes! Read below to find out about them!
Wild Mushroom Stuffing
This Thanksgiving stuffing includes wild mushrooms, fresh herbs and diced turkey liver. It will definitely make your guests want more and more. The Wild Mushroom stuffing will take a total of One hour and 45 minutes to make. It has 270 calories a serving. If you prefer not to have the turkey liver in the recipe, you can omit it. You need the following ingredients:
-10 cups of day-old bread, without crust that are cubed.
-3 cups of low-fat milk.
-3 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided.
- 1 turkey liver or 2 chicken liver diced (can omit).
-3 tablespoons unsalted butter.
- 8 cloves garlic, minced.
-4 shallots, finely diced.
- 2 cups finely chopped onions.
-2 pounds of chanterelle mushrooms or mixed wild mushrooms, stemmed, cleaned and coarsely chopped.
-1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley.
-2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme.
-1 teaspoon salt.
-Freshly ground pepper to taste.
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten.
Read here for directions on how to cook the recipe.
Midwestern Kielbasa and Apple Rye Bread Stuffing
If you enjoy capturing the flavors of the Midwest, you will adore this stuffing recipe. It has kielbasa, apple and rye bread combined together with mustard to create a sweet and savory stuffing! Read the recipe here .
For more wonderful stuffing recipes and side dish recipes, read this article from the HuffingtonPost.com.
Or if you need professional help in preparing Thanksgiving dishes, contact Garrison Catering by calling (877)-363-2346 or click here today!
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