We are having an Open House on Christmas Eve. For many people, it will be the first time that they have been to our new house, so we want to make a good first impression.
Date - Christmas Eve (duh)
Time - 2-8 pm
Invite List - Friends and family - about 40 through out the day, mainly adults but there will be 3-4 children under 5 years old.
Menu:
From 2-5 pm: Hors D'Ouevres
- Veggies & dip
- Fruit & dip
- Stuffed mushrooms
- Bruschetta
- Phyllo stuffed with feta & spinach, cream cheese & cranberry, mushrooms & caramelized onions
- Heirloom tomato salad
- Assorted cheeses and crackers
- Crab dip with home made pita chips
From 5-8 pm: Chili Bar (Vegetarian, Meat and White)
- Nacho chips
- Baked Potatoes
- Hot Dogs & Veggie Dogs
- French Fries
- Toppings - cheese, sour cream, green onions, jalapeno peppers
Sweet Table (all day)
- Egg Nog Cupcakes with cinnamon butter cream frosting
- Red Velvet Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
- Spiced cupcakes with vanilla bean butter cream frosting
- Cake pops
- Peanut Butter, Oreo and Cookie Dough Truffles
- Cookies - Pumpkin & butterscotch, salted caramel macarons, rolo stuffed chocolate chip
- Smores on a Stick
Drinks:
- Hot Chocolate Bar
- Hot Apple Cider
- Sangria
- Non-alcoholic punch
- 2-3 beers
- One Red/One White wine
<blockquote><b>Quoting speaktruth2powr:</b>" Thanks! It's exciting having a house large enough to entertain. We are inviting the children to come ... [snip!] ... to come in pajamas, and we having a "slumber party" with a Christmas movie, snacks and activities run by my 16 year old."</blockquote>
Awwww fun!!! We bought our house August and had our first big party last Christmas also it was so fun!
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