What would you serve at an all women cocktail party?

[Anonymous]

OP please come back and let us know what you served and how it was received!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the summer for women in their 40s, I would cater heavy hors d’oeuvres from a Mediterranean restaurant.

Low sugar and lots of minimally processed food. Prosecco + a signature drink with minimal sugar.

Maybe an indulgent dessert that comes in bite sizes. But it’s a know your audience thing.

+1 Low carb definitely. Look up seafood/smoked salmon apps, hummus, olives, antipasto, and Mediterranean type dips.

Prosecco is actually pretty sweet--look for some lower cal cocktails.

[Anonymous]

Charcuterie. There are plenty of photos online for what to put on it and how to make it appealing. Mix of veggies, crackers, breads, with cheeses, meats, dried fruit, nuts and jams.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:caprese kebabs: cherry tomatoes, mozzarella balls, basil, drizzled with olive oil and balsamic on plastic toothpicks

fruit skewers: watermelon cubes, berries, grapes, strawberries

melon and prosciutto

hummus with tri-color carrot sticks, snap peas, and cucumbers

a variety of cheeses and crackers (pepperjack, cheddar, brie, bleu, boursin, goat with fruit, etc... and baguette slices, pita chips, pretzel thins, seeded crackers)

olives

trader joe's fig and onion tarts

trader joe's pigs in a blanket with grain mustard

brownies, cookies, lemon bars, cut small (or I'd just order mini cupcakes)

white wine, rose, hard seltzer, water, lemonade

I would love to know what people think makes a suitable dinner out of this.

I'm guessing that there is almost no overlap in a Venn diagram of "people who think that dinner must be 10 oz of meat + a ketchup carb + a 1/2 cup of veggies + a dinner roll" and "people who belong to book clubs."

I sense that the people scoffing at the PP's suggestion are more of the "dinner must be 3oz poached chicken breast and 3 asparagus spears per person" variety. Dinner rolls are for piggies, you know.

PP’s suggestion would make for a pretty picture on social media. But there is very little protein or volume of food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:caprese kebabs: cherry tomatoes, mozzarella balls, basil, drizzled with olive oil and balsamic on plastic toothpicks

fruit skewers: watermelon cubes, berries, grapes, strawberries

melon and prosciutto

hummus with tri-color carrot sticks, snap peas, and cucumbers

a variety of cheeses and crackers (pepperjack, cheddar, brie, bleu, boursin, goat with fruit, etc... and baguette slices, pita chips, pretzel thins, seeded crackers)

olives

trader joe's fig and onion tarts

trader joe's pigs in a blanket with grain mustard

brownies, cookies, lemon bars, cut small (or I'd just order mini cupcakes)

white wine, rose, hard seltzer, water, lemonade

I would love to know what people think makes a suitable dinner out of this.

I'm guessing that there is almost no overlap in a Venn diagram of "people who think that dinner must be 10 oz of meat + a ketchup carb + a 1/2 cup of veggies + a dinner roll" and "people who belong to book clubs."

I sense that the people scoffing at the PP's suggestion are more of the "dinner must be 3oz poached chicken breast and 3 asparagus spears per person" variety. Dinner rolls are for piggies, you know.

PP’s suggestion would make for a pretty picture on social media. But there is very little protein or volume of food.

Us card players don't care. If we can snack on 4 things, we will be fine for the night. Then we can even have a dessert treat. We don't need 20g of protein or a huge dinner. We just need the things PP listed, and if we are still hungry, we go get another serving of the same stuff. We will do just fine for one night. And be thrilled someone prepared "dinner" for us. My goodness, can guests be grateful? Life is short. These are the good times. Celebrate and be happy and grateful you have friends, a social life, and some who cooks snacks/dinner for you!

[Anonymous]

Yeah a lot of people seem to be missing that this is supposed to be a game night. I wouldn't expect (or particularly want) to sit down to a meat-starch-veg square meal if I'm getting together with friends to play cards or whatever. A grazing spread seems more fitting.

[Anonymous]

Literally no one wants a full meal at these type of events.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:6pm must be dinner.

Pizza or
Catered Meteranian.

I'd do Met.

If you must do heavy apps they need to be heavy. Like Shimp platter, egg rolls, samosas, anything at Trader Joes really in the app section mix it up. Charcuterie alone does not cut it.

What is Meteranian?

What they eat on planet Meteran

Or what one eats while at the Met

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the summer for women in their 40s, I would cater heavy hors d’oeuvres from a Mediterranean restaurant.

Low sugar and lots of minimally processed food. Prosecco + a signature drink with minimal sugar.

Maybe an indulgent dessert that comes in bite sizes. But it’s a know your audience thing.

+1 Low carb definitely. Look up seafood/smoked salmon apps, hummus, olives, antipasto, and Mediterranean type dips.

Prosecco is actually pretty sweet--look for some lower cal cocktails.

No low carb or low cal cocktails. Give me all the CARBS!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Literally no one wants a full meal at these type of events.

+1. I think it would be weird to go to a game night and bee presented with a full dinner. This is an event to pick on some stuff. If you need more later do that. It's not a dinner party.

[Anonymous]

Why does games at dinner time mean no dinner?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know what kind of piggies are posting here, but you don't have to have a full catered dinner. Just post in your invitation that you are doing "snacks" so people know to eat before they arrive.

This again. If you invited someone at 6 and don’t have dinner, you are a bad host. Calling them piggy makes you an extra bad host.

You can make a full dinner out of heavy apps. Unless you are fact a 300 lb piggie.

But I thought DCUM women didn’t eat. Now they’re expecting a full sit down dinner?

I eat and I’m thin. Probably because I eat real food and don’t think appetizers are dinner.

Appetizers make the best dinners. You’re no fun

[Anonymous]

I would make sushi or kimbap

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hosting about 12 women all early 40s for a game night together starting at 6 pm. I don’t want to do a full dinner spread, but want to make sure I have enough food. Help!

In my WASP upbringing, the olives from the martinis were enough. Maaaaybe french onion dip with potato chips if we are splashing out.

🤮
Unhappy people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hosting about 12 women all early 40s for a game night together starting at 6 pm. I don’t want to do a full dinner spread, but want to make sure I have enough food. Help!

In my WASP upbringing, the olives from the martinis were enough. Maaaaybe french onion dip with potato chips if we are splashing out.

🤮
Unhappy people.

Frankly you sound like the unhappy one. How sad for you.