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[quote=Anonymous]I am serving ham, turkey and sides today, so I don’t have a dog in this fight. I’ve actually never served an apps/hors d’oeuvres meal, so truly, I’m not being defensive, but am very curious.

But always with the apps/heavy hors d’oeuvres threads, people are like, “it’s not substantial and filling enough, blah blah blah.”

My question: you can only fit so many bites of anything into your mouth and stomach, correct? So what does it matter if those bites are Beef Wellington and sides, or two small plates full of spanakopita, cocktail meatballs, Hawaiian roll ham sandwiches, artichoke dip, etc.?

I recently went to a White Elephant party with heavy apps, and that was my dinner. There was a great variety and I could have eaten more, but I was full after two rounds. There were also desserts. I could have had way more, there was plenty of food. There was so much that I couldn’t even try every dish.

So I don’t understand the “it’s not filling” or “it’s not a meal” argument. How is it not a meal if there are a variety of foods—vegetables, meats, cheeses, hot and cold dishes—and there’s so much you can have multiple plates? Honestly asking, because I don’t get it.[/quote]

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